I mentioned a while back that there will be enhanced content on the website, especially given the demise of WATCH International. My article on F.A.Jones was a first step in the process.
IWC has asked Boris Schneider, a former contributor to WATCH, to write several technical articles for the website. His first is about movement oils, and is really interesting. It can be accessed directly by clicking here.
Enjoy!
Very nice read. Love the extra content for the forum.
High quality new content it is, great work.
Thanks for this very nice article. I enjoyed, learning more about oiling. Fascinating!
Cheers Chris
A fascinating article. Thank you.
Extremely interesting to read the direction that IWC seem to investigate, around automatically applying the oils.
I say this, on the basis that exactly such early adoption of manufacturing technology, is what motivated Jones - he too was motivated and inspired to automate the manufactory!
Excelent read.
Thanks IWC for sharing the knowledge - and you guys out there should share this link with other watch lovers too.
Interesting article. Thank you for providing.
I remember another article from watchtime where it was said, that there already exists calibres that work without lubrication at all - so this isn´t true? But I´m not sure right now - I have to find the magazine again ....
Best,
-Christian
Excellent article. I look forward to more content like this.
Cheers,
Jarrod
Fantastic article.
The most common oils we use on IWC watches include:
9010; escape wheel & balance
HP1300; train wheels
Molykote;
The parallels with the birth of the IWC factory in Schaffhausen, noted in 8541's comment "on the basis that exactly such early adoption of manufacturing technology, is what motivated Jones - he too was motivated and inspired to automate the manufactory!" are very significant.
However the sentence in the article, "It is extremely difficult for a human being to carry out this job with a consistently high degree of reliability" refers to production technicians rather than the fully qualified IWC watchmakers who take great pride in their ability to offer a consistently high degree of reliability, accuracy, pride and precision when servicing your watches.
I realise that the last sentence of the article alludes to this point but feel that the human skill involved in IWC watchmaking can never be overemphasized.
Leo
The most common oils we use on IWC watches include:
9010; escape wheel & balance
HP1300; train wheels
Molykote; setting gears
9415; pallets
Silicon; seals
Jismaa; high friction levers
D5; winding stem + levers
8212; automatic barrel
Fomblin; crown threads
9504; manual barrel
Thanks Leo, interesting information.
Thanks Michael,
This is the kind of stuff i like, very interesting.
Also, thanks a lot Leo for the insights you provided on top!
Best
/Anders
Thanks Michael, that's a great read.
