I’m grateful to have scored a Cardinal CAL 1003. I had no idea how special it is. Can’t wait to get it. I’ve watched a few videos now. I dig your commitment. And I dig your message about keeping stuff out of the landfill. Gracias,
I always thought they used rubies or synthetic rubies... As someone who has machined a number of materials over the years I can imagine cutting into sapphire is probably a slow and tedious process... I mean I used to cut most of my material with tungsten carbide bits but sapphire is harder than that.
Jewels/rubies that are essentially pink colored sapphire are the most common, but what if I want jewels that are red or purple? Who do you buy your watch jewels from?
I've had similar thoughts in the past, I didn't reach any conclusions but I'd assume that it's like many things.... it's possible, just as anything is possible... but it is not common, particularly accessible, financially sound etc ... only based on possibly never seeing any jewels outside of a certain range of colours... Did you find a solid answer to this?
I’m grateful to have scored a Cardinal CAL 1003. I had no idea how special it is. Can’t wait to get it. I’ve watched a few videos now. I dig your commitment. And I dig your message about keeping stuff out of the landfill. Gracias,
Thanks!! Love these videos!
Very honest answers very impressed thanks Pete
your channel is very relaxing
I always thought they used rubies or synthetic rubies... As someone who has machined a number of materials over the years I can imagine cutting into sapphire is probably a slow and tedious process... I mean I used to cut most of my material with tungsten carbide bits but sapphire is harder than that.
Jewels/rubies that are essentially pink colored sapphire are the most common, but what if I want jewels that are red or purple? Who do you buy your watch jewels from?
I've had similar thoughts in the past, I didn't reach any conclusions but I'd assume that it's like many things.... it's possible, just as anything is possible... but it is not common, particularly accessible, financially sound etc ... only based on possibly never seeing any jewels outside of a certain range of colours...
Did you find a solid answer to this?
@@MoAli-wm4of No luck. I even tried finding videos and articles on how to make my own watch jewels. There is literally NOTHING.
I've seen rubber seals wear into a hardened crankshaft in a car engine. It's strange how that works.
I've seen hay and grass get caught around a steel shaft and wear grooves into it in just a few hours.
I wil always surrender accuracy first
Good stuff. I known it isn't intentionally done ..but he talks to us like we are children. Hard to listen to after a whle.
3:10 This is sort of like when a lap is charged in a machine shop?