How To: Polishing And Bluing Watch Screws

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Polishing And Bluing Watch Screws
Today I will show you the traditional procedure of polishing and thermal bluing of wristwatch/pocket watch screws.
These particular screws belong to a pocket watch which I am restoring currently. The video for the restoration of the pocket watch will follow soon.
For polishing the screw heads I am using an old Lorch Schmidt & Co. polishing machine. It is more a tool than a machine, but this is the original naming in German: Schraubenkopfpoliermaschine, meaning screw head polishing machine. This machine was released at the beginning of the 1900s.
After polishing and cleaning I am going to thermally treat the screws in different shades. Purple, blue and grey. I for myself like the purple color best 😊
Enjoy watching the video!
Time stamps:
00:00 Start
00:40 Show off polishing machine
01:15 Setup
01:51 Mixing diamentine polishing powder
03:06 Start polishing screw
03:25 Iron disc
04:13 First result
04:19 Brass disc
05:02 Lether file
05:34 Mirror finished screw
06:03 Cleaning
07:40 Thermal bluing
09:10 Final result
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Пікірлер: 39

  • @donald4624
    @donald4624 Жыл бұрын

    What is the reason for bluing the screws?

  • @MagicWatchmaking

    @MagicWatchmaking

    Жыл бұрын

    Great question indeed! There is no functional reason for bluing screws. It's just the beauty of blue. Furthermore, movements look better with these blue screws. Luxury watches use blue screws to emphasize the craftsmanship. Previously, as blue does not often occur in nature, its production was costly and even higher than gold. Thank you for watching ☺️

  • @BruceWSims

    @BruceWSims

    7 ай бұрын

    Historically oxidation was dealt with by cleaning....and more cleaning. The introduction of various bluing techniques addressed this issue. There are still wtchmakers who use the heated brass fillings to accomplish this result.

  • @tudo8412
    @tudo8412 Жыл бұрын

    If I didn’t watch this clip, I wouldn’t know there are tools made hundreds of years ago that are so beautiful and effective.why do you at least video like that ? Because I love watching your video. Thank you for sharing.👍

  • @MagicWatchmaking

    @MagicWatchmaking

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for kind words and watching.

  • @davidparker3346
    @davidparker33467 ай бұрын

    those screws are gorgeous. That antique tool for polishing the screws is ingenious. I can't stand seeing a watch that has been worked on and the screw slots are all chewed up, they should use the correct screwdriver and it wouldn't happen, you see it on guns a lot to. Great work.

  • @MagicWatchmaking

    @MagicWatchmaking

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching. Have a great day

  • @inabacatking5166
    @inabacatking5166 Жыл бұрын

    wow ~~~ traditional skills !

  • @MagicWatchmaking

    @MagicWatchmaking

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @pipodorologio1648
    @pipodorologio1648 Жыл бұрын

    great to see the use of vintage machines,...thanks for sharing 👍👍

  • @MagicWatchmaking

    @MagicWatchmaking

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching ☺️

  • @jbyrd655
    @jbyrd65510 ай бұрын

    Dude, tools are, by definition , historical.

  • @MagicWatchmaking

    @MagicWatchmaking

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching ☺️

  • @vintageludwig

    @vintageludwig

    10 ай бұрын

    That couldn't be more wrong honestly. The use of any tool has nothing to do with its place in history. Modern tools are created all the time and even designed well before the product itself is able to come to life.

  • @jbyrd655

    @jbyrd655

    10 ай бұрын

    @@MagicWatchmaking Thanks for posting. These horology videos are fascinating; for me some of the more iinteresting ones surprised me by showing how much of the work is more 'custom'. Ofter kinda reminds me more of carpentry than metalwork... Thanks again, videos like this often have jnformation transferable to other applications...

  • @jbyrd655

    @jbyrd655

    10 ай бұрын

    @@vintageludwig Well everyone's entitled to their own opinion no matter how 'wrong', or in other cases, simplistic or myopic it is. The only non'-historical tool (though its' occurence certainly was) was when, in the dark antquity of Afrca, it was realized, likely fairly simultaneously by many individuals, that natural materials could be fashioned into objects (tools) that could be used to make their lives easier, and, crucially, how to pass this information on to others. To prove your point, please advise of any 'new' tool that has sprung from the mind of an inventor completely isolated from society. Though I should have said "almost by definiton" instead of "by definition" to clarify my meaning...

  • @alaindrolet_atlt_2019
    @alaindrolet_atlt_2019 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting video ! First time I saw this tool for polishing screw, it’s work perfectly ! Final results is absolutely amazing..thank you for sharing !

  • @MagicWatchmaking

    @MagicWatchmaking

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Alain for kind words. What looks so easy took long time to do. Every screw one by one in three steps. But the result is amazing 🤩

  • @danielpintos1443
    @danielpintos1443 Жыл бұрын

    Excelente trabajo y muy lindas herramientas, saludos desde Argentina!

  • @MagicWatchmaking

    @MagicWatchmaking

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching ☺️

  • @brunom5333
    @brunom53335 ай бұрын

    Bonjour Excellente video, je posséde cette outils et me demande a quoi serve les lanternes au centre du coffret , au plaisir et Merci pour votre Partage👍👍👍

  • @MagicWatchmaking

    @MagicWatchmaking

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching ☺️ These parts for for using in a late

  • @glhays6832
    @glhays683210 ай бұрын

    Nice little tool, as gem cutter I can appreciate a great polish. But I have to say @5:33minmark the sound effect moaning is uncalled for.

  • @MagicWatchmaking

    @MagicWatchmaking

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching ☺️ I'm very sorry that. While recording someone was near to the workshop and had made this noises.

  • @damianrobinson422
    @damianrobinson4229 ай бұрын

    I think this will be my first lathe prohject. To make this.

  • @MagicWatchmaking

    @MagicWatchmaking

    9 ай бұрын

    You want to polish the screws using a lathe or make the screws with a lathe. Both amazing projects ☺️ Thank you for watching

  • @robertjordan7323
    @robertjordan7323 Жыл бұрын

    Would love to see how they look in the pocket watch.

  • @MagicWatchmaking

    @MagicWatchmaking

    Жыл бұрын

    The pocket watch video is available on my channel. Thank you for watching ☺️

  • @davidparker3346
    @davidparker33467 ай бұрын

    I like that small bench vise who's the maker?

  • @MagicWatchmaking

    @MagicWatchmaking

    7 ай бұрын

    Bergeon vise. Thank you for watching. Cheers ☺️

  • @boydsargeant7496
    @boydsargeant7496 Жыл бұрын

    Nice job! Do you know a way of polishing without that tool? It looks expensive.

  • @MagicWatchmaking

    @MagicWatchmaking

    Жыл бұрын

    Maybe it works with a vice! The problem you have to find away to be parallel. Else you ruin the head. Thank you for watching ☺️

  • @htchtc203
    @htchtc203 Жыл бұрын

    Sir, how do you use the wooden disc?

  • @MagicWatchmaking

    @MagicWatchmaking

    Жыл бұрын

    Iron is hard… polishing heavy scratches Brass is medium hard… polishing medium scratches Wood or leather is smooth for mirror polishing

  • @htchtc203

    @htchtc203

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @prun8893
    @prun889310 ай бұрын

    Bluing or purpling?

  • @MagicWatchmaking

    @MagicWatchmaking

    10 ай бұрын

    All colors 🤣 Thank you for watching ☺️

  • @yuzemir
    @yuzemir2 ай бұрын

    tiny screw

  • @MagicWatchmaking

    @MagicWatchmaking

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching ☺️

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