I recently serviced a watch with a steep learning curve. I guess I though a quartz watch, was a quartz watch. But, alas, they are not!
The watch was a Piaget Caliber 8P2. I tested the electronics before agreeing to service the watch because I knew that I was unable to order parts [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I want to start off by giving Dushan a great big thanks for helping out with some of the more unusual Tuesday Tools we have had. He recently commented on two past articles: What is it? and This is what it is and provided some additional photos of items.
The first one isthe arbres lisses. [...]
It’s Saturday and I’m in the shop today. I’m normally blessed so that I don’t have to work on weekends (a rarity in the retail watch & jewelry business), but today I’m in the shop. It’s national watch sizing day. Today customers return to the stores where their loved ones purchased their [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
My boss recently came to me with a very interesting question: He was trying to sell a new Rolex to a gentleman who had a Rolex with a 3035 inside. He wanted to know what improvements had been made in the 3135 movement. That was a tough question.
I often hear people say [...]
While I am working on another quality article I thought I would post a few links of interest. While doing research for my next article I stumbled upon chronometrie.com and found some really nice articles like the following:
Rolex 3135 Review
You might explore around the site and find some other good articles as well. And, [...]
