Examples of 19th Century Watchmaking Machines
April 10, 12 11:52
It's probably due to my mechanical engineering background, but every time I visit VC’s Shanghai Boutique: I always like looking at the old machines they have around the store that were actually used in the 1800s to manufacture the watches.
Over this past weekend, I finally decided to take some pictures of these machines:
Barrel Cutting:
Boring (not meant to be "dull", but for some people - I can undersrand this equipment is not what one would call exciting, 
):
Fusee Cutting:
Jewel Cutting:
Pointing:
2 Small Face Lathes:
Vertical Rose Engine Machine:
Watchmaker's Bench:
2 Wheel Tooth Cutting Machines:
Please don't ask me exactly how these machines work, I'm just reading off the descriptions written on the plaques
