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The four horsemen of the apocalypse
It is not often that we have four military watches in our workshop at the same time. While the intention is to introduce them individually next week, here is a lovely group photo of four of them:...
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Big Claim!
One thing that always puzzled me was this: who was the watch manufacturer who came up with the lifetime guarantee offer? And more importantly - what the lifetime guarantee really means? Thanks to the...
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The four horsemen of apocalypse (part 2)
Australian Department of Defence - PierceThe Pierce Watch Company was founded in 1883 in Biel (Switzerland) by Leon Levy and his brothers under the name Léon Lévy Frères Manufactures des Montres et...
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Seiko Japanese Railway Pocket Watches
PRODUCTION HISTORY, MODEL REFERENCE BY YEARI didn't really plan to talk about this today however a number of subscribers are specifically interested in finding out which Seiko model was produced in...
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The most beautiful railway pocket watch case I've seen in my entire life
Made around 1920. Super crisp engraving of 'the railway wings on top of the world' covering the entire case back. The case back is pure nickel, not a soft silver. A true piece of craftsmanship that...
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The Railking
As we have established a long time ago, some railway watches are simply far more special than others. The one that falls in that super cool category is Cortebert Perseo made in the late 60's and early...
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Timascus Project Update
A bit of good news to share today.We started machining Timascus for the first time on the 15th May and on September 4th we have our first fully cased, completely assembled and anodized Timascus watch....
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Pallet fork bridge for the NH1 calibre
One of the smaller parts in watchmaking!This is the pallet fork bridge for the NH1 calibre, unfinished after the wire edm has cut it out from the raw stock.Some critical tolerances here, 5 microns on...
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Timascus for NH2
Timascus, still in the R&D stage...The deeper we go with this timascus project the more beautiful becomes. Definitely not finished, but there is beauty in the process.Making these small photo...
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Timascus watch bridge
Four quarter, full plate non-skeleton main train watch bridge.Or as we call it in Australia: the bridge. Timascus, of course!
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Timascus mainplate and Titanium case
Ok folks, please disperse, this is a crime scene. Nothing to see here anyway - just a first fitting of a naked Timascus mainplate into a Titanium case.
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Timascus caseback
Did anyone say "caseback"? Each and every piece we do from Timascus will be unique. No two watches will ever be the same. Colours, finishes, patterns, all individual.We will also not be keeping these...
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Engraving Timascus
Inserting locating pins into timascus bridge. This is done after engraving and second anodizing . The gold colour of the engraving text is result of quick etching then reanodizing at very specific...
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Watch parts made in Australia
Probably the most commonly asked question is "Do you actually make watch parts in Australia?" Quite frankly, machining a high precision part is not nearly as difficult as understanding how to hold the...
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Drilling Timascus
Jig for drilling side tapped holes for dial fastening screws and the winding stem. Six tools, nice and slow, one main plate at the time.Timascus / titanium, jig NH2 1-6 on Kern Pyramid Nano.
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Show me the parts!
We have just completed the major restoration of a 1950’s Italian railway pocket watch. My goodness, what a mess! The watch arrived with a number of broken parts and yes, it took us weeks to source...
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NH2 Timascus Taking Orders Now!
In a couple of weeks from now we will be introducing the NH2 Timascus project to readers of Time and Tide magazine announcing it to watch enthusiasts not only around Australia but around the world....
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Back in Time
Vintage electronics is simply cool. Here is our latest arrival - a mechanical watch timing machine from the 70's made by Elma. My dad had one almost identical in his workshop and this one takes me back...
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Australian lavender on a breezy Friday morning
You know your getting attached to your parts when you start calling them by name. When the three quarter timascus bridge was completed just after midnight, its colour scheme looked incredibly familiar,...
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How accurate is accurate?
We live in funny times.Never in the history of humanity has access to accurate time been so readily, cheaply and easily available to us. We take it for granted. 65% of the world’s population has at...
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