Video Below… How to locate your advanced Hermle Clock Course after joining the Ultra Online Horology Course Special Offer. Thanks for Joining! Thanks for Joining!…I have received a few emails from people jumping in on the Special Offer and not being able to locate the advanced Hermle Clock Course in their Ultra Horology Course. Very sorry for that. My fault. …
Welcome to all new members! Please take a moment to watch the following Course Login and Navigation videos. There are a few do’s and don’ts covered concerning the login process that can make your first and future logins easy and flawless. Also with all of the new content being added to the Ultra Online Horology course on a regular basis …
Geneva Stop Work The Geneva Stop Work known also as Maltese cross was a major contributor to timekeeping accuracy in both Watches and Clocks. The stop-work mechanism when used with older high carbon steel springs effectively ‘clipped’ or disengaged the end portions of a mainspring where extreme torque variation occurs leaving the middle much more constant torque flat portion of …
Video animation by Bob Tascione Incabloc Shock Absorber System Prior to the arrival of floating jewel shock absorbers such as the Incabloc Shock absorbing system shown in the above animation most balance hole and cap jewels were press fit into settings. These settings were then inserted into the plate and balance cock and held rigidly in place with screws so …
Making a Lever Spring for a Waterbury Clock In this video William shows us his technique for making a lever spring for a Waterbury Clock. These springs are often broken or completely missing and are needed for proper functioning of lifting and locking levers used on almost all American made striking clocks from the 19th century. Shown here is: Tools …
Triple Chime Hammer Tail Repair Here’s another helpful video by William covering an interesting triple chime hammer tail repair technique using a simple grinding fixture he built to fit on any watchmakers lathe. In the video he covers: Explanation of problems resulting from worn chime hammer tails How to build a simple but valuable fixture to hold the hammer tail …
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Scroll Down Page for Watchmaker Clockmaker Tools Video Kosmo runs through some newly acquired watchmaker clockmaker tools with great in-depth descriptions of how they are used in horology. Some are advanced tools still being manufactured by Malcomb Wild who is well know for producing top quality tools. This is a good video and is well worth watching for anyone interested …
Hauser Pivot Polisher Great video by William Porter showing his refurbished Hauser pivot polisher. This watch and clock pivot polisher was most likely used in a clock or watch making factory back in the 1940’s. Capable of burnishing pivots from .2mm to 6mm makes it an ideal machine for burnishing pocketwatch and clock pivots. Although this machine isn’t necessary for …
Making Clock Gear Cutters part 1 In this very informative first video of a multi video series William Porter touches on some simple cycloid tooth form theory as well as some homemade tooling he constructed for making clock gear cutters. This first video covers: Several books to learn about horological gear cutter theory and clock gear cutter theory. Making cutter …
