Comments on: Little Black Box http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/09/24/little-black-box/ A mechanical watchmaker in a digital world Fri, 18 May 2012 18:45:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: J.Edwards http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/09/24/little-black-box/comment-page-1/#comment-1982 J.Edwards Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:10:44 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/?p=435#comment-1982 I find it strikingly odd that I had a very similar scenario come in today as well. Only it was the minute hand that had somehow gotten knocked upwards and blocked the sweep second hand. Of course, the crystal was cracked and the bezel dented too. The client had good fortune on his side though, as the watch was once again ticking along strong as soon as the hands were seated correctly. A small fee for installing a new crystal and providing him with a new strap and he was off again (quite happily) in no time at all. It's not too often I get a repair that easy though. There have been many other times that I could certainly have done well to have had a "little black box" too. I find it strikingly odd that I had a very similar scenario come in today as well. Only it was the minute hand that had somehow gotten knocked upwards and blocked the sweep second hand. Of course, the crystal was cracked and the bezel dented too. The client had good fortune on his side though, as the watch was once again ticking along strong as soon as the hands were seated correctly. A small fee for installing a new crystal and providing him with a new strap and he was off again (quite happily) in no time at all.

It’s not too often I get a repair that easy though. There have been many other times that I could certainly have done well to have had a “little black box” too.

]]> By: Greg http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/09/24/little-black-box/comment-page-1/#comment-1962 Greg Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:21:01 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/?p=435#comment-1962 Touched it with a lump hammer, by all accounts! ;-) Touched it with a lump hammer, by all accounts! ;-)

]]> By: J.Peter http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/09/24/little-black-box/comment-page-1/#comment-1957 J.Peter Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:05:50 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/?p=435#comment-1957 Michael, That is a possibility. Michael,
That is a possibility.

]]> By: Michael O http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/09/24/little-black-box/comment-page-1/#comment-1956 Michael O Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:42:06 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/?p=435#comment-1956 Maybe someone opened the watch and touched something they shouldn't have? Maybe someone opened the watch and touched something they shouldn’t have?

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