by Alex Hamilton | Jun 7, 2026 | Random Thoughts
A viewer sent in a question that was so good it deserved its own blog post as it references two hundred years of adjusting theory. Here it is in his own words. “I’ve always wondered about the line of eccentricity, the eccentric linear direction of... by Alex Hamilton | May 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Hey everyone. There are some exciting changes are coming to the course! You’re all here learning watch repair, and meanwhile I’ve been doing my own learning too. I’ve been figuring out the most effective ways to actually teach this stuff, and it... 
by Alex Hamilton | May 16, 2026 | Intermediate Experience
By Alex | Watch Repair Tutorials Introduction Fitting a new watch stem is a bit like the Goldilocks story: it can’t be too long, it can’t be too short, it has to be just right. Get it wrong in either direction and the winding system won’t work. A... 
by Alex Hamilton | May 2, 2026 | Random Thoughts, Uncategorized
Diagnosing a Non-Runner: The Four-Step Process A movement lands on your bench and doesn’t run. Or it runs, but so poorly you’d call it the same thing. The usual first move is to start poking around hoping something jumps out. Sometimes it does. More often,... 
by Alex Hamilton | Oct 10, 2025 | Random Thoughts
In restoration work, there is no skill more important for a watchmaker to learn than how to repivot a wheel. Repivoting restores the arbor by installing a new pivot when it is broken or worn to a level that is not repairable. Traditionally, watchmakers would anneal...