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Sapele bench organizer made by for Beautiful addition to the workbench! šŸ‘šŸ»
04/15/2022

Sapele bench organizer made by for
Beautiful addition to the workbench! šŸ‘šŸ»

Does this wheel look worn? At first glance it may appear fine, but to the trained eye and upon closer inspection you can...
01/11/2022

Does this wheel look worn? At first glance it may appear fine, but to the trained eye and upon closer inspection you can see that many of the teeth are worn and misshapen. It will no longer engage properly and needs to be replaced.
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This setting wheel tooth shorn off and found itself lodged in the second barrel - which stopped the watch. Itā€™s importan...
10/15/2021

This setting wheel tooth shorn off and found itself lodged in the second barrel - which stopped the watch. Itā€™s important to not force your watch if you ever feel abnormal amounts of resistance.

05/18/2021

sharing a video of rather excessive barrel arbor shake. Thereā€™s the shake of the barrel between the bridges, then thereā€™s the shake of the arbor between the barrel. The power of the watch originates at the barrel, if itā€™s unadjusted or too worn, your watch will suffer everything from poor erratic rate, low power reserve, low amplitude and in many cases, accelerated wear.
Assembly is one of the easier aspect of watchmaking. Understanding and diagnosing problems (correctly) is what matters.

Nate Bartush shared these awesome shots of LIGA manufactured spring loaded wheels. These microscopic springs take up bac...
05/06/2021

Nate Bartush shared these awesome shots of LIGA manufactured spring loaded wheels. These microscopic springs take up backlash in the gear train. Backlash is the play between the teeth of wheels/leaves of pinions. If the teeth are cut to exact fit of each other, they will bind or wear out very fast. Backlash causes loss of energy/efficiency and has some ā€˜backwardsā€™ motion. These tiny springs take up the extra slack without binding. A more efficient system without backlash is created. And thatā€™s one of Nateā€™s hairs for reference.

A nice little bracelet refinish by aka
10/11/2020

A nice little bracelet refinish by aka

When working on stone set timepieces, confirming all stones settings are secure is essential before ultrasonic cleaning ...
08/21/2020

When working on stone set timepieces, confirming all stones settings are secure is essential before ultrasonic cleaning the components. Loose stones will cut into the prongs and cause loss of material which may require intervention such as laser welding which can be costly. @ New York 5th Avenue

Barrel damage. @ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
08/17/2020

Barrel damage.
@ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

01/11/2020

The Comet is finally complete

Gold Rolex triplock by .
08/18/2019

Gold Rolex triplock by .

In my natural habitatšŸ§. Thanks for the šŸ“ø #7750
08/02/2019

In my natural habitatšŸ§. Thanks for the šŸ“ø
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Portuguese was introduced in 1939 and left a historic mark for the IWC brand. #1939
08/02/2019

Portuguese was introduced in 1939 and left a historic mark for the IWC brand.
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