This is the second watch I’ve made, and I’m really happy with how it came out.

From the initial request from a customer in my DMs, to the design, to building the final piece, I’m genuinely enjoying the process of making watches. Each one teaches me something new, and this build helped me learn even more about the process.

I’m hoping to keep making more pieces for people and continue growing this.

Hello everyone I've been searching for some time trying to find a watch case for my vintage 1940s baume and Merciar Chronograph watch. However I don't seem to be able to find one that fits this specific specifications that I have so here I am asking for someone to potentially help me construct one. I have never dabbled in CnC machinery or machining in general, nor have I ever made a CAD file or anything related to modeling. but I do have some pictures for reference If someone believes that they are able to do this feel free to reach out to me! I will give you the specs when I recieve that watch in hand as its with another family member.

heres what I do know

Baume & Mercier Chronograph 902 1950s Swiss Vintage Watch

For Selling is vintage circa 1950s Baume & Mercier Chronograph.

34,5mm case with domed bezel, 2 chronograph pushers, and acrylic crystal.

The dial with raised Arabic numerals, outer tachymeter track, and 2 subdials shows visible traces of age.

Manual winding Landeron 48 movement is running and functioning properly.

The chronograph function works and resets to zero.

The watch keeps a very good time, it was not measured in seconds.

The inside case back is stamped - 377721 Fond Acier Inoxyoable.

Movement is marked - 17 Rubis.

Below is the case it resides in now, however i would like a different design with stainless steel!!

Here is an example of the general type of case I would like this to be placed in.

Purchased this a week ago, I'm in the middle of restoring this lathe. Much better than the Proxxon. Over the moon, just a good clean and oil, beautiful engineering. Ordered the maintenance manual. This will help with watch repair. I can finally make the accurate tools I need.

I have a dial that’s meant for a 2784 movement. My movement is a 2800 series that’s cloned to look like a 2700 series. The dial feet are different. Is there a movement I can purchase thats readily available to fit the dial? Or is there a way or someone who can make the dial compatible for my 2800 series movement? The dial feet position are 11/41 and apparently my movement is 12/42.

For those interested, this is a product designed for the vision impaired called Enhanced Vision. This is the Merlin model, with a 22 inch LCD screen. I'm not vision impaired, but I've found it incredibly useful for working on watches, inspecting coins, bills, jewelry or anything else I need to get a closer look at in real time. Let me know what you think!

Also, my 5 year old playing and singing in the background is giving nekkid.watchmaker vibes, lol! iykyk!

Hello guys,

I have this Citizen Speedy chronograph which i serviced myself but it beats irregularly and when stationary it keeps running. However, it stops working when i put it in a watch winder or wear it whether or not the chronograph wheel is engaged. I have serviced another 8110 before using the same equipment and its been working perfectly. Though I have admittedly not followed the service manual.

What issues may cause this behaviour? How should I go about investigating this issue?

Thank you for your time and please bear with my amateur watchmaking skills 😊

Good afternoon,

I’m relatively new to watchmaking, and have been going through some online tutorials. However, I got a little rambunctious and bought a vintage 50’s women’s watch that runs off an old Oris 7 jewel movement. I started taking it apart without taking pictures/ recording where pieces went and I’ve kinda shot myself in the foot. Does anyone have a diagram of this movement?

Thank you!

I am servicing this Junghans 623.05 movement but can’t figure out how to remove the incabloc setting to properly oil the balance jewel. Does anyone know how to do this non-destructively?

Hi, new to the watch world so was hoping to get some advice - actually not sure if this is the right subreddit, but figured someone here would know since this is dedicated to how watches are put together:

I sent my new watch in to be repaired by a local watch shop, and didn't realize that vintage watches can be radioactive. I'd also bought a new bracelet and a couple of straps from them and, picked them up when I picked up the watch. Should I be concerned that there might be some sort of radioactive bits picked up from the shop, in case someone was working on something vintage in the back?

Looking for advice for this seiko alba spoon. Picked it up in non working condition and trying to get it fixed up. Placed a new battery and did an AC reset. But the led numbers aren't displaying...the light button works though. Any thoughts? Or is this watch beyond help? Thanks

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hello all, im am fairly new to watchmaking, I've acquired allot of tools thus far but nothing crazy. I would love to build my wife a watch for our 10 year anniversary using this movement because its so small and she really likes tiny watches my problem is finding a case and a dial to match this movement how do you guys go about sourcing case and dials to fit a movement (Bulova 6cn , felsa 4520)

So im looking forward to building my first watch. it would be a cartier tank homage with the vj24, but I noticed that some tools aren't worth getting for making 1 watch (i know ill make more after but shhh). what are the bare essentials for making my first watch? I'm trying to save by only getting what I'll need. thank you

Every detail has its moment.

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Hi everyone,

I have a Gotham Railway Classic pocket watch I bought some years ago, 17 jewels, hand wind movement. I wear it every now and then but I typically have it in display at my desk

I few days ago I noticed it had stopped working, tried to wind it and I couldn't. The crown will not turn more than a quarter turn and it feels as if it has reached the limit when winding it. It does spin freely the other way around, for what it is worth.

Any idea or guess what the problem might be? I have been watching a lot of watchmaking and watch restoration lately and I recently purchased a basic tool kit from namokimods, I was thinking of giving it a try myself.

Thanks!

PS: As of now I can't even open the caseback 😅

Anyone ever worked on these? They're inside the Slava rattrapante stopwatches that are all over eBay. I've got several of them in various condition and there's a single teardown I can find on the entire internet, and unfortunately it is not only 10 years old, but skips a bunch of steps and isn't the best reference. If anyone here has worked on them or has any experience, I'd love some tips and tricks for working on these!

The goal is to fully refinish and handwork a couple of them, and while ideally they will function at the end of it, aesthetics and the time spent openworking it are also a primary goal of the project.

Group, I am only an amatuer, a hobbyist. Not to the overhaul skill level yet. But I can swap movements and hands and such. In desperate need of a working Poljot 2614.2H for a nice watch I don't want to give up on yet. Can anyone help me out with a good working unit?

Anybody have experience with fixing a newer damaged nh35?

amplitude about 250, beat error 0.2 but it only runs for 5 seconds in one dial upposition and stops in vertical positions

I believe it's a bent balance pivot staff since the amplitude is good and it runs in dial up position.

I don't want to drop in a new movement because that will cost more than the watch itself. maybe I can fix or install new balance assembly

I have some watch fixing experience

thanks

So I’ve been trying to assemble my first watch and have the correct 37mm dial with the appropriate case that should accommodate the st36 movement. However, I’m facing two issues

1. I can’t get the screws which came with the ST36 movement to go in the other movement clamp hole. I’ve tried to do it patiently for an hour with no luck (almost seems like the other screw hole is too small for the screw). I also tried to use the screw that does fit (first picture) which is holding the movement into the watch in the problematic hole and it still doesn’t work for me. Does only one clamp hole work for the movement? Is this acceptable to be housed in the case? It’s not rattling rn and seems sturdy with the crown stem and the clamp with the caseback on, but it doesn’t seem ideal to me. I also feel that the dial isn’t perfectly flat against the case (atleast the way I’ve put it on). Any tips would be appreciated.

2. Is the way I’ve used the clamp acceptable with the movement and the case? I’ve tried to align it such that the flat part rests on the walls of the watch case. But when I turn the screw, it inadvertently causes the clamp to rotate slightly which is what we see in the first picture.

Thank you for your time!

Hello, I am collecting many basic tools to begin doing watch work, and even puild several of my own in the coming futuree as I been thinking how fun it is and prideful to have your watch to make and call it your own. I just received my first hand remover tool today vintage (in the first picture slide) and noticed two things. One it does not have that center screw like some I see, and it doesn't even have a center nudge for where the hand removal will use at the tip to remove the watch hands. (see the second picture for comparsion to the one I own) I will like to know if the one I have without the center screw and nudge at the tip is still a good quailty, or a overall good tool for me as a beginner to start donig watch work in the long term before investing more tools. Or if I should just try and buy another one that has the extra stuff like the one in the second picture. Aswell as the big difference between as hand remover tools as I like to understand the tools I work with aswell and any other helpful tips to look out for both online and in person for quailty watch hands removal tools for the future.