Roger Smith case making videos

[Uriel]

Roger Smith has just updated his YouTube channel with his walkthough of how he makes his cases. Well worth a watch I thought.

https://www.youtube.com/user/rwsmithwatches/videos

[glazba]

Great update. If you can handle the low production values and are a horological nerd it's worth looking out for the DVD made by the late Martin Matthews, too. He was a fourth generation casemaker and his methods were virtually unchanged. Watching him is facinating, if dry, viewing.

Edited to add, the V&A museum used clips from the DVD without sound to loop over one of their exhibits years ago. I don't know if it's still there, but they have it online here. I love how casual he is about everything. He was using his own fireplace (in the front room of his house!) for some of the annealing, rather than use a micrometer/vernier, he'd just cut a length of paper! You really get the impression he could do this in his sleep:

http://www.vam.ac.uk/channel/things/...the_watchcase/

[TimeOut]

Thanks for posting, best thing I've watched for quite some time.

Also enjoyed Roger's work watch, if that isn't an advert for the Explorer I, I don't know what is.

[SSTEEL]

Superb!

[dom_]

Great update. If you can handle the low production values and are a horological nerd it's worth looking out for the DVD made by the late Martin Matthews, too. He was a fourth generation casemaker and his methods were virtually unchanged. Watching him is facinating, if dry, viewing.

Edited to add, the V&A museum used clips from the DVD without sound to loop over one of their exhibits years ago. I don't know if it's still there, but they have it online here. I love how casual he is about everything. He was using his own fireplace (in the front room of his house!) for some of the annealing, rather than use a micrometer/vernier, he'd just cut a length of paper! You really get the impression he could do this in his sleep:

http://www.vam.ac.uk/channel/things/...the_watchcase/

Yes amazing DVD, I was blown away when he didn't measure anything. That and the acid under the fireplace and spit for lubricating his gravers.

[Toshk]

Thanks for sharing. Will watch later.

[MartC]

Really interesting viewing.

I've previously searched case making videos and couldn't find much at all

[magirus]

I've just finished watching the 7 parts and thoroughly enjoyed them. Very interesting and informative to see the process from a rod of gold to a finished and cased watch. Thanks for posting the link OP.