SUMMER OUTING!

WEEK 67

Pierre Aubert, James Punshon, Jayne Zhuo

Origin : Sydney, Australia. Toulouse, France. Singapore.

Age : 38

Watchmaking class: Technician Course

Current mood: Hi Jayne here. Thought this week will end with a happy note of me servicing my first ever alarm watch with AS1475 movement. So excited with the idea of wearing it with alarm set for my last bus home. Sigh, just at the very last step of completion, I accidentally dropped the movement while setting the time and broke the pallet fork pivot. Guess now would be another good learning point. Yay that's why we are here for the course - to learn to fix things! Other than that, had a great time cleaning up the melted gasket of this vintage 1950s watch. It's all nice and shiny now, almost ready to be worn.

Name: Markus McDonald.
Origin: Stockholm, Sweden. 
Course: 2 years full skill course.
Current mode: This week was very interesting as I continued to build upon the fundamental with Both an Incabloc shock absorber exercise that focused on dexterity whilst disassembling the shock absorbers a crucial part of the watches anatomy that allows for accountancy and performance. 

An introduction to oiling, which is one of the most crucial skills in the technician section of this course and watchmaking as being able to evaluate which areas are in need of lubrication and applying the right amount of oil or grease is crucial in getting the time piece to run smoothly. In conclusion this week was both interesting and educational.

Michael

Origin : Malaysia

Age : 28

Watchmaking class : 2 years Fullskill Program

Current Mood: We went to Interlaken and hike half way up to the Rothorn peak at 2349.7m . It was a great school trip! Been doing trial exams on winding stem for this week. Looking forward to the real exam next week before summer holidays. 

Alex

Origin : Kaohsiung, Taiwan 

Age : 27

Watchmaking : 2Y Fullskill Program

Current mood: The semester is close to its end. Still have no plan for the upcoming vacation due to the outbreak. Anyhow, calling it a day for i am out of words. Until next week.

STEP 1: PRIVATE REPAIRS! (JAYNE, JAMES)

OLD ALARM WATCH WITH CALIBER AS 1475.

RUBBER SEAL MOLTEN AROUND THE EDGE OF THE CASE (BLACK APPEARING RING), THAT WILL BE NASTY TO REMOVE!

 CLEAN!

 DISASSEMBLED WATCH.

ASSEMBLING IT BACK AND LUBRICATION AFTER CLEANING.

 JAMES DISASSEMBLED CHRONOGRAPH FOR REPAIR.

JAMES SEARCHING FOR A MAINSPRING FOR HIS CHRONOGRAPH.

STEP 2: TECHNIQUES! (TECHNICIAN)

PRACTICING THE REMOVAL OF VERY TIGHT CHRONOGRAPH SECONDS HANDS, WITH SPECIAL TOOL!

A TINY PIN IS PUSHING THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE HAND ON THE CHRONOGRAPH RUNNER PIVOT WHILE THE HAND IS SUPPORTED UNDER, THEREFORE DAMAGE TO THE HAND CAN BE AVOIDED, THE PIN IS THEN SCREWED FURTHER DOWN ON THE PIVOT AND EFFECTIVELY PUSHING THE MOVEMENT AWAY FROM THE HAND. 

PIERRE PRACTICING HAND SETTING.

STEP 3: SUMMER OUTING! (ALL)

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY PIERRE!

THE BOAT WE WENT WITH TO BRIENZ, DEPARTING FROM INTERLAKEN.

CLASSIC WAY TO GO UP THE SUMMIT!

 VIEW FROM THE BOAT!

 THE STRAWBERRIES ON THE WAY UP WERE DELICIOUS!

THE VIEW! 

THE SUMMIT!

HENRIK's WORDS:

This week was very fun as we went on our summer outing, this year we went to Interlaken to go with boat to Brienz to hike to Planalp to take a steam train to take us to the Rothorn summit. Pierre had his birthday at the same time!

Otherwise work continues as usual, the technicians are working on private repairs very interesting ones! and also learning more how to deal with dial, hands and cases. Markus is moving on with the lubrication of the winding and setting mechanism and other similar work. Alex finished his brass anvil and Michael is now ready for next weeks final winding stem exam. Next week is also the last one before we go on our much deserved summer holiday! Have a great weekend everyone!