Springing through Time
part 430; the click spring Meet the click spring, also know as my problem child. Something that is smaller than a hair, but as strong as a staple. I have currently lost two of these in rebuilding the SW200 movement. On slight shake of the hand while inserting it into the main plate, and…
Setbacks and Learnings of a Timelord (part 3)
Have you ever had a moment in the middle of a project that you were so excited for, as you know it draws you closer to the end? For me, that was this weekend. And with it, the heartache that come with failure. The Seamaster 300 style arrived and was amped! As I had done…
Journey of becoming “Timelord” (part 2)
Prototype “Bellingham Bay” After setting the hands on the dial (and figuring out the trick to setting the second hand), and pushing in the winding stem, it came to life! The Bellingham Bay is based off the classical Tudor Heritage Black Bay watch in case, bezel, and snowflake hands. The dial I had originally designed…
Journey to become a “Timelord”
What would it take to make a “Northwest Built” Swiss watch? I don’t know, but working on finding out. Taking the traditional “geek in the garage” approach of building something, I wonder if I could build something so small and percise using “off the shelf” parts. After quite a bit of research and finding sites…
AJ Barse
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