Nic,
Check out the Steffan Pahlow videos on Youtube; especially the MAKING A GLASUTTE BALANCE STAFF video. He uses a variety of lathe accessories to make a balance staff for a rare pocket watch. There are other videos on Youtube that show the making of dials, watch faces, pilar plates and so on. There are also videos by PERPLXR and the University of Oklahoma Watch School showing parts being made fixtured in faceplates.
david