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Well here's the surprising explanation. http://youtu.be/IijQyX_YCKA

If anyone is in or around London over the next week, head down to the Saatchi Galley just off Sloane Sq. & take a look. Just got back, it was excellent & its free + I was given a nice thick catalogue, 2 hardbound books & a magazine all beautifully printed & FOC. Stunning work on display - particularly liked the Calverta Wood Marquetry range. Also live demonstrations. Its on until 7th June - well worth going to.

This is an excellent video on how to setup the correct grind angles on High Speed Steel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R0l6I1yrrk

I was chatting to my father in law about my bench needs, and he turned up today having made this! It's excellent - I'm so chuffed [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They're sold in various sheet sizes, but also on rolls. Measurements are usually in inches. (btw, I haven't found any here in Sweden, but there's a similar material called Pro-Tec, sold by the dm.)

I suspect Bergeon is using the same material used for drawing boards, called Vyco (made by a company named Alvin). Difference being it's cheaper. :)

Well i come back with good news :D After some further cleaning the coils now no longer stick and the movement is running +-13sec with a beat error of 0.1ms before adjustments. Needless to say im quite pleased with that result considering the watch was left on rusted state ( badly ) and all my cleaning and patience has paid off. What i did ..... I checked the movement against a compass and sure enough after the new demag there was no magnetism present. I stripped the balance down and left to soak in Elma Chrono Clean @ 50c, rinse, dry, and back into some clean lighter fuel, dry , reassemble. Coils no longer stuck together yay ! Once reassembled the movement sprung to life and i checked the timing ( with above mentioned results ) I did notice after the chrono clean there was a residue present, i can only assume there was some sort of contaminant that did not dissolve under normal cleaning. I have never had a problem with cleaning parts like this before but i think im going to add a new part to my cleaning ritual to ensure all contaminants are free. I now have to reassemble the auto works and date works, fingers crossed all should go well and i can re case the watch back in original home. This poor watch was in such a state i really hope i can pull it off so it may live again :) I will post pictures when done :)

How about visiting kitchen shops and asking for an off cut of formica laminate. A new 10ft piece costs £40 so a small piece for your desk should be vastly cheaper. Loads of solid colours around inc green.

I wouldn't recommend it. Many car waxes have cleaners, abrasives, and/or solvents which might react to the printing on dial. In addition, most waxes contain water. Just my opinion, of course.

Is it perhaps the case that one of the greatest weapons a corporation has is a policy of not entering into a public debate or to cloud issues with continuous litigation. They have stated their aims and objectives and unfortunately their power base is in a different country who's government rescinded the original decision that stopped them proceeding in the direction that they are now going. They are however, in the EEC and that may make a difference, providing the Guild can gather evidence to show that the objective of the company is to create and maintain a monopoly and to remove competition. I assume that is what the IAF is about. Vic

Yes - I received this from the guild yesterday. I'm interested to hear people thoughts. I will be donating for sure. Donations do not need to be from Guild members.

Sorry, I meant to post this in "Watch Repairs Help & Advice". Some day I'll get the hang of this. Sorry Mark.