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Wednesday morning and I feel like wearing... ...my Swiss emperor chrono!

I finished this pocket watch to wristwatch conversion a couple of days ago and wanted to share to all the excellent work that these folks do at International Dial Co. Inc. (I'll ask if Mark would add them to the list of US suppliers) The charge including return shipping was $52! A bargain based on the results if you ask me! Turn around time was only 10 days! Also, based on their name, I thought is would be appropriate to introduce them to you guys in the UK and beyond since they do seem to accept work from all over the world.... First pic is of the Pocket watch dial as originally purchased... Second is obviously of it after refinishing... It's not factory perfect, but good enough for me!

I got my Inspection style microscope from Brunel Microscopes ~ £180 http://www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk/longarm.html it's excellent and having a longer focal length gives plenty of room for tools. I also bought a USB eyepiece camera to take watch movement photograph's

Hi Lee, That looks like a nice piece of kit, albeit somewhat over specified. I have been using a Wild Heergrugg M5 now for about 4 years courtesy of an amazing car boot sale find and I wouldn't be without it. For me the advantages are a much better view of proceedings (obviously) and a much more comfortable working position as it allows a more upright seating stance, not so hunched up. Proper stereo is important for judging distance. My setup gives me 6, 12, 25, & 50 times mag as standard but it came with an attachment which allows control over depth of focus and increases mag by a factor of 1.25. I use 6 & 12 for most stuff, 25 for hair spring work, and 50 for inspecting jewels and pivots. More than that is of little or no use. One very important factor is working distance (how much room between the watch and the object lens when in focus) as you have to be able to get your tools in there. Mine varies from 12-15cm if I remember rightly which is fine. The one you're looking at states 10cm but that may well change with different magnification, and if that is the max then it's worth asking exactly how it changes as this may well restrict its usefulness. One other word of warning; cleanliness takes on a whole new meaning under 50x mag. Be prepared to get a bit obsessive about it (not a bad thing in a watchmaker). It's quite a lot of money to shell out though so worth asking about the working distance. And if restricting the mag to 50 - 75x saves money then that's worth considering as you won't miss the higher mag in practice. Have fun.

Garn - Yarmouth bloater! :lolu:

Here is mine.its not on my wrist but I hope that's still ok

Welcome to the forums Suparobg. With the Tudor watch, if it was a Ferrari would you trust it with a local mechanic or would you take it to a Ferrari dealer?