Movements - Watch Complications

Chiming Watches and Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto Preview

11/01/202212/23/2022

Once in a while a watch comes along that changes expectations. Quite honestly, it is very rare. Chiming watches are a niche of haute horology inaccessible to most makers due to closely guarded secrets and inaccessible to most enthusiasts due to cost. The Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto changes the equation significantly. This post and […]

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Custom Movement Holders and Spacers

05/20/202105/20/2021

One of my favorite activities in watchmaking is creating custom movement holders and spacers. Problem solving is what I do as an Information and Computer Scientist, so it feels right at home. Creating an interface to fit a particular movement to a particular case is a fun challenge. A custom part means drafting a design. […]

Christopher Ward Movements Reviews

Christopher Ward SH21

02/14/202001/04/2021

Being interested in both watches and watchmaking, the notion of reviewing watch movements seemed a natural fit for my site and something different compared to other channels. Movement Reviews starts with an in-depth look at the Christopher Ward SH21.

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Christopher Ward C8 Power Reserve Chronometer

10/12/201801/11/2021

Watch complications…we love them. Yes a certain purity exists in a three-hand timepiece that soberly tells the time, but mechanical complications add intrinsic complexity and value. But perhaps more importantly from an operational point-of-view, complications substantiate the canvas on which they are built. One such watch is the Christopher Ward C8 Power Reserve (C8 PR), […]

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Extracting A Broken Screw

07/09/201801/12/2021

This post is a portion of a larger Watch Project that illustrates Sellita SW210 Repair. The best way to understand how you can extract a broken screw from a movement is to watch the video [https://youtu.be/KynGevssTjk]. I used a Bergeon 30209 with extractors (broaches) sized 0.8mm on the side with the broken head and 0.6mm […]

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Fossil Twist: A cautionary tale regarding fashion watches

06/15/201801/12/2021

“C’mon baaaaabaaaay, let’s do the twist!” Fossil ME1097This is an interesting twist of a story that exposes need to know information to potential buyers of fashion watches. Someone brought this watch to me after visiting a store (in another country) to fix it since it was not working anymore. NOTE: If a quartz watch is […]

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Chiming Watches and Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto Preview

Custom Movement Holders and Spacers

Christopher Ward SH21

Christopher Ward C8 Power Reserve Chronometer

Extracting A Broken Screw

Fossil Twist: A cautionary tale regarding fashion watches

Category: Movements

Chiming Watches and Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto Preview

Custom Movement Holders and Spacers

Christopher Ward SH21

Christopher Ward C8 Power Reserve Chronometer

Extracting A Broken Screw

Fossil Twist: A cautionary tale regarding fashion watches