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You might be a pocket watch addict... If you pick out just the right pocket watch to wear to a special occasion. If you find the ticking of a watch soothing instead of annoying. If you have ever been asked why you need so many pocket watches. If you've ever had someone comment on how ridiculously heavy your watch is. (sometimes followed up with "how can you wear that thing?") If you love it when someone asks you what time it is, because you get to show off your pocket watch. If you own some pocket watches because they have special meaning to you, but also own some just because they're pocket watches. If you've ever wished a pocket watch could talk and tell you its history. If the bigger and heaver, the better. If you sometimes get up in the morning, and have trouble deciding which pocket watch to wear. If you feel sorry for people when you see them checking the time on a digital wristwatch. If you have ever retrieved your pocket watch from your pocket to check the time, when you don't even care what time it is. If you have ever looked at the speedometer in your car, and thought that it would look a lot nicer with a mint condition, Montgomery dial. If holding a pocket watch in your hand makes you feel a little better, no matter how bad of a day you've had.

In this video You can see how to alter a jewel to preferred dimensions. Recently i ordered a jewel lot from Redrooster UK so i was choosing one with good external diameter and thickness. 0.17mm hole was drilled, oil cap was burnished and the flat side was polished. Ugly video but i hope You can find it usefull.

I had nothing better to do today, so I thought I'd make a pair of watch hand levers. I had some 3 mm tool steel rod and cut off two pieces 80 mm long. I then reduced the diameter to 2.2 mm at one end of both. One end of each was ground flat and level to just about 1/3rd of the diameter. Then, on the side that goes up against the dial, I ground the ends flat again to about 1/13rd but tapered them down to 0.2 mm at the tip. Using the round file handle as a mandrel, I heated up the ends and gently hammered the tapered side over to make them slightly rounded and also cut in a small 'V' notch, then left them to cool. When they had cooled down, I heated them up again slightly to temper them. I'll put some heat shrink tubing over the handles to finish them off.

Well I finally made the decision and I think I did ok for £127 plus £12 postage. The seller was selling his grandfathers equipment off. The staking set with jewelling attachment is pristine with no blocked holes and just needs a couple of additions like a sprung Jewel centre punch

Outstanding! I have to admit, though, I have a bunch of questions. Did the jewel come with a hole drilled? Is that why centering was not needed? And, what was the paste you used with the drill? And how was the tool that you used for the cup made? It looked like it was brass? Thank you so much for this!

Interesting vid thanks for posting

Great buy JD, Should last a lifetime with careful use. Come back if you need any help with using it. One thing I will point out is that if you get to the point of separating the stem and crown components be very careful with the collet as it's a narrow tube of spring steel which will easily break. Only open it up a minute amount or it will break.

I fell asleep.

That was most excellent and enlightening video well done.

Congrats again to your ingenuity and problem solving will.

Excellent work! Thanks for posting the video, I found it most enlightening.