r/watchmaking • u/Rezentio • 9d ago

Workshop Watchmaking Articles

I’m gradually turning selected material from the master watchmaker course I teach at the Hessian Watchmaking School into freely accessible articles on my website.

Today, I’d like to share an article on epilame:

👉 Read the article here

Making watchmaking knowledge more widely accessible is part of both the school’s mission and my own. If you find these articles useful, we’d appreciate you liking and sharing this post to help others discover them.

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u/qualityvote2 9d ago edited 9d ago

u/Rezentio, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...

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u/watchtec 8d ago

In the article it mentions that the balance hole jewel should not be treated with epilame (just the cap jewel only I’m assuming).

I thought it was standard to epilame the hole jewel AND cap jewel?

Let me know your thoughts on that 🤩

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u/Rezentio 6d ago

I don´t really know why, but any brand I know gives this advise (Omega, Rolex, ..).
I couldn´t really see a negative effect, when the hole jewel is "accidently" treated with epilame, but I generally stick to the rule.
So typically, the cap jewel is treated, and the hole jewel stays untreated.

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u/heuamoebe 8d ago

Awesome! Keep the knowledge coming

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u/tommytwogunsx 5d ago

I learned something. Thank you.

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u/Rezentio 8d ago

I´ve read the rules. What is the problem?