An example of a skilled Filipino watchmaker who wanted to change the old and substandard method in watch repairing in the country and become global but could not afford expensive equipment so he designed and made them and developed the curriculum in watch repair technician. (Story in blog archive October 2009)

Monday, July 16, 2012

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Installation of  the 6.5 meter-wide tower clock update.



Thursday, July 12, 2012


By the way, this is what I teach to my students in Filipino language only:

MECHANICAL WATCH
1. History of Watchmaking
2. The Modern Watch
3. Types of Escapements
4. Types of Watches
5. Timing the Watch
6. Tools, Equipment & Accessories
7. Dismantling and Reassembly
8. Cleaning & Oiling the Movement
9. The Shock Absorber
10. The Automatic Mechanism
11. Calendar Watches
12. Fitting the Hands,Stem and Crown
13. Servicing Watch Crystals
14. Fitting a Balance Staff
15. Replacing Pallet Jewel & Roller Pin
16. Trouble Shooting
17. The Alarm Watch    
18. Timer/Stopwatch      
19. The Chronograph Watch
20. How to Identify a Movement
ELECTRONIC WATCH
1. Introduction to the Repair of Electronic Watches
2. Early Electrical Timepieces
3. Tools, Equipment & Accessories
4. Understanding Electrical Parts & Schematic Diagrams
5. Batteries, Capacitors & Accumulators
6. Regulations & Timing Adjustments             
7. Trouble Shooting
8. Solar Quartz
9. Kinetic/Autoquartz
10. Digital Quartz
11. Chronograph Quartz
12. How To Open Your Own Business

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Here's the update: the clock is now being tested here in the picture with a temporary tower made of scafolding.

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