This video captures 1,440 hours of work in six minutes, detailing the process from CAD design to manufacturing - from scratch, and nearly completely handmade using traditional watchmaking methods. For his first watch, Dr. Roysdon chose the style of the Hamilton 945 because the parts are a bit larger than other movements, e.g., the ETA 2824. Over 50 jigs and fixtures were made to build this watch. There are 122 hand-made pieces in the Model One, while the Inca-bloc jewels, hairspring, mainspring, springs inside the spring bars, front/back sapphire crystal were purchased.
More photos and details are located here:
www.roysdonwatchco.com
Content Timestamps
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0:00 - Intro & Unveiling
0:39 - CAD & CAM
0:54 - CNC machining
1:10 - Lathe work
1:35 - Pearlage
1:39 - Geneva Stripes
1:43 - Angelage & Polishing chamfers
2:00 - Press-fit ruby jewels
2:09 - Handmade gear (wheel & pinion) cutting
2:26 - Chamfer & polishing gears
2:46 - 24k gold plating (electroplating)
3:01 - Staking wheels & pinions
3:14 - Poising the balance wheel
3:23 - Adjusting the hairspring
3:28 - Movement assembly & timing adjustments
3:32 - Guilloche watch dial, hour markers, chapter rings, and more pearlage
4:01 - Hour, minute and second hands
4:10 - 22 handmade screws & black (mirror) polishing
4:46 - 2 handmade banking pins
4:56 - Watch case
5:06 - Buckle & buckle tongue
5:15 - Handmade leather watch strap (watch band)
5:38 - Scraps from many iterations
5:45 - 122 handmade parts
5:51 - Glamor shots
Acknowledgements
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While this project was entirely self-funded, and all tools were purchased, the following people and companies are gratefully acknowledged:
- The entire Roysdon family and friends (especially Todd) for their continuous verbal support throughout this project
- "silverkidd46036ryan" on eBay for the Boley F1 lathe and accessories
- "trader51" on eBay for the polishing frog, topping-off tool, and Boley drill-press
- "burty0_0" on eBay for the K&D 18R Inverto Deluxe staking set, and many other tools
- "dr_woolacott" on eBay for the Luthy Hirt hairspring adjustment tool
- "b_line55cc" on eBay for the assorted parts used during prototyping
- www.GoldPlating.com for the Jewel Master Pro HD Kit
- and many others whose names will be added at their permission
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12 май 2024
