Vintage LeCoultre & Co ‘Calibre 50’ minute repeater split seconds chronograph perpetual calendar enamel dial moonphase movement for custom watch commission project.
LeCoultre Calibre 50 Grande Complication Read More »
Gold Watch Case Design and Manufacturing Our initial plan for this watch was just to rehouse the movement into a newly made gold case. However, not only did we want to give it a new case, we also wanted to make this watch as beautiful as possible, to make it an absolute pleasure to behold.
Audemars Freres Petite Sonnerie Carillon Gold Case Creation Read More »
An article about USSR watches, some thoughts and stories from German Polosin are included.
RBTH – “Watches from the Soviet Union” Read More »
A charming story for true pocket watch collectors. This watch is special and unique because of its age and quality. The watch was made in 1903 by Patek Phillipe Geneve manufacture and is in an excellent condition for its 114-years age. Although the original watch box was old, with the cover cloth all rubbed and broken, has revealed
Patek Philippe and the Chamber of Secrets Read More »
This project demonstrates a rather simple case production in a classic ‘antique’ design, and shows how we reconstruct the traditional manual wristwatch case creation process of the early 1900’s. Old Swiss Movement This noble little movement is ready to be a new watch. It was produced in the 1890’s by Ulysse Nardin manufacturing and based on
Ulysse Nardin Gold Watch Case Creation Read More »
Alternative Casing for a Complicated Audemars Piguet Timepiece Here we will take a look at a very complex Audemars Piguet watch – the minute repeater model. This watch is incredibly clever. But why, in particular, is this watch so special? It is because, by turning the oscillating system around its axis once a minute, the
Audemars Piguet Minute Repeater Tourbillon – manufacturing a new watch case Read More »
Very rare pendant watch made in Switzerland circa 1850’s. As a sacred symbol in Ancient Egypt, ‘Scarab amulet’ artefacts became quite popular during the Victorian era, when expeditions to Egypt became particularly popular. These ‘Beetle’ watches were usually designed to be a spectacular ladies pendant that swung from a long gold chain. Solid gold hand-made
‘Scarab Beetle’ Gold Pendant Watch Restoration, circa 1850’s Read More »
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The pictures on these pages I have taken from the internet or they have been sent to me, via email. On some occasions the owner of the watch has given me
DH-D-DU German military WW2 watch archive Read More »
А Weekend Job Last week I re-cased a homeless pocket watch movement made in the 1880’s by famous Danish watchmaker Henri-Robert Ekegren from Copenhagen. H.R. Ekegren worked for top horological companies Jules Jurgensen, Winnerl Paris, Golay Geneva, etc. In 1891 the Ekegren manufacturer was taken over by Edouard Koehn, the director of Patek Philippe. In
H.R. Ekegren Mainplate Pattern Refinish Read More »
The following concerns an old verge fusee watch that apparently dates back to the French Revolution era of the 1790’s. This is what the dial looked like when it arrived in the workshop. Can you read the name on it? The case is significantly deformed. The front bezel is bent and does not snap properly.
Breguet a Paris French Verge Fusee Dial Restoration Read More »
