February 28, 2010 – 8:04 pm
Those of our readers who are well versed in the technical extremes of watchmaking, have likely already noticed that the new masthead we added to the blog a few months ago shows off the tourbillon assembly of a pocket watch (and I bet that those of you who are really astute can even tell me [...]
January 23, 2010 – 1:31 pm
I installed a new mainspring in a Rolex calibre 3000 recently. Cleaning, adjustment, and assembly of the movement all went smoothly and when I put the movement on my timing machine for initial timing, it timed out great. My amplitude however was almost off the charts. Very unusual.
I double checked the engagement of my pallet [...]
January 16, 2010 – 12:13 pm
A big thank-you to everyone who participated in the write about your school contest to win a 2010 Rolex Calendar. There were some really fantastic additions to the watchmaking schools page of the Alliance Horlogère wiki that I am positive will be of great value to prospective students. Two of the most standout entries were [...]
January 1, 2010 – 9:44 pm
Some of our most popular posts here on the blog have to do with watchmaking schools, of which there are very few left in the world. We have done our best to cover what we do know about watchmaking schools and related courses, but we can’t cover all of the bases. So, if you are [...]
December 22, 2009 – 12:29 pm
On the heels of our most recent post here on the blog, the Wall Street Journal has released a gallery of some of the photographs collected by Michael Clerizo for his recently published book, Masters of Contemporary Watchmaking. The watches showcased in the gallery include examples by the likes of independent watchmakers such as George [...]
December 16, 2009 – 11:06 pm
Absolutely stunning are the first two words that come to mind when I gaze at the pages of this generously proportioned book cultivated by French photographer Guido Mocafico.
In 2007, Mocafico presented a series of 12, large format, 105×105cm photographs of high-end, hand-finished watch movements at Hamiltons Gallery in London, England. From beautifully understated [...]
October 28, 2009 – 7:47 pm
I had some trouble this week trying to find the source of a faint grinding noise that occurred everytime I screwed the crown down in a particular watch I had just finished servicing and casing up. The movement would wind and set flawlessly when the crown was out, but as soon as the crown was [...]
October 6, 2009 – 6:42 am
Aimeri’s recent post on distance education sprouted a lengthy conversation that eventually touched on the subject of tools, with several of our readers requesting more information on what tools are worth investing in and what tools aren’t.
We’ve covered most of the basics, tool-wise, here on the blog already. If you weren’t aware of it, take [...]
September 11, 2009 – 9:45 am
As some of our blog readers are already aware, George Daniels’ meticulously illustrated masterpiece, Watchmaking, is back in print. It has been out of circulation for several years, and prices for the 462 page volume have skyrocketed into the hundreds of dollars on the second hand market, topping out at as much as $525! Fortunately, [...]
September 4, 2009 – 9:59 am
Young German watchmaker, Stefan Kudoke, is soon to be awarded the Brandenburg Zukunftspreis (”Future Prize”) award in recognition of his local and international achievements in watchmaking. Particularly his beautifully skeletonized movements, many of which are based on ETA’s calibre 6497.
In light of J. Peter’s recent post on applying perlage to a 6497 he is [...]
