| Date |
2003 |
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2012 |
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Pre-construction design work |
8/11-9/12 |
Fourteen month hiatus for restoration
of the Pouvillon clock |
| 10-12/03 |
My early concept
designs page 1 |
10/12 |
Fabricate movement stand,
inner steel structure |
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2004-2006 |
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| 5/04 - 4/05 |
My early
concept designs page 2 |
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| 4/04, 1/06 |
Fabricator's
early concept designs |
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2006 |
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Creation of working component
models and first generation mockup |
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| 3/06 |
Working mockups in
plastic - going barrel and planisphere |
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| 4/06 |
Working mockups
in plastic - escapement and remontoire |
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| 5/06 |
Fabricator's design
drawings page 1 |
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| 5/06 |
Fabricator's design
drawings page 2 |
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| 01-06/06 |
Fabrication of full scale
mockup |
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| 7/06 |
Full scale mockup page 1 |
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| 7/06 |
Full scale mockup page 2 |
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| 7/06 |
Orrery detail |
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2007 |
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Fabrication |
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| 07-9/07 |
Main wheels, barrels
& maintaining power systems |
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| 10-12/07 |
Wagner dual
remontoire, wheels, differential drive (this drives the time train) |
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2008 |
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| 01/08 |
Wagner dual remontoire,
output, cage, chaton assemblies |
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| 02/08 |
Planisphere design work |
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| 03/08 |
Going train |
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| 04/08 |
Bevel wheels, fly design, columns,
screws |
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| 05/08 |
Wagner remontoire fly
fabrication - rough out |
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| 06/08 |
Wagner remontoire fly fabrication - finish work |
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| 07/08 |
Assembly of fly to remontoire and going train |
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| 08/08 |
Main wheel clicks; begin the escapement antifriction
wheel assembly |
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| 09/08 |
Escapement wheels and finish antifriction wheel
assembly |
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| 10/08 |
Begin pendulum balance assemblies - arbors |
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| 11/08 |
Pendulum balance assemblies - antifriction wheels and
their plates, complete arbors |
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| 11/08 |
Pendulum balance assemblies - begin balances |
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| 12/08 |
Pendulum balance assemblies - complete
balances |
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2009 |
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| 01/09 |
Grasshopper escapement assemblies |
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| 02/09 |
Redesign of grasshopper escapement assemblies |
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| 03/09 |
Redesign of movement frame |
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Fly fan decoration; time train clutch |
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| 04/09 |
Refinement of remontoire components.
Seconds drive, begin celestial train |
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| 05/09 |
Equation of time assembly, begin Robin
remontoire, fly fan decoration |
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| 06/09 |
Continue Robin remontoire, ( this drives
the celestial train ) |
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| 07/09 |
Continue Robin remontoire |
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| 08/09 |
Continue Robin remontoire |
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| 09/09 |
Finish Robin remontoire, Begin lower
movement frame |
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| 10/09 |
Complete lower movement frame; Bell
strike hammer lift cams |
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| 11/09 |
Bells; work for Horological
Journal cover, Jan. 2010 |
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| 12/09 |
Begin upper movement frame |
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Project to date video page |
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2010 |
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| 01/10 |
Upper frame, stop work and
state-of-wind indicators |
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| 02/10 |
Cable hooks; Stop work; begin power
reserve indicators |
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| 03/10 |
Redesigned barrel clicks; continue
power reserve indicators |
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| 04/10 |
Finish power reserve indicators; prep work upper frames |
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| 05/10 |
Continue prepping upper frames, some
finish & trim work |
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| 06/10 |
Rough upper frames complete, some finish & trim work |
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| 07/10 |
Time; central frames and pendulum
support fabricated |
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| 08/10 |
Demonstration clutch parts, project to date photos; films |
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| 09/10 |
Balance diagonals; poising weights,
strike train rear frame |
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| 10/10 |
Strike snail transfer train |
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| 11/10 |
Begin strike train fly fans |
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| 12/10 |
Strike train fly fans, begin strike/
repeat control assemblies |
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2011 |
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| 01/11 |
Strike and repeat control assemblies,
schematics; rack mockups |
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| 02/11 |
Strike and repeat control assemblies, main fly fan
detents |
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| 03/11 |
Strike and repeat control assemblies,
initiators |
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| 04/11 |
Strike and repeat control
assemblies, complete initiators |
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| 05/11 |
Strike and repeat control
assemblies, continue main fly detents |
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| 06/11 |
Strike and repeat control
assemblies, rack pawls; rack let down flies |
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| 07/11 |
Strike and repeat control assemblies, quarter and hour racks |
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Project to date photo and video page |
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