Comments on: Watchmaker Contest

By: Tick Talk » Using a Barrel Closer

Tick Talk » Using a Barrel Closer — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:54:34 +0000

[...] his set in a post exactly one year ago this week, it came up again in his post on simple tools, and we gave a set away to one lucky commentator back in February. One thing we haven’t done yet, though, is to [...]

By: J.Peter

J.Peter — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:43:33 +0000

The winner as generated using random.org is comment number 13, congratulations Michelle.

By: J.Peter

J.Peter — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:41:38 +0000

Contest Closed with 17 entries

By: Sheldon Smith

Sheldon Smith — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:28:41 +0000

My favorite tool is Dumont #7 bent-tip tweezers and my Bergeon 6825 spring-bar removal tool. Both have made my watch working much much easier.

-Sheldon

By: neutronfluxlabs

neutronfluxlabs — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:38:29 +0000

My favorite tool would have to be my lighting and optics. Without quality lighting fixtures I would not beable to leverage the magnification of quality optics. If you cannot properly see the movement you are working on then no tool is of value.

By: Tick Talk » Contest Reminder

Tick Talk » Contest Reminder — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:12:49 +0000

[...] a nice little gift from PrimeTime Canada ends Monday March 9th, at midnight. To enter visit the original contest posting. This entry was written by J.Peter and posted on March 8, 2009 at 9:12 am and filed under [...]

By: DaveN

DaveN — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:44:46 +0000

Being a bit of a ‘gadget freak’ my favourite tool should be my timing machine – but it isn’t. That honour goes (like BoB) to my No.2 Dumostar tweezers. Second place goes to the first watch tool that I made – a simple sharpened and hollowed-out peg wood stick for turning Novodiac shock springs.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:36:17 +0000

My favorite tools are my hands and eyes. Without them, all of the other tools are useless.

By: wtchmkr

wtchmkr — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:05:45 +0000

More and more companies are manufacturing with higher accuracy, so escapement adjustment on new calibers may become a thing of the past. However, the escapemeter is still one of my favourite watchmaking tools.

By: michelle

michelle — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:50:56 +0000

i enjoy using all my tools, but my favorite is a pair of tweezers that i bought from a friend with a load of other bits and pieces from his clearout. i like them the best because they are fine tips, anti magnetic, long and slim, they feel very comfortable in my hand and i seem to be able to hold onto things better with them and drop less! and i use them every day,
kind regards, michelle