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Coming back to life, slowly. Painting rusty chromed parts is 🫠
I knew it would take some time, but I don't even want to count the hours I already spent on this thing...
#watchmaking #horology #repair
I knew it would take some time, but I don't even want to count the hours I already spent on this thing...
#watchmaking #horology #repair
December 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Coming back to life, slowly. Painting rusty chromed parts is 🫠
I knew it would take some time, but I don't even want to count the hours I already spent on this thing...
#watchmaking #horology #repair
I knew it would take some time, but I don't even want to count the hours I already spent on this thing...
#watchmaking #horology #repair
Saint Nazaire, summer 25
Scanned print 18x24
📷 Leica M4 / Lux 35 Canada
🎞️ Kentmere 100
📄 Ilford FB
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
Scanned print 18x24
📷 Leica M4 / Lux 35 Canada
🎞️ Kentmere 100
📄 Ilford FB
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Saint Nazaire, summer 25
Scanned print 18x24
📷 Leica M4 / Lux 35 Canada
🎞️ Kentmere 100
📄 Ilford FB
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
Scanned print 18x24
📷 Leica M4 / Lux 35 Canada
🎞️ Kentmere 100
📄 Ilford FB
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
Testing a Kiev 5 after some DIY repair (stuck frame counter, stripped nut in the winding arm). I spent years gathering Zeiss lenses, on and off, I'd like a platform to use these.
I hope it works, I really don't intend to do this regularly 😬
#repair #film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
I hope it works, I really don't intend to do this regularly 😬
#repair #film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
October 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Testing a Kiev 5 after some DIY repair (stuck frame counter, stripped nut in the winding arm). I spent years gathering Zeiss lenses, on and off, I'd like a platform to use these.
I hope it works, I really don't intend to do this regularly 😬
#repair #film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
I hope it works, I really don't intend to do this regularly 😬
#repair #film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
Actually, the other 6mm was in better shape and is now OK to use. Still have to finish cleaning the accessories.
Even the latch of the small wooden box was rusted out and had to be replaced 😮
#watchmaking #horology #repair
Even the latch of the small wooden box was rusted out and had to be replaced 😮
#watchmaking #horology #repair
October 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Actually, the other 6mm was in better shape and is now OK to use. Still have to finish cleaning the accessories.
Even the latch of the small wooden box was rusted out and had to be replaced 😮
#watchmaking #horology #repair
Even the latch of the small wooden box was rusted out and had to be replaced 😮
#watchmaking #horology #repair
The big one can be a WW Boley, unmarked. Crusty, but still functional. I'll have to decide if it is still worth the time spent cleaning it, removing the flaky nickel plating and the surface rust, and repainting.
Reference: www.lathes.co.uk/boley/page3....
#watchmaking #horology #repair
Reference: www.lathes.co.uk/boley/page3....
#watchmaking #horology #repair
September 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The big one can be a WW Boley, unmarked. Crusty, but still functional. I'll have to decide if it is still worth the time spent cleaning it, removing the flaky nickel plating and the surface rust, and repainting.
Reference: www.lathes.co.uk/boley/page3....
#watchmaking #horology #repair
Reference: www.lathes.co.uk/boley/page3....
#watchmaking #horology #repair
One 6mm Lorch starting a new life. I cleaned the base and some levers.
Reference: www.lathes.co.uk/lorchtriumph/
#watchmaking #horology #repair
Reference: www.lathes.co.uk/lorchtriumph/
#watchmaking #horology #repair
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
One 6mm Lorch starting a new life. I cleaned the base and some levers.
Reference: www.lathes.co.uk/lorchtriumph/
#watchmaking #horology #repair
Reference: www.lathes.co.uk/lorchtriumph/
#watchmaking #horology #repair
Last week-end I hauled home these lathes, at least 10kg of rusty steel...
1 WW pattern 8mm Boley
1 8mm Lorch, incomplete
2 older Lorch 6mm
+ lots of useful bits and pieces
Not critical for me as I have what I need already, but it makes me sad seeing these rust away.
#watchmaking #horology #repair
1 WW pattern 8mm Boley
1 8mm Lorch, incomplete
2 older Lorch 6mm
+ lots of useful bits and pieces
Not critical for me as I have what I need already, but it makes me sad seeing these rust away.
#watchmaking #horology #repair
September 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Last week-end I hauled home these lathes, at least 10kg of rusty steel...
1 WW pattern 8mm Boley
1 8mm Lorch, incomplete
2 older Lorch 6mm
+ lots of useful bits and pieces
Not critical for me as I have what I need already, but it makes me sad seeing these rust away.
#watchmaking #horology #repair
1 WW pattern 8mm Boley
1 8mm Lorch, incomplete
2 older Lorch 6mm
+ lots of useful bits and pieces
Not critical for me as I have what I need already, but it makes me sad seeing these rust away.
#watchmaking #horology #repair
My chances of finding a correct set jewel were close to zero. So I drilled out the setting, push fitted the bushing, reamed it, push fitted the jewel and ajusted its height.
Now after cleaning and rebuilding, this Longines is upgraded from junk to timekeeper.
#watchmaking #repair #photography
Now after cleaning and rebuilding, this Longines is upgraded from junk to timekeeper.
#watchmaking #repair #photography
September 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
My chances of finding a correct set jewel were close to zero. So I drilled out the setting, push fitted the bushing, reamed it, push fitted the jewel and ajusted its height.
Now after cleaning and rebuilding, this Longines is upgraded from junk to timekeeper.
#watchmaking #repair #photography
Now after cleaning and rebuilding, this Longines is upgraded from junk to timekeeper.
#watchmaking #repair #photography
After the staff swap, I discovered that a balance jewel was "repaired" previously... a modern flat jewel was just shoved in place of a domed one, flopping around into the destroyed setting. Nice job.
So I searched for a modern domed jewel and a bushing...
#watchmaking #repair #photography
So I searched for a modern domed jewel and a bushing...
#watchmaking #repair #photography
September 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
After the staff swap, I discovered that a balance jewel was "repaired" previously... a modern flat jewel was just shoved in place of a domed one, flopping around into the destroyed setting. Nice job.
So I searched for a modern domed jewel and a bushing...
#watchmaking #repair #photography
So I searched for a modern domed jewel and a bushing...
#watchmaking #repair #photography
I've been given a Nikon D810, it will replace my D800 which has focus problems. No more taking 5 close ups to have one sharp! Also, the mirror feels more damped. 😀
=> Pictures, yay! Vintage french thingies I got recently (glass cartridge #fountainpen, Gibbs adjustable razor)
#photography
=> Pictures, yay! Vintage french thingies I got recently (glass cartridge #fountainpen, Gibbs adjustable razor)
#photography
September 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I've been given a Nikon D810, it will replace my D800 which has focus problems. No more taking 5 close ups to have one sharp! Also, the mirror feels more damped. 😀
=> Pictures, yay! Vintage french thingies I got recently (glass cartridge #fountainpen, Gibbs adjustable razor)
#photography
=> Pictures, yay! Vintage french thingies I got recently (glass cartridge #fountainpen, Gibbs adjustable razor)
#photography
Back to work last week, with among other things a balance staff swap.
1 remove hairspring & roller
2 machine off the broken staff from the balance itself (on the lathe)
3 mount the new staff with a punching stake
4 put back everything in the same place
#watchmaking #repair #photography
1 remove hairspring & roller
2 machine off the broken staff from the balance itself (on the lathe)
3 mount the new staff with a punching stake
4 put back everything in the same place
#watchmaking #repair #photography
August 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Back to work last week, with among other things a balance staff swap.
1 remove hairspring & roller
2 machine off the broken staff from the balance itself (on the lathe)
3 mount the new staff with a punching stake
4 put back everything in the same place
#watchmaking #repair #photography
1 remove hairspring & roller
2 machine off the broken staff from the balance itself (on the lathe)
3 mount the new staff with a punching stake
4 put back everything in the same place
#watchmaking #repair #photography
I also put a roll in the older prewar Automat, that I like a lot. Old uncoated lenses can be nice in some situations. This one is probably a keeper.
📷 1938 Rolleiflex Automat
🎞️ Foma 200, direct scan
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
📷 1938 Rolleiflex Automat
🎞️ Foma 200, direct scan
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
July 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I also put a roll in the older prewar Automat, that I like a lot. Old uncoated lenses can be nice in some situations. This one is probably a keeper.
📷 1938 Rolleiflex Automat
🎞️ Foma 200, direct scan
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
📷 1938 Rolleiflex Automat
🎞️ Foma 200, direct scan
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
Quick and dirty test, this one came out well.
📷 SL66 / Planar 80
🎞️ Foma 200, direct scan
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
📷 SL66 / Planar 80
🎞️ Foma 200, direct scan
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
July 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Quick and dirty test, this one came out well.
📷 SL66 / Planar 80
🎞️ Foma 200, direct scan
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
📷 SL66 / Planar 80
🎞️ Foma 200, direct scan
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
After years waffling about my Hassy 500 (service it? get a 80 instead of the 100 I don't like much? get a C/M and be able to focus a shot in less than 2 minutes with a proper screen?)...
I got a SL66. 😅
Now, how many 'flexes are too many? I may sell the 500 and the 2.8C if the SL66 feels OK.
I got a SL66. 😅
Now, how many 'flexes are too many? I may sell the 500 and the 2.8C if the SL66 feels OK.
July 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
After years waffling about my Hassy 500 (service it? get a 80 instead of the 100 I don't like much? get a C/M and be able to focus a shot in less than 2 minutes with a proper screen?)...
I got a SL66. 😅
Now, how many 'flexes are too many? I may sell the 500 and the 2.8C if the SL66 feels OK.
I got a SL66. 😅
Now, how many 'flexes are too many? I may sell the 500 and the 2.8C if the SL66 feels OK.
Preparing a small serie for an exhibition in September.
I think I got the order right?
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
I think I got the order right?
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
July 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Preparing a small serie for an exhibition in September.
I think I got the order right?
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
I think I got the order right?
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
I also spent a little on a sapphire crystal. The OEM is a plain mineral and scratch easily, someone makes a convincing lookalike which is way more durable, but shinier. Worth the cost, it is a chunky watch, the kind you bang on a doorframe the 1st day 😅
#photography #watchmaking #horology
#photography #watchmaking #horology
May 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I also spent a little on a sapphire crystal. The OEM is a plain mineral and scratch easily, someone makes a convincing lookalike which is way more durable, but shinier. Worth the cost, it is a chunky watch, the kind you bang on a doorframe the 1st day 😅
#photography #watchmaking #horology
#photography #watchmaking #horology
New pivot and what it looks like when put back together from the other side
#photography #watchmaking #horology
#photography #watchmaking #horology
May 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
New pivot and what it looks like when put back together from the other side
#photography #watchmaking #horology
#photography #watchmaking #horology
However the Omega 861 mainplate was junked long ago, because the minute wheel pivot was broken off.
I had to make another pivot as I did not want to spend money for another one, or use the Lemania and make a Franken (it would have worked the same though)
#photography #watchmaking #horology
I had to make another pivot as I did not want to spend money for another one, or use the Lemania and make a Franken (it would have worked the same though)
#photography #watchmaking #horology
May 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
However the Omega 861 mainplate was junked long ago, because the minute wheel pivot was broken off.
I had to make another pivot as I did not want to spend money for another one, or use the Lemania and make a Franken (it would have worked the same though)
#photography #watchmaking #horology
I had to make another pivot as I did not want to spend money for another one, or use the Lemania and make a Franken (it would have worked the same though)
#photography #watchmaking #horology
Finished the Speedmaster MKII this week.
I started off with a case and a dial, found a handset and bought a Lemania movement. I then rebuilt it as an Omega movement (parts are mostly the same) using spares I had laying around.
#photography #watchmaking #horology
I started off with a case and a dial, found a handset and bought a Lemania movement. I then rebuilt it as an Omega movement (parts are mostly the same) using spares I had laying around.
#photography #watchmaking #horology
May 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Finished the Speedmaster MKII this week.
I started off with a case and a dial, found a handset and bought a Lemania movement. I then rebuilt it as an Omega movement (parts are mostly the same) using spares I had laying around.
#photography #watchmaking #horology
I started off with a case and a dial, found a handset and bought a Lemania movement. I then rebuilt it as an Omega movement (parts are mostly the same) using spares I had laying around.
#photography #watchmaking #horology
April 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Played around recently with old brass Leitz reloadable cassettes and compatible bulk loaders. It makes quick 10rolls tests much easier.
The foma 200 I used isn't bad at all!
📷 Leica IIIF BDST / Zeiss-opton Tessar 50
🎞️ Foma 200
📄 Ilford RC
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
The foma 200 I used isn't bad at all!
📷 Leica IIIF BDST / Zeiss-opton Tessar 50
🎞️ Foma 200
📄 Ilford RC
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
March 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Played around recently with old brass Leitz reloadable cassettes and compatible bulk loaders. It makes quick 10rolls tests much easier.
The foma 200 I used isn't bad at all!
📷 Leica IIIF BDST / Zeiss-opton Tessar 50
🎞️ Foma 200
📄 Ilford RC
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
The foma 200 I used isn't bad at all!
📷 Leica IIIF BDST / Zeiss-opton Tessar 50
🎞️ Foma 200
📄 Ilford RC
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
Winter 2024-25, Saint Nazaire U-boot base
📷 Leicaflex SL / Summilux 50
🎞️ HP5
📄 Ilford RC
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
📷 Leicaflex SL / Summilux 50
🎞️ HP5
📄 Ilford RC
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
March 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Winter 2024-25, Saint Nazaire U-boot base
📷 Leicaflex SL / Summilux 50
🎞️ HP5
📄 Ilford RC
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
📷 Leicaflex SL / Summilux 50
🎞️ HP5
📄 Ilford RC
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
March 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Winter 2024-25, Saint Nazaire harbor
📷 Leicaflex SL / Summilux 50
🎞️ HP5
📄 Ilford RC
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
📷 Leicaflex SL / Summilux 50
🎞️ HP5
📄 Ilford RC
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
March 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Winter 2024-25, Saint Nazaire harbor
📷 Leicaflex SL / Summilux 50
🎞️ HP5
📄 Ilford RC
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm
📷 Leicaflex SL / Summilux 50
🎞️ HP5
📄 Ilford RC
🧪 Caffenol
#film #filmphotography #believeinfilm