Ciaran
@cmcgwatchmaking.bsky.social
Self-taught watchmaker
IG: https://www.instagram.com/cmcgwatchmaking
eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/cmcgwatchmaking
IG: https://www.instagram.com/cmcgwatchmaking
eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/cmcgwatchmaking
Self-aware ads about how shit Christmas is playing in November...
November 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Self-aware ads about how shit Christmas is playing in November...
This is actually harder than it looks, the main thing is getting the right file (single cut only), practicing draw filing with minimal pressure, standing up the rod at a low height in the vice, and exactly straight every time. Easy to learn, difficult to master
November 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is actually harder than it looks, the main thing is getting the right file (single cut only), practicing draw filing with minimal pressure, standing up the rod at a low height in the vice, and exactly straight every time. Easy to learn, difficult to master
Some filing practice today. Filing these steel rods flat enough to stand up on their own.
Pic 1 is the set up, bench vice and no. 1 file. Pic 2 is before, Pic 3 after, and pic 4 is the finished article with both rods filed flat
Pic 1 is the set up, bench vice and no. 1 file. Pic 2 is before, Pic 3 after, and pic 4 is the finished article with both rods filed flat
November 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Some filing practice today. Filing these steel rods flat enough to stand up on their own.
Pic 1 is the set up, bench vice and no. 1 file. Pic 2 is before, Pic 3 after, and pic 4 is the finished article with both rods filed flat
Pic 1 is the set up, bench vice and no. 1 file. Pic 2 is before, Pic 3 after, and pic 4 is the finished article with both rods filed flat
Another vintage tool I picked up. This Seitz jewelling tool is more versatile than it's modern Chinese counterpart. It will allow me to not only replace jewels, but ream worn out jewel settings so they can be either rebushed or their jewels replaced
November 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Another vintage tool I picked up. This Seitz jewelling tool is more versatile than it's modern Chinese counterpart. It will allow me to not only replace jewels, but ream worn out jewel settings so they can be either rebushed or their jewels replaced
Assembled these custom watches for a couple of friends of mine
October 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Assembled these custom watches for a couple of friends of mine
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Been really enjoying these Instagram videos by Peter Glomb, a Swiss-trained, American watchmaker at Wristcheck. Here, he's repairing a rare version of the Patek 96, first introduced in 1932 and widely regarded as the watch that set the template for dress watches.
IG peterelliotglomb
IG peterelliotglomb
October 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Been really enjoying these Instagram videos by Peter Glomb, a Swiss-trained, American watchmaker at Wristcheck. Here, he's repairing a rare version of the Patek 96, first introduced in 1932 and widely regarded as the watch that set the template for dress watches.
IG peterelliotglomb
IG peterelliotglomb
Hairspring progress thus far. Someone had clearly tried and failed to move the regulator, bending the hairspring around the stud. Hairspring work is among the most difficult tasks in watchmaking, one false move can wreck hours of progress
October 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Hairspring progress thus far. Someone had clearly tried and failed to move the regulator, bending the hairspring around the stud. Hairspring work is among the most difficult tasks in watchmaking, one false move can wreck hours of progress
Today's work: this Roamer Searock Automatic features a MST 522 movement (meaning the watch is around 50 years old). It currently isn't running. Upon opening it was very evident why - the hairspring is bent and the movement has been drenched in oil
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today's work: this Roamer Searock Automatic features a MST 522 movement (meaning the watch is around 50 years old). It currently isn't running. Upon opening it was very evident why - the hairspring is bent and the movement has been drenched in oil
October 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Hoshoryu was gifted a giant soy sauce after becoming Grand Champion in London.
October 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Hoshoryu was gifted a giant soy sauce after becoming Grand Champion in London.
Finished the service on this Seiko. It features one of my favourite day/date quick change mechanisms, to change the date you press the crown, with a long press the change the day
October 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Finished the service on this Seiko. It features one of my favourite day/date quick change mechanisms, to change the date you press the crown, with a long press the change the day
Today I'm finishing up this Seiko 6119C for a friend of mine. Since the watch is from 1976 parts are scarce, where a NH35 (the modern Seiko workhorse movement) costs £40 today, a replacement 6119C balance alone costs £60 and had to be imported from Palestine
October 18, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Today I'm finishing up this Seiko 6119C for a friend of mine. Since the watch is from 1976 parts are scarce, where a NH35 (the modern Seiko workhorse movement) costs £40 today, a replacement 6119C balance alone costs £60 and had to be imported from Palestine
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Above all, the police approach in that decade culminated in the unlawful killing of 96 people and decades of cover-up.
Jenrick casting 1980s British football hooliganism as something that was easily dealt with by police and not an era defining issue which we're still living with the consequences of today... He's genuinely the most unserious person in British politics rn
October 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Above all, the police approach in that decade culminated in the unlawful killing of 96 people and decades of cover-up.
Jenrick casting 1980s British football hooliganism as something that was easily dealt with by police and not an era defining issue which we're still living with the consequences of today... He's genuinely the most unserious person in British politics rn
October 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Jenrick casting 1980s British football hooliganism as something that was easily dealt with by police and not an era defining issue which we're still living with the consequences of today... He's genuinely the most unserious person in British politics rn
Some of today's work, regulating a Seiko NH35 movement (as featured in Trump's watches)
October 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Some of today's work, regulating a Seiko NH35 movement (as featured in Trump's watches)
More vintage mechanical watches for sale via my eBay.
The Phenix features a rare German Buser movement.
The Rila is a great example of how brass wears over time (my guess would be 50-60 years) compared to stainless steel
The Phenix features a rare German Buser movement.
The Rila is a great example of how brass wears over time (my guess would be 50-60 years) compared to stainless steel
September 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
More vintage mechanical watches for sale via my eBay.
The Phenix features a rare German Buser movement.
The Rila is a great example of how brass wears over time (my guess would be 50-60 years) compared to stainless steel
The Phenix features a rare German Buser movement.
The Rila is a great example of how brass wears over time (my guess would be 50-60 years) compared to stainless steel
Today's work: reassembly of a Tissot 781-1
September 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Today's work: reassembly of a Tissot 781-1
A time lapse of me dressing 3 sets of tweezers
September 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A time lapse of me dressing 3 sets of tweezers
Vintage mechanical watches currently for sale via my eBay include:
A Seiko 5 from approx 1980
A gold plated women's Citizen
A women's Sekonda manufactured in the USSR
All are in working order.
A Seiko 5 from approx 1980
A gold plated women's Citizen
A women's Sekonda manufactured in the USSR
All are in working order.
September 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Vintage mechanical watches currently for sale via my eBay include:
A Seiko 5 from approx 1980
A gold plated women's Citizen
A women's Sekonda manufactured in the USSR
All are in working order.
A Seiko 5 from approx 1980
A gold plated women's Citizen
A women's Sekonda manufactured in the USSR
All are in working order.
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you did your best to have as many high information people on that march at least fella x
September 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
you did your best to have as many high information people on that march at least fella x
More assembly of the Elgin 485
August 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
More assembly of the Elgin 485
After much adjustment & readjustment this balance is running as it should. Mechanical watchmaking is not so very different to what it was almost 100 years ago, but it's now much easier. On modern, shock-protected movements this is a much quicker, relatively hassle free job
August 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
After much adjustment & readjustment this balance is running as it should. Mechanical watchmaking is not so very different to what it was almost 100 years ago, but it's now much easier. On modern, shock-protected movements this is a much quicker, relatively hassle free job
Identified a major fault during reassembly. One of the cap jewels is cracked - one likely cause of it stopping and starting. This photo is taken at maximum magnification under the microscope
August 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Identified a major fault during reassembly. One of the cap jewels is cracked - one likely cause of it stopping and starting. This photo is taken at maximum magnification under the microscope