While in watchmaking school we worked on a handful of “common” calibers. Our main repertoire included:
Unitas 6497
Rolex 1570
ETA 2824
ETA 2892
Valjoux 7750
ETA 955.xxx
ETA 926.xxx
Lemania 1873
We also got limited exposure to some other modern movements and were responsible for providing other watches in an effort to increase our exposure to different calibers while we had constant [...]
I finally took my first WOSTEP exam last week and I’m glad to report that I made it through. I successfully finished it with a little bit of warpage after heat treatment but it was complete by the end of the day. The results are still unknown because they’ll be going to Switzerland for grading. [...]
It’s been awhile since I last posted and things are still going well at LWT. Since our holiday break, we’ve been working on winding stems nonstop. I believe we’ve been at it for about 3 weeks so far and one more final week. Next week will be our WOSTEP winding stem exam.
When making a winding [...]
I reported a while back about the interesting development at Oklahoma State where they dropped their WOSTEP recognition. It appears they will be getting it back under a new program developed by Rolex. National Jeweler and Via Luxe report today the creation of a new standardized watchmaking program created by Rolex to be implemented [...]
So I’ve finally been introduced to the lathe. It was a long month of solid filing and sawing which gets tedious to be honest. We just finished our second week with the lathe and I must say, I really like this thing! It’s quite simple to use actually but setting the geometry of the cutter [...]
About a month has gone by and school is going by wonderfully. We’re still in the filing stage and it’s been quite tedious to be honest. So far our projects have been the Anvil/Pusher Holder, Balance Tack, Movement Holder, and bracelet links. It’s funny because the Anvil/Pusher holder is the only one that has been [...]
So I finished my first week of classes and almost done with my second. It’s been a whirlwind of information that’s still processing through my head. Last Monday, I had no clue how to file properly! Our first project was an Anvil/Pusher Holder. This project pretty much teaches us the basics of what’s to come [...]
My name is Tony and I have officially started my journey to become a professional watchmaker. I’ve become a contributor to this blog because I was accepted into the Lititz Watch Technicum just like J. Peter. This will be my first blog ever, and I’m not quite sure how this goes but I’ll try my [...]
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt about this industry since stepping behind the red curtain, it’s that it’s not all that the glossed horological PR front makes it out to be. I have had a number of disappointing revelations about my trade since I first set out to become a watchmaker, and my school was [...]
I’ve spent quite a bit of time talking about my watchmaking school experience but is it the only way to become a watchmaker? Well, no. If you can find a master watchmaker in your area you could apprentice (assuming he is willing.) In today’s world this may be a great opportunity because [...]
