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A Watchmaker's Diary: 21-Jan-2015
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Wednesday, 21 January 2015. I bought this tool off ebay a while ago. An un-jeweled hole can sometimes be worn to an oval shape by it's pivot. This tool allows one to centre the worn hole of a wheel with respect to the other, unworn, hole. And here is how the the whole thing looks assembled. I tried this on a junk movement. Below you can see how the unworn hole is centered and the movement is secured. After this the bridge with the worn hole is fixed to the plate and the reamer is passed through it.
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A Watchmaker's Diary: A special order commemorative watch
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Thursday, 9 October 2014. A special order commemorative watch. A prominent journalist, Mr Srinivas Laxman, who is passionate about and has covered space exploration for a long time wanted a watch to commemorate the recent Mars orbiter mission. Here is what I did for him. The little red dot marks the time when the orbiter was inserted into Mars' orbit, 07.42 AM. And here are the other options-. Thank you for the opportunity Mr. Laxman! 25 November 2014 at 02:33. 26 November 2014 at 11:00.
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A Watchmaker's Diary: 07-Dec-2013
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Saturday, 7 December 2013. No4-00, more pictures. These pictures were taken by the future owner of No.4-01. I think they are refreshingly different from the clinical pictures I take in the light tent. Of course, the fact that he has a great camera and is an ace photographer also helps! Here it is on his wrist-. And here I am wearing the watch. I am just happy that the watch looks better than it's maker :-). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. No4-00, more pictures.
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A Watchmaker's Diary: 20-Nov-2013
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Wednesday, 20 November 2013. Here is my No.4 wristwatch. This one is a semi-skeleton. The idea is to show only the interesting bits. This includes the escapement, the mainspring barrel and the keyless works. Everything else is covered by the stepped dial. In this model the dial and movement are in bare, frosted brass. I feel this is a more muted, understated look as compared to gold plating. Also, the brass will acquire an interesting patina over time. Something like a service indicator :-).
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A Watchmaker's Diary: 06-Feb-2014
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Thursday, 6 February 2014. Where would one find an A D Sambhare watch in the wild? Over the last few years I have received inquiries from all over the world, in fact right from Hawaii to Arunachal pradesh! As of today this is where my watches have gone. Needless to say, My aim is world domination! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Where would one find an A D Sambhare watch in the .
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A Watchmaker's Diary: 30-Mar-2015
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Monday, 30 March 2015. No4 on a bracelet. I put No.4-00 on a 20mm bracelet I had and I am very pleased with the result. Over the past year this bracelet has adorned 4 or 5 of my watches but I think it belongs here :-). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. No4 on a bracelet.
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A Watchmaker's Diary: Where would one find an A D Sambhare watch in the wild?
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Thursday, 6 February 2014. Where would one find an A D Sambhare watch in the wild? Over the last few years I have received inquiries from all over the world, in fact right from Hawaii to Arunachal pradesh! As of today this is where my watches have gone. Needless to say, My aim is world domination! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Where would one find an A D Sambhare watch in the .
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A Watchmaker's Diary: 16-Feb-2014
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Sunday, 16 February 2014. At some point in it's long life this watch lost all of it's hands. Some research indicated that I had a minute hand in the correct style in my parts box. The hour hand had to be made. I started with sheet brass. The hole for the cannon/hour wheel is always the starting point of any hand. Below, you can see the basic design has been scribed with the hole as reference. All shaping done, polishing not done yet-. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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A Watchmaker's Diary: 22-Nov-2013
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Friday, 22 November 2013. Here are some videos of No.4-00. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A D Sambhare has been in the forming for several years. I have always been drawn to and interested in the inside of watches and have been exploring my love for watches by collecting and repairing antique pocket watches for years. On this blog I intend to share the making of my watches and also other interesting watch related stories. View my complete profile.