About Me

Iā€™m a horologist based in Wicklow. Although self-taught, I have attended courses with Kalle Slaap and Henrik Korpela.

Have a look at my Instagram feed to see what Iā€™m working on at the moment!

View fullsize Quite a lot of work on this Donegan pocket watch from 1889. The hour and minute wheels had been completely mangled, so I had to replace them. Rather than make entirely new components I found some donor parts from another Donegan, although I did have
View fullsize I picked up a set of castings for a Stuart 10V steam engine, fittings and all. I’ve actually made this engine before (see last photo), so if anyone wants to build this kit, make me an offer! #stuartsteamengine
View fullsize Little wooden box with a fantastic label for tea-urn polishing powder. Gloriously specific. Edmundson & Co had the premises on Capel St that is now owned by the excellent McQuillan Tools (@mcqtools ). “The tea urn to be breath’d on
View fullsize Tools of the trade. The bit of watchmaking I like the most…
View fullsize Not quite as small as the JLC 101, which is nearly half the size of this, but this little Fontainemélon FHF59 is pretty cute! I think it deserves some love. #watchmaking #horology #restoration
View fullsize The legend himself, @lillenberg_watchmaking šŸŗ came to visit at the weekend. Many hours spent discussing horological matters, polishing, and the state of the world. Also spent a worthy few hours discussing the appalling geometry of the escapement in
View fullsize Quiet day today because I was at the new #madeinwicklow craft exhibition in @powerscourt_estate. When I got home I finished up this little Ermano, treasured by its owner. Wafer-thin 14k gold case & hollow lugs. ETA 2408 movement I’d not met
View fullsize Here’s an unusually nice Certina from the early 50’s. Nice big 39mm case (gold plated). I think the dial has been restored. Movement freshly serviced (new mainspring, new setting lever spring, bushed centre-wheel), new crystal and fancy F
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View fullsize Pocket watch by fellow Dubliner, Mr Donegan, about 1873. Had to repair the fusee chain and address some serious wear on the centre wheel. These watches are character-building and patience-testing, but it’s very satisfying getting them running.
View fullsize Merry Christmas, all! (Some years ago my sister crocheted me a pocket watch - I’m very fond of it)
View fullsize Never met a #longines I didn’t like. I wish I’d taken a before-pic of this one. Blackened silver, yellowed acrylic, rust everywhere. Couldn’t save the hour hand but found one that was the right length and style, but had to modify th
View fullsize Lantern clock back together and working, more or less. More fettling to do on the strike-work. I could spend another month fixing everything that’s wrong/worn/bent/broken/bodged. Fascinating repairs - some good, some odd, some horrendous. The c
View fullsize Valjoux 7733, in a Chronosport watch from the 70’s. A new movement for me - nice to work on. The winding bits had completely worn out, but fortunately all the parts I needed were available from @cousins_uk #watches #vintagewatch #horology #va
View fullsize A question for the Rolex experts! This is a cal 1030 with a significant poising error (-20 crown down). There are a couple of timing washers on some of the screws - is that something Rolex did or has this been ‘got at’ by someone? I see
View fullsize A few more details of this beautiful chronometer (see my previous posts). It’s interesting to me that the jewel north of the detent pivot serves no purpose (despite still being mounted in a gold chaton!). Clearly the same ébauche could b