WatchTech

I have been working with an Accutron expert getting my fleet of Bulovas back into running condition. For those of you who don’t know about Tuning Fork watches, they were an early development of electronic watch movements. Here are a few pictures of a 214

I have two - both due to problems with OEM bracelets. The first is mounted to a Seiko perpetual diver that has proprietary bracelet lugs, and the half-rubber/half-titanium bracelet disintegrated. THE STORY IS HERE Thanks to the clever strap design, I was

Have you ever been hard at work, concentrating, then you reach over for a sip of coffee or tea and burn your mouth. Or realized your coffee’s gone cold. Blah! I have. Or forgotten an appointment or meeting while fitting a crown (watch or tooth)? I have. J

I got up this morning to find dense fog outside, the fog horn blowing on the bay, and no real plan til Mrs C wakes up. So I went down to do some chores at the watch bench, and I thought I could walk y’all through a typical hour or two at the bench. FIRST

Hello WPS, I’ve been hanging around the house trying to shake a sore throat, and decided to clean up my Watch Factory (my wife’s term for it). I thought perhaps this could generate a few posts. The first two that came to mind were ADHESIVES and LUBRICANTS

Sometimes “real life” comes along and distracts us from the hobby. Do you find that to be the case? Annoying, but what can we do? I’m working on a variety of projects and my wife wanted to sit and talk with folks after church, so here we are with an alter

At the request of a regular WPS reader, I did some research on the various materials used to create Watch Crystals or Watch Glasses (archaic term). A Watch Crystal covers the dial of the watch, functioning as a Windshield or Windscreen. Watch Crystals are

Chronograph movements have always fascinated me. Recently, I read the following article, which provides a detailed deconstruction of the Vaucher 6710 movement: www.thenakedwatchmaker.com The article begins by claiming that "The VMF 6710 is the most sophis

Sorry if I am not clear here. My friend is going to pick up a second hand annual / perpetual and the watch won't come with the adjuster tool for pressing the recessed pushers ( adjust the watch day / date etc. Of course he can use a tooth pick. I was wond

The problem was a broken lever. Here is the old one. Caliber 6159B under the dial without datewheel. Now is the new lever inserted. Its time for this parts to be installed. Here we go! Time for the datewheel. No problem. This metalring should be placed be