Do you want to know how to save yourself $6 dollars and a whole lot of extra work? Whenever you work on a watch be sure to examine every part as you disassemble the watch. I want to stress today to look at every part, not just the gears, but every part. [...]
Category Archives: watchmaking
Quotable Quote
June 15, 2009 – 7:56 pm
I read this today in an article by David A. Christianson, CMW21:
In all this discussion, the term “watchmaker” means the man who repairs watches — not the man who works in a watch factory. The factory man need not know anything but his one limited subdivided portion of the watch. The watch repairer, [...]
Congratulations
June 14, 2009 – 7:51 am
Congratulations to Karla, comment number 57, who won the watch from orientalwatchsite.com. Thank you everyone for participating and special thanks to orientalwatchsite for providing the watch for the giveaway.
The winner was chosen by numbering each comment on the blog and each comment on facebook. There were a total of 101 entries and by [...]
Tuesday Tools - Computer
June 9, 2009 – 7:23 am
Clearly, I spend way too much time on the computer every day, but it is a very useful tool. Let me tell you some of the ways I use this tool.
My computer is a communication device. When I encounter problems at the bench, I use my computer to learn from other watchmakers. [...]
Orient Watch Giveaway
June 4, 2009 – 8:32 pm
The kind folks at OrientalWatchSite are offering the following watch to a lucky Tick Talk Reader:
The watch is an automatic wristwatch with power reserve. You can check out more Men’s Watches by Orient Watch at Orientwatchsite.com.
Two ways to enter the contest - do both for two chances to win:
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Time away update
June 3, 2009 – 7:37 pm
I fired off the last post in a bit of a hurry. After thinking about it, and putting a few more days in at the bench I realized something important. It isn’t the skills at the bench that deteriorate in a week’s time, it is the mind. Thankfully, it would take a [...]
Time Away from the Bench
June 1, 2009 – 8:19 pm
There is one thing about this profession — it is hands on! I was out of the shop for a week because of the birth of my third little boy. Mom & Baby are doing very well. My first day back was a little bit rough. It is amazing how [...]
Releasing Frozen Screws
May 26, 2009 – 2:44 pm
Every once in a while I come across a screw that just won’t turn. This happens more with older watches of course. This week it was a Rolex that I couldn’t get out of the case because both of the case screws appeared to be frozen in place. This was a different problem [...]
Watchmaking Math
May 7, 2009 – 4:09 pm
I have had many questions form individuals wishing to study watchmaking about the kinds of math on which they may be tested for admission and will have to perform during their career. Here is some watchmaking math which I don’t intend to be a reference for useful equations, as I’m not going to give [...]
Deep Inside a Rolex Submariner
May 5, 2009 – 3:26 pm
We’ve talked quite a bit about the movements that run inside of Rolex watches here on the blog, and with good reason. They are among the best engineered mechanical watch movements currently in production. One of the most commonly employed Rolex calibres today is the 3135, and is a prime example of where the evolution [...]
