Starting off with the most important event this week. Craig’s graduation!! We threw a little party in the workshop in honour of our new graduate, speeches drinks and diplomas were given.
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| Happy teacher and happy student |
Congratulations Craig! We’re all excited to see the watches you will make. He is our 41st fullskills graduate!
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| Craig’s family joining us |
This now making Bernd, Louis, Joan and Cesar the senior students. We are still making our way through the hairsprings, definitely the most patience testing part of the course. One slip and hours of work are gone. A lot of time is spent flattening and centering the hair spring around the collet, a crucial step in order to get good timing out of a watch later down the line.
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| This is not a happy sight |
But we are persevering and making progress. Trying not to lose ourselves in the spirals of the spring.
Chris in the meanwhile found himself a little hidden treasure. A pocket watch belonging to a priest with a very nice Moser calibre.
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| Bearing the Moser stamp |
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| Closer up |
Now we break off of a long weekend to enjoy the Easter break and ponder what rabbits and eggs have to do with the resurrection of Christ.
Happy Easter !
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