Ever-turning

 

 

   Week 41

STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS

Workshop A

Students:
    Art, Bernd, Cesar, Joan, Louis Lu, Mun, Nine

     Joan spent the week hand-tuning on the watchmaker's lathe, practicing making pivots that require a microscope to clearly see.

Workshop B

Students:
    Christiaan, Craig, Gary, Jaewon, Philippe, Sense    

 

Christiaan put the 3D printer to further use, fabricating a series of prototype cases for one of his watches.

 

As his work with the lathe continues, Jaewon was also instructed in the necessary maintenance of the lathe tools, learning how to sharpen the gravers on diamond grinder.

 

Craig reached the point of taking his first practice exam for the balance and hairspring. It's a full day of intense concentration, but at least it's the last exam before the final one.

 

Craig also put in some time learning how to make the spiral-ground finish developed by previous student Ivan Berets. It's not ~technically~ snailing, but it still looks very impressive. 

 

Thank you for reading!

Hope to see you again next week