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CNC Making a Wrist Watches Housing..
Hi guys.. since I took a break from RC modelling, the lifestyle ideas grow ...
Noo not Apple but other luxury things like watches and jewelry.
Since my studies in Black Forest I hooked a heart on mechanical wrist watches ... far from beein able to effort a Breitling or other pilots chronograph
it was creeping into my mind - "...but you have a CNC"!!
Ok, the short track .. since that time I have the dream to setup my own mechanical wrist watch unsing an ETA brand 7750 movement also assembled in some newer Hanhart or the "cheaper" Rolex lines . You have to know that that movement in the basic appearance is not that expensive, but as soon as the luxury guys get their fingers in ... they blue the screws engrave or pearl the bridges and cover that parts with Gold so the price raises up to several thousands of Euro ... for me the standard configuration is good enough and should I be able to join a workshop or a clockmakers hobbyists class one day, I think I can do what I did not miss so far ( then) ... But now ...
let the pics tell ...
some data :
The Material is 1.4112 - for the US Guys it is stainles knife steel AISI 440B
Movement ETA 7750 "Valjoux " TOP Grade
Wrist Band : either a Kaufmann band ( I like the butterfly mechanism to close it) or a
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Hi Harpye,
Might I ask what kind of CNC gear you used to make your watch case?
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I know it's an old thread but what a machining job, and the movements appear to be reasonably priced on Ebay, although the clones are a third the cost, but I'm sure not up to anywhere near the quality!
cheers, Ian
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Sry guys - I have not been here for a longer time now
CNC Gear is all DIY ... Meanwhile the watch is several steps further .. .and I also did some other watch related things...
Second pic is a true guilloche made on my DIY CNC Lathe the other on my DIY router
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Wow, that's some really incredible work!
That looks like you made your own tourbillon?
How did you go with the machining the parts, and getting it precise and smooth enough for integration with the movement? And I assume you've seen Clickspring's videos on bluing screws? He made some nifty trays for that purpose to get nicely repeatable results.
Lastly, more pics please! I loooove watch porn like this!
cheers, Ian
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Hi Ian!
The tourbillon is still in progress ... there are missing several gears but at the moment the regular business takes too much time to find the patience to engage into this without making mistakes!
I think I'll attach some more simple parts....
Hj
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5Vo2wVtx4s
BTW this was the last attempt of an own tourbillon movement which was not successful due to the necessary parts and the availability....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muB81ZuCsU4
This is just the hands gear ... solved in a bit unusual way...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1CaZaNSrTM
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Just amazing work!
There's something about guilloche work that I find really mesmerising, I could never tire looking at rose engine (or CNC in this case) work for ages, it's so beautiful.
And making your own tourbillon, that's just incredible to tackle something that complex. Looking forward to more pics!
I know it's horses for courses and everyone's tastes are different, but I've never understood the attraction of digital or smart watches over analog watches.
cheers, Ian
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Beautiful work indeed ,I have just educated myself on the Tourbillon on a utube :) so much fine work goes unnoticed thank you.john.
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Beautiful work indeed ,I have just educated myself on the Tourbillon on a utube :) so much fine work goes unnoticed thank you.john.
If you really want to be gob smacked look up Abraham Breguet, considered the greatest horologist ever, who invented the tourbillon
And to see some more absolute jaw dropping eye candy, look up George Daniels, universally considered the greatest watchmaker in modern history, who invented the coaxial escapement completely revolutionising modern watch making, and helping to re-ignite the entire watch market.
It's all extremely fascinating stuff, and knowing what's involved I have the utmost respect for people making watches, and tackling making a tourbillon, wow!
Cheers, Ian
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Thank's for that Ian yes after building the cnc doing a little fine work i also like hand engraving so i may have to purchase a stereo Microscope for some of my finer work:) I have a passion for the machinery as well those guys are Inspirational for sure so many distractions on this forum....:)