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You though we were going to head into the weekend without a post about Luc Monnet's workshop at @arts.mecaniques ? No way! Here's a super cool tool that was custom made for his work. So you complain that you can't or simply don't want to fork out a couple of grand for a vintage and complete Pivofix? Take this as an example: Luc took an already excellent Steiner jacot tool and modified it. If you peruse through @arts.mecaniques Facebook page you can see more pix of the manufacture process. Luc with his partner @cyril_brivet_naudot are upfront about sharing their knowledge and even have an open source project to share all blueprints and methods for making watches - super!! Just go to the website and take a look! (More about this in next post ;) but here you see how the Steiner jacot tool was modified and a grinding wheel added. The large knob at the bottom left (first pic) and bottom right (top view) is the height adjuster, and that little plastic arm in the last picture is an felt pad charged with oil to facilitate reducing the pivots to size. Ahh yes, also the supports (and jacot tool itself) were modified so that the grinding disc could come down onto the pivot. Super super nice!!! This is just one of the many tools they've manufactured or modified to create some really spectacular watchmaking work, go check their IG @arts.mecaniques If you haven't yet! #horologicaltools #artsmecaniques #lucmonnet #cyrilbrivet-naudot #manualmachinist #watchmaker #independantwatchmaker #independentwatchmaking #workbench #workshop #jacottool #steinerpivot #uhrmacherdrehbank #uhrmacherwekzeug #tourhorloger #outilhorloger #toolporn #lathe #pivofix #rolliefix #pivot #pinion #pinionpolisher #clockrepair #penmaker #knifemaking #modelmaker #puristspro #hodinkee #pivotmachine #manualmachinist

It is the end if the school year... As promised earlier, here is the current version of Y1 student Brandon's school watch (he will be adding more): . - center bridge. - escape wheel bridge. - balance bridge. - chaton (will be screwed in). - lapped, beveled ratchet/crown wheels. - lapped, beveled screws. - overcoil hairspring. - stud and flat polished placket. - regulator and arm. - regulating pins. - winding stem. . . . #watchmakingschool #watches #watchmaker #watchmaking #watchrepair #horology #sawta #lititzwatchtechnicumum #schoolwatch

How about this exquisite Lorch Junior to start a very very special mini series of images exploring the super cool watchmaking and prototype studio of Luc Monnet of @arts.mecaniques. This beautiful Lorch Junior has a 50mm center height with 8mm collets. As those who own one of these beaus know, it's a superb lathe for turning extra fine work. Here, in Luc's workshop it is used for very fine pivot turning by hand. Don't let the image fool you, this lathe is super small, with your hand being as big as 3/4 of the lathe. (Ah! And don't mind that Aciera in the background, we'll come back to it ;) This super cool piece of equipment is the first, as I mention, in a series of really special machines I'll be sharing over the next week. They all form part of the workshop of @arts.mecaniques . As we'll see, their studio represents a really classic high-end workshop, with THE best machines of our trade! Thanks to the special generosity of Luc Monnet who's taken the time to share these beaus! I'll be giving you more info about Luc's workshop and work, but in the meantime, if you haven't see their IG page, please go check out @arts.mecaniques you'll get a crisp idea of the superior quality work that they do!!! Thanks Luc for giving us this special tour of your workshop!! #horologicaltools #artsmecaniques #lucmonnet #cyrilbrivet-naudot #manualmachinist #watchmaker #independantwatchmaker #independentwatchmaking #workbench #workshop #lorchlathe #lorchjunior #uhrmacherdrehbank #uhrmacherwekzeug #tourhorloger #outilhorloger #toolporn #lathe #drilling #sensitivedrill #Aciera #clockrepair #penmaker #knifemaking #modelmaker #puristspro #hodinkee

Polished case of No.5. #watchmaker #horology #horlogerie #watchmaking #independentwatchmaking #kikuchinakagawa

singing bird mechanism #bird #sing #metalwork #watchmaker #watchmaking #wheel #gear #horology #horologist #horological #milling #lathe

If you like blue dials, chronographs and the classic Portugieser design, you should not miss the opportunity to own a truly unique piece that IWC created to help finance the activities of the Italian Laureus Foundation (Fondazione Laureus Italia Onlus). This one-of-a-kind Portugieser Chronograph Rattrapante comes with the distinctive blue dial that characterizes all the Laureus special editions created by IWC in many years of partnerships. Details and link for bidding at www.timeandwatches.com ↩️ . . . @iwcwatches_it, @laureus_italia #IWCLaureus #IWCPortugieser #laureus #iwcportuguese #iwcportugieser #iwcrattrapante #iwcwatch #iwcwatches #iwc #watchmaking #watches #watchfam #watchgeek #watchnerd #womw #menstyle #watchdaily #watchoftheday #dailywatch #watchcandy #wristshot #instawatch #igwatch #luxurywatches #orologi #montres #uhren #relojes #watchmaker #watchmaking #timeandwatches

What about this little monster‍♀️ #vintage #vintagewatch #vintagestuff #alpinawatch #vintagealpina #fbcase #taubertborgel #giltdial #radium #radiumpassion #1940s #vintagefashion #vintagestyle #watchmaker #watchmaking #watchmania #watchesofinstagram #watchoftheday

Clocks be aturning and hands be atwisting as watches get made in 'Watchmaker at Time's End', a short film by @shaheenyes . . #watchmakerattimesend #animatedshort #animatedshortfilm #ghost #ghostanimationcollective #shortfilm #art #artistsoninstagram #2danimation #animation #blender #blender2d #blender3d #krita #kritaanimation #gimp #gmic #natron #opensource #floss #greasepencil #indiananimation #watchmaker #attimesend #comingsoon

The new @spinnakerwatches Hull Chrono has a lot of awesome, hidden details. My favorite being the subtle blue gradient coming out from the center of the dial