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Articles on LWT

June 13, 2008 – 11:05 am

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

By J.Peter | Posted in Watchmaking School, watchmaking | Comments (0)

Barrel Opener and Closer

April 9, 2008 – 2:49 am

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 be opened when serviced [...]

By J.Peter | Posted in Watchmaking School, watchmaking | Comments (5)