TALENTED watchmaker Roger Smith has added a new playlist titled Watchmaking Techniques, Dial Making, to his YouTube channel.
There are 10 videos in the playlist which describe in great detail the extraordinary and time consuming process that Roger employs when making the dials for his RW Smith and the Daniels watches.
The videos show Roger using the beautiful Rose and Straight line engines which belonged to George Daniels. These engines were rescued by Daniels from a damp Clerkenwell cellar and were restored to their current glory and used to great effect by Daniels on the engine-turned dials and cases for his watches.
Over the years, George Daniels passed on the knowledge and techniques required to master this notoriously difficult equipment to Roger.
This series of videos is only part of the whole dial making process and Roger will start to film the final series of videos in 2013.