This one is certainly not for the faint of heart, and I'm hoping that some of our resident watchmakers of the forum (bat signal going out to @Archer and @BenchGuy) might be able to give me proper guidance here, as I am at the extent of my knowledg…

Hello,
Today I wanted to highlight an odd feature of a watch I've been working on, and talk a little about troubleshooting issues from an amateur/hobbyist perspective.

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Hello again,

Last weekend I received a beautiful mid-1930s Omega tank watch fitted with the small but capable cal. 19.4T1.

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Hello, got a 1959 Seiko Lord Marvel on the bench today with a very easy question for those who know the answer. I’m not liking what I’m seeing with the end shake on this barrel, and I’m wondering what you think of it.

For the rec…

Hello, and forgive me if these questions are addressed decisively in a formal textbook or class somewhere, but I have been slowly accumulating questions about the order in which people address things in the course of a service. They are of no particula…

Afetr buying a lovely new staking set, I decided to pore back over a PDF of K&D's "Staking Tools and How to Use Them." I didn't notice before, but there is a section in the very end (p.160-163) explaining how to stretch a train …

As I've been getting into watchmaking as a hobby, I've wanted to post a thread similar to this probably a dozen or more times, but I knew that the most likely answer was that I simply poor hygiene or lubrication, since it took me a while to g…

As I continue to service vintage watches, I am becoming more and more aware of the differences in build quality, as well as the extra features of a watch, that lead me to expect better performance.

Of course, though, "better" performance is …

But have you ever seen a movement throw a pallet fork?

(TL;DR- if you have a BF 866 pallet fork or know where to find one please let me know!)

My most recent project has been an early 1960s Felix the Cat novelty watch using a BF 866 pin pallet moveme…

This short popped up in my YouTube feed.

I though you guys might appreciate a good laugh.