http://youtu.be/wfNOgWGME_c

jon_banquer wrote:
http://youtu.be/wfNOgWGME_c

It's a nice video, but not really about watch _making_. It's
about watch servicing.

With the resurgence of luxury mechanical watches it would be more
interesting to see how they are actually manufactured. It seems likely
that techniques have improved vastly but I've seen no hint of how.

bob prohaska

On 12/29/2014 4:37 PM, jon_banquer wrote:
http://youtu.be/wfNOgWGME_c

Nice process. What a memory on the guy. Maybe the video helped :-)

no charge cleaning ? I bet NOT!

Martin

On Monday, December 29, 2014 5:38:54 PM UTC-8, User Bp wrote:
jon_banquer wrote:
http://youtu.be/wfNOgWGME_c

It's a nice video, but not really about watch _making_. It's
about watch servicing.

With the resurgence of luxury mechanical watches it would be more
interesting to see how they are actually manufactured. It seems likely
that techniques have improved vastly but I've seen no hint of how.

bob prohaska

Glad you enjoyed the video.

On 12/30/2014 12:38 PM, User Bp wrote:

With the resurgence of luxury mechanical watches it would be more
interesting to see how they are actually manufactured. It seems likely
that techniques have improved vastly but I've seen no hint of how.

Patek Philippe has a few videos that show some of the detail work
involved. This one is rather impressive:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdxbysUSSAM


Jon

Jon Anderson wrote:
On 12/30/2014 12:38 PM, User Bp wrote:

Patek Philippe has a few videos that show some of the detail work
involved. This one is rather impressive:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdxbysUSSAM

Agreed, it's impressive, but it goes very light on the fundamentals.
Some pinion cutting is shown, but nowhere is there a clue how the
core manufacturing technology is accomplished. Nothing about making
escape wheels, thin gears or even the miniature screws that hold it
all together. Not a clue how the pallets are secured. Those are the
most interesting things about watchmaking. The CNC milling is nice,
but I'd really like to see how the end mills were made....

Thanks for reading,

bob prohaska

On 12/31/2014 3:19 PM, User Bp wrote:

Agreed, it's impressive, but it goes very light on the fundamentals.


I watched a YouTube video some time ago that showed a lot more detail,
but was unable to located it again, so post that one. There's one by
Hamilton from 1947 that while long winded, shows a bit more detail.

Jon