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David E Walter
David Walter is the first person to successfully recreate the Woodward Free pendulum clock, W5 in 2006 followed by an improved edition of Breguet No.3671 Double Pendulum clock in 2010 and further...
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From the workshop
Another important milestone reached yesterday: we've made our smallesttitanium screw so far.The thread diameter is 0.6 millimetre, the head diameter is 1.16mm and the slot is just one quarter of the...
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This is exciting
"John McGarvie Smith (1844-1918), watchmaker, metallurgist and bacteriologist, was born on 8 February 1844 in Sydney, eldest surviving of thirteen children of Scots parents David Milne Smith, tailor of...
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J Mcgarvie Smith (Sydney) pocket watch - the saga continues
Of course, it was impossible to resist- so yesterday the workbench was cleared to make room for a quick disassembly of the JM Smith. The watch is numbered 7625 on both movement bridge and inside the...
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Interview with David Walter, Part 2
If you enjoyed the first part, then the sequel will impress you even more. David is simply telling it how it is, no horological sugar coating, taking no prisoners. Yes, he will rock you out of your...
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Reclaiming the horology
A few weeks ago we started the project titled 'Horology Raw and Uncut'. Essentially, a series of interviews with watchmakers and clockmakers who share their stories. Last night, my guest was Mike...
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Sydney Auction scene 2020: What a joke!
Yesterday I was bidding over the phone on a 1850 regulator clock - sight unseen. The clock was in typical distressed condition: complete, but in desperate need of restoration. Starting with the...
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You've asked for it - and here it is:
Here is a short tutorial on 'how to remove an Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch bracelet' off its case.It's easy. You can do it. No fancy tools required.With a bit of practice, you will be able to replace...
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Raw and Uncut: Interview with Dan Spitz
Dan Spitz is a third generation Master Watchmaker. He remembers sitting on his Grandfather’s lap in his watch and jewellery store in the Catskill Mountains of New York when he was eight years old...
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There is no other option
Once again we have no choice but take our destiny into our own hands.The print media is dead and commercial television is gone. And if you have a story to tell, then you have to share it...
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The Long Now
https://www.isejingu.or.jp/about/architecture/index.html The Ise Jingu grand shrine in Japan is built of wood and leaves and it is 1500 years old. Yet today, it looks like it was built yesterday! The...
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Transfer of Knowledge
"Never teach apprentices tricks of the trade - because they'll leave you and become your competition!"Quite frankly, I doubt any subscriber to this newsletter would subscribe to this nonsense.The real...
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The Art of Guilloché
Guilloché (/ɡɪˈloʊʃ/; or guilloche) is a decorative technique in which a very precise, intricate and repetitive pattern is mechanically engraved into an underlying material via engine turning, which...
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Behind the bench
I have just uploaded a two minute video showing day 1 of the restoration project of an 1860's gold pocket watch. The mechanism contains over 120 components and features a stop watch and minute repeater...
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"This is the only thing grandpa took with him when he left Berlin". No...
If you wondered why you didn't get the newsletter since Thursday: well there wasn't one sent. We had simply run out of time recording the new 'behind the bench' video. As the person in charge of our...
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As promised: Horology Do-It-Yourself
The first ten essential watchmaking tools that will get you started.One rule here: buy the best tools you can afford - and buy them from someone you can trust. The recommendation list is a result of...
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Workshop Update
Another important milestone: all 10 components of the three quarter bridge assembly of NH2 are now designed and made in-house. The project started with development of the ratchet wheel and from there...
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Test yourself - Do you have an attention to detail?
The video starts with a question: Do you have an attention to detail? Then, we show you an image and you have to figure out what's not quite right with the object presented.If you can figure it out,...
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Yes, you can do it!
There is no doubt that face to face gathering wont resume any time soon. Especially so, our Watchmaking classes.Yet strangely enough, 'thanks' to coronavirus, our classes are now moving to YouTube....
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Seiko Day / Date disc disassembly
Featuring: Why Seiko makes plastic wheels? How to pull apart calendar work and how to handle plastic parts.If you are a watch owner then you will love it. The watch mechanism is a miracle of...
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