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The main focus of this forum is to teach watchmakers about the various processes involved in watch manufacturing including 3D CAD design, use of CAM software, lost wax casting, CNC machining, engine turning, finishing, and watchmaking. It is our hope that we will help encourage watchmakers to learn the various processes used in watch manufacturing. We believe this will be good for the industry and ultimately for the consumers. We look forward to outside contributions of information and experiences. Please feel free to post your insights, questions, and concerns here.

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  • Welcome to Wiszone..
    Wiszone Admin ( Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 18:29:07 ) +3
    --- Rolex - Patek Philippe - AHCI - and others...
    Wiszone Admin ( Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 19:04:51 ) +1
    ------ Please help us get the word out (more)...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 22:35:27 ) +1
    --------- Many more pictures and free downloads coming soon...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Nov 01, 2006, 14:19:28 )

    General
  • Funny report of watch dropping in urinal...
    Lettman ® ( Thu, May 17, 2007, 02:25:15 ) Link

  • Sneak peak of Made In USA watch...
    taj ® ( Sat, Mar 31, 2007, 01:08:01 ) PIC +1
    --- Here are a few more pics....
    taj ® ( Sat, Mar 31, 2007, 01:09:54 ) PIC

  • New Ordinance for Swiss Made from the FHS...
    Swiss Watch Guy ( Mon, Mar 26, 2007, 13:26:09 )

  • Quixotic Watch Co
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Tue, Feb 27, 2007, 13:24:59 ) Link

  • Towson Watch Company
    Ronald M. ( Tue, Feb 20, 2007, 18:42:58 )

  • Romain Gauthier young talented watchmaker...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Thu, Nov 16, 2006, 01:13:21 ) Link

  • Visiting Philippe Dufour
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Thu, Nov 16, 2006, 01:11:39 ) Link

  • Cedric Johner making luxury watches...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Nov 08, 2006, 16:51:02 ) Link

  • Voutilainen watches...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Nov 08, 2006, 16:47:34 ) PIC

  • TimeAeon.com
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Nov 08, 2006, 12:27:47 ) Link

  • Greubel Forsey newsletter October 2006
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Nov 01, 2006, 12:43:01 ) Link

  • Design and manufacturing process for luxury watches...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Nov 01, 2006, 12:22:02 ) Link

  • Making a case from conception to ingot to cnc to completion
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Nov 01, 2006, 12:05:57 ) Link +1
    --- Re: Making a case from conception to ingot to cnc to completion
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Nov 01, 2006, 12:09:21 ) Link

  • Making a rotor... Machining only vs. casting and machining...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Sun, Oct 29, 2006, 00:27:54 )

  • Making a watch by hand by Don Corson...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 22:06:34 ) Link

  • Bill Yao can customize your watch...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 21:45:10 ) Link

    Machining
  • Wheel and pinion cutting...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 22:04:41 ) Link +2
    --- Here's the involute gear generator for Rhino3D that we use...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 22:41:23 ) Link +1
    ------ Re: Here's the involute gear generator for Rhino3D that we use...
    Henry Hatem ® ( Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 02:31:57 )

  • Micro machining shop...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 23:13:14 ) Link

  • Cutters for CNC -
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 18:20:36 )

  • Know your G code
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 16:00:24 )

    Engine Turning
  • Here is a great page on engine turning for watches...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Fri, Oct 27, 2006, 14:37:35 ) Link

  • Detailed plans and instructions for making a rose engine...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 17:55:37 ) Link

  • Pictures of the rose engine we use for guilloche work on watches
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 18:07:01 ) PIC +1
    --- Nice pictures.....
    Ray from CA ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 20:41:55 )

  • Where to buy rose engines for guilloche work on watches...
    Wiszone Admin ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 13:55:54 ) Link

  • Guilloche and Engine Turning
    Wiszone Admin ( Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 19:55:20 )

    Casting
  • Casting - important consideration...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Nov 01, 2006, 14:29:23 )

  • How to make sapphire crystals...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Nov 01, 2006, 14:12:44 )

  • Here's an 18k gold watch case just after casting
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 16:06:46 ) PIC

  • The book The Complete Metalsmith
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 14:09:45 )

  • Where to buy your metal and refine your scrap...
    Wiszone Admin ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 12:35:50 ) Link +1
    --- Here is a link to another precious metal supplier/refiner...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 15:54:07 ) Link

    Finishing
  • How To - Finishing - anlage, perlage, polishing, beveling, etcl...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 13:09:49 ) Link

  • Sandpaper for finishing metal
    Wiszone Admin ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 12:51:44 )

    Patents
  • For patent searches...
    Wiszone Admin ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 12:06:26 ) Link

    Dial Making
  • Dials painted by hand...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 16:24:03 )

  • Here is an example of making dials by hand at RGM...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 15:19:43 ) Link

  • Has anybody printed transparencies for making dials?
    Ray from CA ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 20:44:54 ) +1
    --- I haven't but thats interesting and
    JimH ( Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 23:09:59 )

  • Here is a brief video of a pad printer in action...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 19:38:23 ) Link +2
    --- Notice the ceramic ink cup...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 19:43:13 ) +1
    ------ Here is a new video of a pad printer in action...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 19:07:23 ) Link

  • Kent Parks - Everest Watch Works for Super Luminova dials...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 18:26:34 ) Link

  • Screen printing for watch dials
    Wiszone Admin ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 12:42:14 )

  • Pad printer for watch dial
    Wiszone Admin ( Sun, Oct 22, 2006, 00:32:38 ) +2
    --- Where to buy a pad printer...
    Wiszone Admin ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 13:58:38 ) Link +1
    ------ Don't just take...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 22:52:48 )

    CNC/EDM
  • Mach3 software is a must have for CNC machining...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 17:46:25 ) Link +1
    --- Thank you for great information. (NT)
    Rod the watchmaker ( Tue, Mar 20, 2007, 21:15:14 )

  • CNC Video download
    Wiszone Admin ( Sun, Oct 22, 2006, 03:18:34 ) Link

  • CNC - Taig 4 axis...
    Wiszone Admin ( Sun, Oct 22, 2006, 00:30:20 ) +2
    --- Here is a link for a great deal on a CNC machine...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 16:16:27 ) Link +1
    ------ To buy a TAIG CNC 4 axis for under $2k...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 10:24:59 )

    CAM Software
  • Visual Mill CAM software...
    Wiszone Admin ( Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 19:32:33 )

    Graphics Design
  • Adobe Illustrator for design work...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 16:10:21 )

    Mold Making
  • PICS of Latex mold and wax made from Rhino3d drawing below
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 22:06:32 ) PIC

  • Making waxes...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 18:42:25 )

    Reverse Engineering
  • very inexpensive 3d scanner...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Thu, Mar 08, 2007, 20:08:05 ) Link

  • Mach3 software for CNC for reverse engineering...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 17:44:49 ) Link

  • Rhino 3D is a great reverse engineering tool...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 17:08:47 ) +1
    --- I like Inventor by Autocad people. (NT)
    Rod the watchmaker ( Tue, Mar 20, 2007, 21:24:18 )

    Books
  • Important books for watch manufacturing ...
    Wiszone Admin ( Sun, Oct 22, 2006, 14:18:25 ) +5
    --- Photos from The Theory of Horology ...
    Wiszone Admin ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 12:25:32 ) PIC +1
    ------ Where to buy The Theory of Horology ...
    Wiszone Admin ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 12:29:33 ) Link +2
    --------- Re: Where to buy The Theory of Horology ...
    Henry Hatem ® ( Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 20:49:20 ) Link +1
    ------------ Re: Where to buy The Theory of Horology ...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 21:55:56 )
    --------- Also available at...
    DonC ® ( Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 10:00:05 ) Link

    Watch Movements
  • Richarde Mille movement from conception to completion...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Fri, Feb 23, 2007, 13:39:23 ) Link

  • ETA technical drawings for reverse engineering...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Tue, Oct 31, 2006, 16:32:43 ) Link +2
    --- Re: ETA technical drawings for reverse engineering...
    geebee ® ( Mon, Dec 18, 2006, 19:21:07 ) +1
    ------ Re: ETA technical drawings for reverse engineering...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Mon, Dec 18, 2006, 22:11:37 )

  • How to dismantle a watch movement...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 22:03:00 ) Link

  • Jochen Benzinger's beautiful works of art...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 21:40:26 ) Link

    CAD Design
  • 3D CAD watch design video
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Fri, Aug 24, 2007, 11:43:58 ) Link

  • Mecsoft deals...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Tue, Dec 19, 2006, 12:54:01 )

  • 3D CAD Tutorials...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Nov 01, 2006, 20:03:59 ) Link

  • Pro Engineer used by at least Richard Mille...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Nov 01, 2006, 12:47:14 ) Link +1
    --- Re: Pro Engineer used by at least Richard Mille...
    geebee ® ( Mon, Nov 27, 2006, 13:29:42 )

  • McNeel Rhino 3D October Newsletter...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Mon, Oct 30, 2006, 21:22:23 ) Link

  • Here is a completed watch rendered with Rhino3D / Flamingo plugin...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Sun, Oct 29, 2006, 00:35:06 ) PIC

  • Flamingo for beautiful renderings in Rhino3D...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 18:39:02 )

  • Bongo plugin for Rhino3D allows animation of components
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 18:36:52 )

  • Rhino 3D newsletter October 2006
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 15:21:50 ) Link

  • Watch case CAD Rhino 3D Free download...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 19:14:29 ) Link +1
    --- Look above in the mold making category for pics of wax and latex mold...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 22:08:06 )

  • Rhino3D video tutorials...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 18:10:08 ) Link +1
    --- More Rhino3D tutorials can be found at...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 22:55:14 ) Link

  • Free Rhino3D guilloche pattern dial download we made for you to try
    Wiszone Admin ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 13:39:54 ) Link +2
    --- You'll need to right click...
    Wiszone Admin ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 13:49:04 ) +1
    ------ When you save as...
    Wiszone Admin ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 13:51:27 )

  • 3D CAD and non 3D CAD software....
    Wiszone Admin ( Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 19:33:32 ) Link +4
    --- Rhino 3D free trial...
    Wiszone Admin ( Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 20:44:44 ) Link +1
    ------ Here is an incredible student deal for Rhino 3D...
    Wiszone Admin ( Sun, Oct 22, 2006, 00:40:28 ) Link
    --- Re: 3D CAD and non 3D CAD software - "Moment of Inspiration"
    geebee ® ( Mon, Nov 27, 2006, 13:34:11 ) Link +1
    ------ Thanks for the additional info. Truly appreciated. (NT)
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Mon, Nov 27, 2006, 15:39:46 )

    Jobs/Resumes
  • Watchmaker resume
    Andrew Stephens ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 17:46:45 )

  • Upload your resume here...
    Wiszone Admin ( Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 19:40:42 )

    Watchmaking
  • Christian Klings watch atelier and tourbillon
    watch fanaticist ( Sat, Mar 10, 2007, 01:17:19 ) Link

  • Japanese website with disassembled Rolex, etc...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Tue, Oct 31, 2006, 12:35:18 ) Link +1
    --- Thanks. (NT)
    Alex V. NY ( Tue, Mar 20, 2007, 22:02:12 )

  • Animated movements and components...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Sun, Oct 29, 2006, 00:41:11 ) Link

    Tourbillons
  • McGonigle brothers incredible watches...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Tue, Oct 31, 2006, 16:11:12 ) Link

  • Triple Axis tourbillon by Thomas Prescher...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 16:14:30 ) PIC

    Engraving
  • Great news in CNC engraving work...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 13:40:37 ) Link

  • Email received today from an engraving tool supplier...
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Fri, Oct 27, 2006, 19:22:33 ) Link

  • CNC can be used for engraving (and information about hand engraving)
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 16:26:03 )

    Magnification
  • Do you use a microscope?
    Wiszone Admin ® ( Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 23:08:35 )

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