Seattle Watchmaking

Sapele bench organizer made by for
Beautiful addition to the workbench! 👏🏻

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. It’s important to not force your watch if you ever feel abnormal amounts of resistance.

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 ‘backwards’ motion. These tiny springs take up the extra slack without binding. A more efficient system without backlash is created. And that’s one of Nate’s hairs for reference.

A nice little bracelet refinish by aka

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.




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Gold Rolex triplock by .

In my natural habitat🧐. Thanks for the 📸



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





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