Critique Request My first watch movement practice

[Borzzza]

My first practice on real watch movement, first time engraving brass and lots more of “first times” for me in this project)) it took me more than one week of work on the movement, brass with rhodium plating.

I was practicing those little swirls on bronze, it was not working at all, then switched straight to brass movement by advise of my teacher Sergej Manaenko - it worked!))
Design was freehand, drawing straight on the methal with a soft pensil and scribing it out lightly after. I will do it differently next time for sure, more “organized” and will try to keep better shape of scrolls. And maybe would make another border))))

 

[JJ Roberts]

Borzzza,I like the fine detail in your engraving of the watch movement ,keep up the good work. J.J.

 

[Archie Woodworth]

Dang, if that isn't some fancy work. VERY beautiful work!!!

 

[monk]

looks quite nice.tyvm for showing.

 

[davidshe]

Well done! Keep it up

 

[Stefan]

Good job. And troublesome. 1. It is necessary to disassemble the mechanism. 2. Engraving so as not to damage the stones. 3 Flushing and purging the mechanism of chips. 4 assembly of the mechanism + lubrication + setting + setting of the dial + hands. + Installation in the case. You did everything perfectly!

 

[Stefan]

Are you a student of Manaenko? Did he give lessons in Baku?

 

[Borzzza]

Good job. And troublesome. 1. It is necessary to disassemble the mechanism. 2. Engraving so as not to damage the stones. 3 Flushing and purging the mechanism of chips. 4 assembly of the mechanism + lubrication + setting + setting of the dial + hands. + Installation in the case. You did everything perfectly!

Stefan, luckily my husband is a watchmaker, he did all the difficult part of the job))))
For me the biggest problem was how to fix those thin parts, as thermolock wouldn’t hold... I found a cheap chineese ball with sealing wax on top, I used it on a tirntable insted of a ball vise. I should buy some kind of pitch...

 

[Borzzza]

Are you a student of Manaenko? Did he give lessons in Baku?

Yes my teacher is Sergej Manaenko, he gives classes in Saint Petersburg in Russia, I took his class in October))

 

[sam]

A very successful job. Well done! Sergej will be proud!

 

[Stefan]

Did you do pneumatic shtihel? Or a simple shtihel? What angle? Red paste is hard to wash off. How did you clean the pasta? Good luck to you. Success!

 

[Borzzza]

A very successful job. Well done! Sergej will be proud!

Thank you!)))

 

[Borzzza]

Did you do pneumatic shtihel? Or a simple shtihel? What angle? Red paste is hard to wash off. How did you clean the pasta? Good luck to you. Success!

Stefan, I am working with GRS Gravermach, for this work I used carbide gravers 90 and 80 degrees, heels polished and hand shaped a bit rounded with rubber wheel, a bit like onglette.
I believe you can do same job with a flat graver)

The sealing wax is easily dissolved in acetone, you leave the part in it for a while. We used cleaning liquid f45 (watchmakers stuff).

 

[Stefan]

Stefan, I am working with GRS Gravermach, for this work I used carbide gravers 90 and 80 degrees, heels polished and hand shaped a bit rounded with rubber wheel, a bit like onglette.
I believe you can do same job with a flat graver)

The sealing wax is easily dissolved in acetone, you leave the part in it for a while. We used cleaning liquid f45 (watchmakers stuff).

I thought so thin and
Graceful items were engraved in hand. But now I see that this is also possible with a pneumatic shtihel. I also wash off the red paste with a solvent.

 

[papart1]

nice job mister. pap

 

[Borzzza]

nice job mister. pap

Thanks))) it’s madame in fact)))

 

[John B.]

Great work......and fancy nails too.

 

[papart1]

sorry Missy.............still pretty darn nice.

 

[Borzzza]

Great work......and fancy nails too.

Thanks for both notes)))))

 

[Borzzza]

sorry Missy.............still pretty darn nice.

Thank you pap)))