On The Bench - My Watchmaking Journey

dogwood · 3/2/23

As always a truly wonderful guide to the 9015 movement. Thanks for preparing these guides.

Endo · 3/2/23

Pinion Minion said:
Fantastic as usual.

These pictures and guides are fantastic references- I hope there is some way that these do not get lost in any future site upgrade like what has happened in the past.

thanks again.

Thanks, I appreciate that.

I’ll always keep a copy so if they ever get taken down a re upload job will be fairly simple.

Endo · 3/2/23

dogwood said:
As always a truly wonderful guide to the 9015 movement. Thanks for preparing these guides.

Thank you for always looking!

Endo · 10/2/23

Hey everyone,

back with another movement walkthrough, today we have a ETA 7750, splititng this one into two parts as I won't be able to upload in one.
as usual, parts installed in the relevant pictures are noted and icons noted for oiling points, I would always suggest to follow the approrpiate tech documents as opposed to these posts, the purpose of these for myself is to give a little insight.

Hope you enjoy! Part 2 to follow soon.

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Endo · 17/2/23

Happy Friday everyone!

As promised, here is the 7750 Part 2!

Enjoy.

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Pinion Minion · 17/2/23

God..the inner workings of these chronographs make me dizzy..

Procurator · 17/2/23

Yeah, I opened a 7750 twice. Both times I gave up and sent it to an actual watchsmith

Endo · 17/2/23

Pinion Minion said:
God..the inner workings of these chronographs make me dizzy..

Absolutely, keeping track of screws are also a task too, it’s much easier on newer chronographs.

Endo · 17/2/23

Procurator said:
Yeah, I opened a 7750 twice. Both times I gave up and sent it to an actual watchsmith

Aha, the can be buggers at times, I like the ETA 7750, haven’t touched a Asian 7750 and unlikely to ever

Endo · 26/3/23

Hey RWI

Been very quiet posting on here recently, lots going on etc.

Just wanted to post what’s been on the bench recently, more of a pictorial post and they speak for them selves, Couple watches in for servicing, bezel realignment job and a few other bits and bobs
Have a nice day!

ExtraExtra · 27/3/23

This is very informative and encouraging.

What starter tools would you recommend to work on hands, dial, crown and bezel? Basically anything but movement.

Kosakowski · 27/3/23

This is a good resource. Do you ever see the need to use a scale in measuring gen vs rep. I’d love to have something like that as I feel most bracelets are lacking weight.

Endo · 28/3/23

xtraxtra said:
This is very informative and encouraging.

What starter tools would you recommend to work on hands, dial, crown and bezel? Basically anything but movement.

Thank you for the kind words!

I would say this would be a good list to start with, depending on budget etc.
Screwdriver set
Tweezers
Bezel knife tool
Hand removers
Hand fitting tools
Dust tray
Bezel press
Bergeon anti static cloth
Case back ball

Endo · 28/3/23

Kosakowski said:
This is a good resource. Do you ever see the need to use a scale in measuring gen vs rep. I’d love to have something like that as I feel most bracelets are lacking weight.

Hey man, thanks for that!

I’ve never had a use for a scale, it’s just not information that I want/need to know, I’m sure some of the TD do write ups on such things etc. especially for gold models that will require a more weighty feel

Endo · 28/3/23

xtraxtra said:
This is very informative and encouraging.

What starter tools would you recommend to work on hands, dial, crown and bezel? Basically anything but movement.

Good starting point also

Watchmaker tool list for beginners

Hey guys, I saw a lot of people ask about tools and other things to work on watches. To have it more organized and to help new people I decided to create a tool list with links. This list got a basic tools set to start modding a watch. Tip: always buy best you can afford, watchmaker tools...

forum.replica-watch.info

Endo · 17/4/23

Hey Guys,

Haven’t done a post like this in the last couple of months, I’ve had a 4130 sitting on my bench until I had some spare time.

Looking to get a post out on this soon and hopefully you enjoy!

Endo · 25/4/23

Hey All,

Thought I’d share what I’ve had on the bench recently, done one of these about a month ago and I guess this gives and insight into the array of watches we perform repairs and services on.

It’s also been a while since I done a service walkthrough and felt ending on the 4130 was a good idea, I’m currently writing this up and will be posting this shortly.

116520 Daytona post service ready to be reassembled

SMP 300 Pictures specifically showing bracelet after

Custom Arabic Dial 116506 Daytona

DateJust36 post bezel swap

Tudor Pelagos post service

116613LB ready for service and bezel removal

Enjoy!

phone · 25/4/23

I love this thread. I know watch making takes a long time so I understand why there aren’t a bunch of posts yet, but man I look forward to every post I see here.

Endo · 25/4/23

phone said:
I love this thread. I know watch making takes a long time so I understand why there aren’t a bunch of posts yet, but man I look forward to every post I see here.

Appreciate that

Endo · 28/4/23

Back with another service walkthrough, This time we are looking at the 4130 Chronograph.
Part 2 to follow

Enjoy!

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