Great video, Alex. Thank you. I want to add a truing caliper to my toolset. I'm looking on eBay and wondered if you had any tips for things to watch out for, or avoid?
Well as far as one for train wheels, all you can really do is make sure both the tips are present. Many times one or even both the tips have been removed so it’s pretty much useless. Also make sure the indexing bar and arm as well as the hold down screw for it are present. For balance wheels, I would just buy a new one. Those have jewels in them and if they are broken or cracked they are no good.
Great video Alex. How do you polish the center (2nd) wheel pivots? My jacot doesn't have any runners with grooves that are large enough to accommodate the pivots. I don't have a lathe either, so would you have any tips? Thanks!
I believe you’re missing a spindle Sir. When these things were invented movement sizes were huge so large second wheels would’ve been common. I don’t know any other way.
I want to join your watch making course. Is it all ready to go? As in, are all the courses uploaded or is smit still being worked on? If still being worked on, any idea when it will be complete?
The first 10 lessons have been completed and uploaded at the current cost of $279 scheduled to be complete within six months and at that time the cost will be 499.
@watchrepairtutorials also, I meant to ask... I see there is a jeweling course. Will there be other tool course like staking sets? Will there be a chronograph ?
Great content as always, thank you Alex. They’re very hard to come by, but trueing calipers that will accommodate larger pivots do exist. Another highly skilled watchmaker I know in the US even has a set that will hold barrel arbours! Is that a Vallorbe steel burnisher you’re using? It looks very much like my Vallorbe. The reason I ask is that there seems to be a prevailing opinion online that the curved corner of the Vallorbe burnisher is too big to be useful for watch pivots and therefore the Bergeon carbide burnisher is to be preferred. Unless I’m missing something, I have no such problem with the Vallorbe. Perhaps they were made in both watch and clock sizes?
Yea I have been kind of lazily look but have not run across any yet. I should check Bergen’s catalog I guess. It is, left hand. I have not heard any one say that and have not any troubles myself. I would not be surprised if there was a clock burnisher that some have purchased by mistake. Thanks for the good conversation brother. 🤙
That electric blower seems pretty handy, especially for checking the spin of individual wheels. Where did you get it? Great content as always. I look forward to all your videos.
I put a link in the description. One of my kids gave me this for Christmas and when I first got it, I wasn’t really sure how I was gonna like it. I got to tell you, The more I wish I had gotten one sooner.
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Thanks for the video. So many other channels just show assembly and disassembly of watches. Your videos are far more informative and interesting.
I try. Thank you.
other channels for you to watch, but this channel for you to learn
Another great video, packed with the juicy stuff us learning watch makers need to know, and are difficult to find! Thanks Alex!
My pleasure Mr Boyd😉
Thanks! Your explanations and especially your experience snippets are so helpful.
Thank you so much for supporting what I do here.
Thank you Alex, another great video
My pleasure Tom. I’m trying to get this thing finished up among a ton of other projects I’ve got going.
Thank you for the video. I always learn so much. You are very appreciated buddy
I appreciate that. Thank you
...simply outstanding...👍
Thanks a lot 😊I am working on part 3 right now.
Nicely done and I caught some different watches on your wrist.... Last one looks quite nice.
Hi Mike, that’s an Addiesdive Bronze Turtle with NH35A
Hits pretty high for $99
@@watchrepairtutorials nice, I just finished a Prospex with aviation artificial horizon dial and display caseback beating with a 4R35B and gold rotor.
@@mikebruegger8654 you built or serviced one?
How did it come out?
@@watchrepairtutorials built. It is so awesome but don't know how to send Pic.....
Great video, Alex. Thank you. I want to add a truing caliper to my toolset. I'm looking on eBay and wondered if you had any tips for things to watch out for, or avoid?
Well as far as one for train wheels, all you can really do is make sure both the tips are present. Many times one or even both the tips have been removed so it’s pretty much useless.
Also make sure the indexing bar and arm as well as the hold down screw for it are present.
For balance wheels, I would just buy a new one.
Those have jewels in them and if they are broken or cracked they are no good.
Thank you! I appreciate the advice!
Great video Alex. How do you polish the center (2nd) wheel pivots? My jacot doesn't have any runners with grooves that are large enough to accommodate the pivots. I don't have a lathe either, so would you have any tips? Thanks!
I believe you’re missing a spindle Sir. When these things were invented movement sizes were huge so large second wheels would’ve been common. I don’t know any other way.
@@watchrepairtutorialsthanks Alex!
I want to join your watch making course. Is it all ready to go? As in, are all the courses uploaded or is smit still being worked on? If still being worked on, any idea when it will be complete?
The first 10 lessons have been completed and uploaded at the current cost of $279 scheduled to be complete within six months and at that time the cost will be 499.
@watchrepairtutorials I just signed up for the journeyman course! Super excited to get started! Hope to get my certification at the end of this!
@watchrepairtutorials also, I meant to ask... I see there is a jeweling course. Will there be other tool course like staking sets? Will there be a chronograph ?
@@KrimNL10DenZ yes on both
Great content as always, thank you Alex.
They’re very hard to come by, but trueing calipers that will accommodate larger pivots do exist. Another highly skilled watchmaker I know in the US even has a set that will hold barrel arbours!
Is that a Vallorbe steel burnisher you’re using? It looks very much like my Vallorbe.
The reason I ask is that there seems to be a prevailing opinion online that the curved corner of the Vallorbe burnisher is too big to be useful for watch pivots and therefore the Bergeon carbide burnisher is to be preferred.
Unless I’m missing something, I have no such problem with the Vallorbe. Perhaps they were made in both watch and clock sizes?
Yea I have been kind of lazily look but have not run across any yet. I should check Bergen’s catalog I guess.
It is, left hand. I have not heard any one say that and have not any troubles myself.
I would not be surprised if there was a clock burnisher that some have purchased by mistake.
Thanks for the good conversation brother.
🤙
Badge ID string is pretty novel!
Hey man. Not my original idea but I never use a bow anymore.
That electric blower seems pretty handy, especially for checking the spin of individual wheels.
Where did you get it?
Great content as always. I look forward to all your videos.
I put a link in the description. One of my kids gave me this for Christmas and when I first got it, I wasn’t really sure how I was gonna like it. I got to tell you, The more I wish I had gotten one sooner.