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)

Saturday, October 24, 2015

MOBILE WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRING (First in the Philippines)

Watch out guys for the opening of my horological services throughout the country called MOBILE WATCH and CLOCK REPAIRING using my L300 van. Travelling with me is my complete tools and equipment and a variety of watch spare parts. Here are the services: watch and clock repair of any brand, design fabrication and installation of tower clocks etc. Repair and restorations of grandfather clocks, batteries, bracelets and straps, etc. It goes like this: first inquire at the internet via FB (Big Tic Clockmaker) or email me – arsiclock@yahoo.com or call/text 0916-5522442 then we’ll talk about what you need. I may have to ask the client to send me pictures of their watch/clock through email or FB account to establish the needed services. After knowing every detail including the client’s address we assess everything and inform the client of how much the minimum cost just to give them the idea. Then upon agreement we set the date to visit their place. Along the way, there might be some clients who would want to avail of the services after learning from FB of the upcoming travel routes of Big Tic Clockmaker mobile watch repairing in their area! I do not set aside the possibilities of giving training seminars for those local watchmakers who wish to learn the convenience of using my inventions the Le Arsi Watch Analyzer in their watch repairing and to answer every problem they may encounter. Thank you and God Bless! See you. https://youtu.be/ru5Ai3-a46U

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

TWO-DIAL ARCH CLOCK FOR SAN JOSE OCC. MINDORO

In April 13, 2015, it was the first time I drove my L300 inter islands with two large clock dials and its mechanisms and the control panel and full of tools and parts accessories as if I brought along my entire shop in Cavite all the way to Mindoro Occidental. A four-man team we travel the land and sea, watching my L300 on board the RORO every now and then.
The design of the clock is another first for me to do for the people of San Jose because I have made the chime and melody recordable. Meaning, if they don't like the previous melodies anymore they can change it whatever melodies they want in no time at all. The clock is also illuminated with LED controlled by a timer.
Arriving at the Port of Calapan City early in the morning we started to travel the land of Mindoro Oriental. And by looking at my GPS San Jose is at the edge of the southern most part of Mindoro Occ.
We arrived at San Jose safely, although there are a lot of experiences we encountered on the way as all of us are first timer to visit the province. Here is the project site, designed by the municipal's Architects and Engineers.
The following day, we immediately started the installations of two dial-clocks. We spent 2 days to complete the work.
Seen is the Mangyan statue being placed on top of my clock. Mangyan tribe is an ancient people first inhabitant of the Mindoro Island. We saw lot of them along the road and still in their "bahag".
The latest picture of the project after the completion of clock installation. Glad to be part of these municipal developmental project.

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Manila

Saturday, November 22, 2014

The Biggest Floral Clock...

November 18, 2014 at 5:15am we arrive at the site to where the largest clock movement in the Philippines will be installed. Here you can see the clock movement painted in black while the hands still wrapped but ready to be installed.

Sunday, November 16, 2014

THE BIGGEST FLORAL CLOCK...

In year 2000 I was doing many tests and experiments hoping that someday I may be able to make electronic circuit like this one. Learned that this small ladies watch caliber ETA 978.001 with 32,768hz quartz oscillator has plenty of semiconductors inside its IC that divide it 15 times and come up with one second divide it further and it has 0.05 or every 20 seconds intervals of motor pulses. One advantage is energy efficiency compared to 3-hands watch movement. Here in the second picture I have done it. I have designed this circuit to have motor pulses of every 30 seconds intervals using also a quartz oscillator as time base and running at +2 to 5 minutes per year. Watch for it how it will move big hands weighing approximately 130 kilos. Now my circuit is ready for action. The 14-meter wide dial is now getting its shape...

Friday, November 7, 2014

THE BIGGEST FLORAL CLOCK IN THE PHILIPPINES

I am working now with my floral clock sized 14-meters in diameter to be installed in the northern part of the Philippines. Using my own design of clock movement with only two active parts to run as a clock- the hour and minute wheels only driven by two separate motors controlled digitally by microcontroller IC. See how its getting shape. This is where the clock movement is going to be mounted. imageanchor="1" > The place for my master control and the speaker box because it has electronic chime. Watch for more development, thanks.

Sunday, May 11, 2014

THE SAN BARTOLOME ARCH CLOCK

It's been a long rest for us since we last installed the 2-meter wide tower clock of San Antonio Plaza Arcade in Mckinley Makati one year ago. Now, last May 2, 2014 another clock were installed in Malabon City at the newly built Arch of San Bartolome Parish Church as part of the renovation for their quadricentennial celebrations on May 17. It's another successful installation done by the Big Tic with the help of my artist Ka Rogie a deacon and Ka Mark a member of Scan. Please see the pictures, thank you. On April 30, 2014, the day when we started installing the clock we were not able to install the clock completely, only the dial with motor was installed and rescheduled the mounting of the master control panel because the cement is not dried enough to hold the panel. We came back on May 2, 2014 and completed the job. Another successful job by Le Arsi of Big Tic Clockmaker

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Teacher in watch repair technology, awarded as Top Inventor of the Year 2003, tower clockmaker