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3/4 plate properly centered and machined to correct thickness. Need to refine my finishing operation.

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Dial engraving test using diamond engraving bit.

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Trying to make a watch from movement to case on a small budget isn't easy, lol.

I'm sharing space in a shop with my little CNC and have to be careful which power plugs I use. One, which killed the...

They had another recent "in-house" scandal involving a chronograph. Either a fully ETA 2894 or a 2892 with DD Chrono module...

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Should have a part I can take...

Bremont Longitude and their newly self-manufactured (by weight) Horage movement. Bull or bear?

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It gets them silicon and a slightly longer PR which is good.
I...

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Stainless test for hands experiment. Mostly success. And didn't break a single cutter today! (Started off wrecking a half dozen or so per day...)

The Valjoux auto Chrono trademark unfortunately. 44mm, and no thickness spec. So probably also Valjoux chubby.

Might still pick one up down the road if they get reasonably discounted.

Don't know if posted already but this is cool:

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^ This. So much this.

That wobbly crown makes setting the date super annoying.

New Nissan Z reveal is tonight.

This is extremely interesting.

I am having some issues with the attachments though. Only the one with the pawls and aqua numbers on black barrels shows up for me.

Alright for 1 and 3:

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I've been upgrading the CNC to cut tougher metals and finally made some itty bitty progress.

Grade 5 titanium faced and small diameter (1.0mm) cutter milled.
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1: I'll measure some when I get back to my shop.
2: Don't know. Check out Elgiloy, it is a Co-Cr-Ni alloy designed for mainsprings that survived beyond its developer Elgin watches. Swiss use an...

Soprod or Vaucher movements. Good stuff.

That Lotus is hot.

I have a 2014 catalogue and price list from a movement supplier and they charged 70-something CHF for the cert, which I think is exactly what COSC charges them.

Most of the aluminum I've machined including this is 6061-T6. Silicon alloyed, precipitation hardened and artificially aged. Sometimes called "aircraft grade" but it's really the workhorse alloy for...

I don't really know.

Industrially it's a wonder metal. But for jewelry, not so much. Maybe the ubiquitous nature of it? It's a bit soft, so scratches easily (but can be hard anodized for a thin...

Had some electrical problems with my machine. Once sorted finally cut some metal, albeit only aluminum to start.

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Few more details need to be sorted out before things get serious,...

Now you have time for compilation into a book or 3...

My argument is why does he get to value his part-selection, design, and assembly addition at $17000 while someone like Halios only gets to to value-add say $500 just because Bradley selects more...

I got in to a pretty epic flame war on a Canadian forum expressing the same surprise.

Got called a Rolex fanboy who knows nothing about haute Horology. I countered by linking to the catalog of...

Steel.

A girl I was dating a while back had a Tiffany platinum ring from her dad. I copied it in stainless steel on my work lathe. Visibly pretty much identical colour. Platinum was significantly heavier...