Watchmaking , Horology
 9780856677045

Table of contents :
WORKSHOP AND EQUIPMENT
HAND TOOLS
FINISHING STEEL AND BRASS
TURNING
WHEELS AND PINIONS
MAKING SMALL COMPONENTS
JEWELLING
ESCAPEMENTS
MAINSPRINGS AND ACCESSORIES
MOVEMENT DESIGN
THE BALANCE AND SPRING
CASEMAKING
ENGIME TURNED CASES AND DIALS

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GEORGE DANIELS

WATCHMAKING

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Philip \ ilson Publi hers

Dan et 1981

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f rst pubh htJ 1981 R pnn ed with dd1tionr. 1985 Rt:v c;e )ork NY 10010 978

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PREFACE TO THE

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Preface , marke t for L'XPl'nsiv1.· hand-finished -duced th l: • ction, .l I~o r1. unild not -..uppnrt an antiquated :lu pr(l( . b the !at~ 19.,0s - ·• . c ... which, ) fi c , ..,cd 1n En,•land in the 1930s. \\'lltch • d tr\' TM11't' C t truction and with th1.· neg lec tt>d .1ppcarancc 0 .. . m c11mmental store uf disuse The mo::;t :.1.gmficanl a'>pc·ct o t- lll" here•t th1l for the mo::;t part, tlw purpo::;e W ir .1bility but it w.1s true tha! t~ad)ilf 111nph hed by the ex1w ril!110• i.;ilim•d in making

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componc nh by lht• '>kilful manipulation of s1mph• toob. ·1hat wa .. thl' r· n~li..,h method a~d it .... aw the ri..,e and fall of an induo;try which hn,1lly l'ndt•d with the dc.1th nf Sidm·) Bcttl'r in London in the mid -19 ~0-. . In w n ..idcnng my own tool to ma~h·r thdr idiosyncr,1s1c.,. rh1., l.Htcr is fl'Ot·ctt-d in the quality (lf work prodUl"l'd in thl' past on L>qu1prncnt that would tod.w be con..,idered l' 'trl·nwly crudt•. I could afford to do no mon• than fol111w pcbt l'>.amplc ,1nd pl'rH.'\'l'rt.' with the lathe 'I hw.. equipped for work, tlw first w.111 h w,1 l.1id down on paper The following two )'l' .1r.. were "'PL' llt in cxpl•rimcnt and practin• to acquire an undt•rs tanding of the technical requirt•mcnb of ,1 watch ,ind to karn thl' technique-. of its manutacture from the raw m.11l'rial. Mr. A. I. Oliver, a Cd!>cmakcr of r,1re :.kill who at th.1t time had a 01d.l•n.. i.111 work hop in Clerkenwl.'ll, agreed th,lt for a ..,um of moncv I ..,l\Ould ha\'c tlw priv1lebc oi m.1king my fir,t w.1tchca..,e under his guidance. TI1c \\ork toutton in , the rainr trom the chronog he right, de>" n J,•ane the pillar w e~het tnoth . Further ';~~: P~" 1,pnng ~~ at B to engage a ra h When rekase hed back t• the pillar wheel one toot so that it will J:>e P"' _; · t 0 t the paw h )eft anu ra1>e the pntn h tchet tooth. eel w t e left J:>y the >lope of t eraow the action enl;''g The diagrams below ,h '.th cams zero

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for seconds and reserve of wirldi1l.g. Gold \l.·an ~. ~evet~ dial with day and date re\1 ealed b 1?ressing the tt n 8 o'clock position wltile the 'iVatcll. · c, rtied n t r· Signed 'Daniels London'.

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tl and of the case, 5 is turned one tootl1 to release le\ er l a1 d allol\T R to rise and engage the clutch carried on the ar r of the ~econds hand. At the same moment zeroing le\'er Mis raised to rest on catch E. When A is again pushed l i- lifted on to the ramp of R to disengage the clutch and tof the seconds hand but M remains locked on E. To zero the seconds ha11d Y is pressed by the second button in the band of the case to lift E and release M to fall onto the zeroing earn on wheel C.

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the ffi()On, s~lver dial :Vi:h ins:t gold chapters, nc\ se'-on~ gl)ld ha11ds, silver subs1d1ary dials for l1ay a11d moY\tn \\'.ft\ 1 leap year indication, centigrade thern\on\ ter, t e rewi e of tl1e gold case with aper tu re for tl1e t: qlr t1 , . , t1t\\~ \ \\\, setting cale11dar and re{fil®~{ID1f §~(ID~'@~i ~ ·~ ~ ~ ~

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u£ .,. r 'h but these are not ma d e sma11 enough for watchw 1 is r• F or, Deeper holes that need to be parallel a n d to a p d. can be opened after drilling by forcing a smooth bre etPn111riru. roach tl " hole. Tum the broacl1 in steel to about on e and a half t· lrou.~rit ]]}](!') ll 1elen&1 of the hole to be opened . M a k e a small taper at on c ht>d. Thus tht· drilI cl'f·;J ptll fl> ll'< ll< l ' th l' c; ea the die damag;mg t11e remainder of the tlrr d reve t eh1

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reduc~da~os~own ~~aS'° t)'l'es .;er screws are usree"' is tightenedaround which the ,;e • corrtponen t ' ,on o.. :'""" "'""'"" " It'•r1ve< .,;th•• the ed "'airclY in very o ld :;,.,. which Th' .lo""" are onents, as shoWIL iI> ih•"'""'P""'d»ni'"" to reta>" f''vot;1 de!'cribed earlier b"t do fora> the thre-' asthat the ,,,,derside of the fi& 52 ,,rew fron> the rod· Be. sure be "'ade to it after the not p,1rt tl d flat for no alternuon can t and tighten i . - true ,1n ' , d . t the cornponen 11e,1• .,1:., finished. Screw the ro in oil rnark on the rod to tl'le left po1>0nt as shown in Fig 55. Make a m ark w ith the graver

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67 Iron-wire handle for plate screws

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• i~ ut u.11 f~·r w.itch components to be tempered after hardening. The

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Very smaJI pieces will cool qui ckly when out of the flame. Hi ' them immediately above the coolant during heating, as shown. Fig 65. Withdraw the flame before quenching. It is very raret~ a component is so small that it needs to be passed from the flai!l

tt>n1pEnng is dLn1e by heating, which softens the metal according to the an10~1nt of hec1t applied. This can be measured by the changing colour ot the metal as the temperature rises . .\Vhen P?ssible o~e surface is cleaned brigl1t with a buff stick or o1btone ~hp. The p1e.ce is held over the flame on a brass plate t1ntil the requlfed · colour is reached · If the component cannot easil b inade bright a separate piece of bri ht ste . y e the brass plate. This separate t lg . el can be laid alor\gside on

s ee piece n1ust[QJ~·~ surface as tl1e component to be t Q o 11 ost watch pieces can be t O dl!:!J LI U ~l!:!J LI This will leave then~ tougl1 en~:~l~r;: to. a n1e~it1in-blt1e coll)llr. g resist deformation wit . l1out

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Fi£ 73, and rub on n·ood charged n•ith di in_ • r ~ . hil anic.irt 1 1 holder ben,•een the fingers \\' e s\veepmg the 1 1 The 11olders are made for· broaching the pipest:'ng•J: of if and need to na··e the bole lll the thread plug"'ed . • ~ scren·s are being held. The heads can be pobl. h"nl . d h . . 15 E:J method but 1·.J.th t~e tm:ea. e~d 1n a pm vice Alt \ can be polished 1 rhiJe spmrung ill the lathe. Tr:;itJ a5 ir.

76 "Bolt tool

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L~111/0'{~ Fridv . . \Vhen the length Jf ci curved surface is bounded at each. end with a , kp, care 111u1. d l1 Ware th i11 ''tit "' l ' nt>t rulle 1?11t:'ath sn1a1J-d.1 1 at ll '''•·r t()f 1. tl1t cr.1\ < r " a 11eter 1~ p · llt1, bre J....1~he" Fig 91, to correct any ova1ness or curvature of the rod. r,When n is true and round bring the graver into fuJJ con tc1et t. tht'

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n·duce the dia1neter of the rod nearly to the final diameter of the balance spring collet arbor and further reduce the diameter of the end for the pi vot, as in Fig 94. Turn the back-slope and make

clearance for the polisher, as in Fig 95. The surface of tlle l1t1b sl1ou ld be s~ooth ,1nJ bright from the graver and nee m tij_lr{/. 0)~

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Use the oilstone polisher under th e hub so that full Cont u~u.a YI ~f!tl e ' l)llet is not to be too tight. To · ·t en tica 1 1 c · of ihe arbnr is qu1_eh JI t '11d possible dan\age to the spring . l. t ti 111 ot t e co e " ·1 1 .ivo1d l is or t l ll irbor should be polished untl j . , sub~cquent re1nuva Ho' ' · . t 1e:l

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