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As some of you know, I have been a watchmaker for some time now. I saw some of the wonderful threads from my watchmaker peers and decided to start a thread to share my work with others here. Not intended as marketing but more a share in the joy and passion that we all have here.
I started because I had sent a genuine dial to a modder and let's just say it came back in a condition that I felt I could have done better with my extremely limited knowledge. I then invested in equipment and movements up front to begin learning.
I started by learning on the 2824 movement and struggled just assembling the gear train, and that's when I decided to get more formal training. I took 2 different watchmaking courses online, became certified by AWCI, and the rest is history. I'll use this thread to document some of the watches I work on, work that I do, and I'm happy to answer questions as well. Mostly I just enjoy contributing to the community. What I have learned with watchmaking is that there is almost no upper end to the skill level. When you think you have mastered something, you either re-learn a technique in a different way, or discover a whole other series of skills you must learn in order to solve another type of problem.
I absolutely love working on Patek, AP and Vacheron, and I consider Rolex a wonderful but more 'commoditized' watch.
Some recent pics:
Rolex Work:
^^Recently began the 'bezel lip mod' for the GMT.
5712 work:
^^ Disassembly prior to cleaning in the watch cleaning machine
^^ Disassembly prior to cleaning in the watch cleaning machine
3K Patek work:
15202/16202 work:
^^16202 white gold plating, SW dial, quick date change, pizza hand trim mod
^^Rebrushing
AP 15500 work:
^^ Gen bezel, dial, dw, hands, screws. Refinished bezel, midcase, bracelet.
^^Rep vs Gen crown
Gold plating work:
^^ White gold plating
More to come
Also, I saw this on a random watchmaking video where they were interviewing their watchmakers, and I completely identify with this guy:
I started because I had sent a genuine dial to a modder and let's just say it came back in a condition that I felt I could have done better with my extremely limited knowledge. I then invested in equipment and movements up front to begin learning.
I started by learning on the 2824 movement and struggled just assembling the gear train, and that's when I decided to get more formal training. I took 2 different watchmaking courses online, became certified by AWCI, and the rest is history. I'll use this thread to document some of the watches I work on, work that I do, and I'm happy to answer questions as well. Mostly I just enjoy contributing to the community. What I have learned with watchmaking is that there is almost no upper end to the skill level. When you think you have mastered something, you either re-learn a technique in a different way, or discover a whole other series of skills you must learn in order to solve another type of problem.
I absolutely love working on Patek, AP and Vacheron, and I consider Rolex a wonderful but more 'commoditized' watch.
Some recent pics:
Rolex Work:
^^Recently began the 'bezel lip mod' for the GMT.
5712 work:
^^ Disassembly prior to cleaning in the watch cleaning machine
^^ Disassembly prior to cleaning in the watch cleaning machine
3K Patek work:
15202/16202 work:
^^16202 white gold plating, SW dial, quick date change, pizza hand trim mod
^^Rebrushing
AP 15500 work:
^^ Gen bezel, dial, dw, hands, screws. Refinished bezel, midcase, bracelet.
^^Rep vs Gen crown
Gold plating work:
^^ White gold plating
More to come
Also, I saw this on a random watchmaking video where they were interviewing their watchmakers, and I completely identify with this guy:
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