Volker's verbatim email:

"Dear Bernard,

Sorry for the late reply.
Enclosed to this mail you will find the following pictures:

You see parts of the watch after cutting out. Maybe of interest: At bottom of the picture there is one of the early prototypes of a balance to see. ( 4 spokes)

"The next stage is to grind the parts. After this, they are theorectically applicable.



If the part is made of carbon steel, it is necessary to polish the surface to protect them a little bit against corrosion.

For example here the setting lever jumper(Winkelhebelfeder).

If the parts are made of stainless steel or if they are nickel plated- from the technical point of view, only the contacting areas of the moving parts must be polished to reduce friction. Then it is only a question of taste if the surfaces are decorated with a grinding finish or if they are polished."

Best wishes..."

It is always very interesting to follow and see the intricate and time consuming work that we usually only hear about.

Thanks for the photo update. Guess it could be one of yours in the making!

Cheers,Jim

for the second lot.

of five watches. And I have been delighted to see the enthusiasm with which you, Bernard, have embraced this watchmaker and his watches. In contrast with your usual rapture with the more avant-garde pieces, this very special watch is a celebration of the technical prowess of Volker Vyskocil. I believe he will become a very respected watchmaker with his meticulous attention to detail, his skill, and his interest in pushing the limits of development of various technical parameters of watchmaking and watch functioning.

Hi Jack,

It is my love for the extreme, the very edge of the N th degree.

Moderation ( "mediocrity" so as to conform/ cutting down on production cost )of daily life...eating,drinking, behavior, etc etc...has to be a way of survival in business and social conduct....drives me nuts sometimes!

In a hobby, there is an outlet, be it mountain climbing...or the collecting of the finest of each example of watches.....the extreme....so far, only a handful of watches push things way to the edge, most look that way.

Volker is the extreme in total watch making...if he started to make the alloys himself in a small furnace...he would be taking the next step!

the parts required for the manufacture of the first five watches is amazing! The fully formed watch will be a rare treasure to its owner.

for anyone who ordered one ;P

Excellent pictures! I particularly like the first one, I think it'll make an brilliant wallpaper! Thanks a lot Bernard!

ThreeLuckyGoats

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