There have been several articles written on LWT here are links to several I know about:
Business Week - Dec 2006
Bloomberg News - Feb 2005
Professional Jeweler - May 2003
National Jeweler - July 2001
Professional Jeweler - Oct 2003
One of the things about watches is they are tiny. When you need to hold a component firmly (more firmly than you can with tweezers) you often use a pin vise. The most common thing I use pin vises for is to hold a stem when I remove or install a crown, or [...]
For the most part watches and their components are fairly small machines. I would never be able to work on them and properly examine the condition of parts without using some magnification. I don’t really use the loupe pictured at top (it is a presentation piece made in sterling silver, it weighs a ton, [...]
Not sure where this ad is running, or who it is supposed to appeal to, but it looks like Swatch Group is in need of experienced watchmakers. I guess the six per year they are graduating from the Nicholas G. Hayek School of Watchmaking isn’t enough. I saw the ad on the Swiss [...]
April 14, 2008 – 12:22 pm
I recently received a fantastic book in the mail from Prem Chainani, who has posted some great comments here on Tick Talk. The book is titled High-end horological finishing and decoration. As you can see bug, my three year old, enjoyed the book too.
When I was in school we learned a few basics about [...]
There are many ways to open and close barrels. These two ways are the ones I use. On the left is my standard barrel closer. For those of you who don’t know the barrel is the first wheel (gear) in the gear train and it houses the mainspring. It needs to [...]
Thanks to the generous contributions of my readers I am able to move my blog to a self-hosted domain. Why am I doing this? It gives me more control over my blog content and it allows me to put some advertising on my blog - creating more revenue to improve content.
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This is one of those tools that when my co-workers (not watchmakers) see me using it they always ask what I am doing. It’s an alcohol lamp and a pallet warmer. So, what do I do with it? Burn alcohol and warm pallets, duh! Just kidding.
Many adjustable parts in watches (like most jewels) [...]
I think it’s about time I return back to the roots of this blog. My watch education.
The Lititz Watch Technicum
Micromechanics, Part I
Micromechanics, Part II
Micromechanics, Part III
Watches I
With all of these micromechanical skills, what’s a boy to do? You see, the WOSTEP program is designed in Switzerland for the Swiss watchmaking community. It’s mission is [...]
It is really amazing how many files I have for how little I use them. Per request I am going to discuss the files I use as a watchmaker. On a regular basis I use my 8″ No. 2 Cut file and one or two of my escapement files, the rest sit in my [...]
