‘St. Andrews’ Piece Unique Custom Made Repeater & Jumping Second, Golf Scene Enamel Dial This big gold ‘St. Andrews’ bespoke watch was made upon the customer’s request as a tribute to his favourite UK golf course ‘The Old Course St. Andrews Links’. The hand painted hot enamel dial was made according to classic technology and based […]
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Foot Soldering Technique Using Rose’s Metal Let’s take a look at a simple and useful technique for repairing broken dial feet. A known method for repairing broken feet that is used by some watchmakers, is to stick it with a piece of double-sided tape. However, this is a bad method that I do not recommend
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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
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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.
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