Watchmaking Studio in a Box

Having recently rescued some sorely abused collets after acquiring yet another lathe, Chris is now swimming in a sea of collets. He and Jon discuss various tools, blackest black ink, hyperwhite paint, watch photography, and movement finishing.
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Southbend Lathes
Cromwell Lathes
Waterjet Cutting Service at Carleton University
Schaublin 102
Cardon Tools
An example of a turret for a Schaublin 102
Schaublin 70
Aciera F1 Milling machine that uses the same collets as the Schaublin 70
Sixis 101 Another milling machine that shares the same collet system as the Aciera F1 & Schaublin 70
Hardinge
Stuart Semple BLINK Ink
Whitest White Paint
Watch Photography Using Camera Flashes Some timely, macro photography perspective from GaryG
Aputure Lights
Light Tent
100 Ways to Improve Your Photography by Ming Thein
Ming Watches
Focus Stacking
Camera Bellows
Anglage Work A macro video of Chris polishing the chamfer on one of the bridges for the watch movements he has been working on
Sigma 105mm F2.8 Macro Lens One of the lenses that Chris has been using to film watch work with
Laowa 24mm f/14 Probe Lens Another of the lenses Chris has been using to film watch work with
African Blackwood
Gentian
Ebony
Gold LUXOR Polishing Compound
Jeweller’s Rouge
Chopstick Master from Bridge City Tool Works, the jig that Chris has been using to shape wooden laps for polishing the chamfers on the movements he’s been working on
Daniela Dufour Interviewed alongside her father, Philippe Dufour, on The Watches TV