Arkwright Repairshop

30/06/2026

Ey up! Fancy a game of “where the hell did that go”.. ? Imagine the scene, you are really concentrating on repairing a platform escapement when you pick up the pallet arbor with you slightly worn tweezers ( wasn’t looking! Just reached for the nearest pair 😳) and it decides to eject itself across the workshop…!! Everybody don’t move… Arkwright… we have a problem.. 😂 an hour later.. the workshop destroyed and systematically moved to one side we finally find it! Can you spot where it is on one of the photos..? Obviously not on my hand.. that shows the actual needle in the workshop haystack 😜

30/06/2026

Ey up… FOR SALE..with all the recent hot weather we have had to deal with this original 1970 Salvador Dali bronze of the smooth watch! It’s certainly melted!! Numbering 5 out of a total run of 8, this patinated rare bronze stands 45cm high and is for sale… fancy a limited edition rare Dali bronze? £2500

25/06/2026

Ey up! Wilf the Morris 10/4 wanted to come to work with me today… we will be closed from midday today for the weekend and re-open on Tuesday 30th

22/06/2026

Ey up! With the warm weather coming this week we may have to close the workshop early each day.. if you are thinking of popping over to see us, please give us a call first to check opening times etc.. this little automated dancing mice came in for a repair and a clean.! ☀️🌞🌞

09/06/2026

22/05/2026

After a day of fine repair… the Georgian Pocket watch is alive again having been in a drawer and not working for over 60 years!

22/05/2026

Ey up! Now then that was a bit of a challenging watch repair for the day.. the Georgian pocket watch needed quite a bit of attention… broken mainspring, hairspring snapped at the end support, bushes and rust.! as will these early watches, when the mainspring snaps it tends to pull the barrel hook out along with the end of the spring… I thought I would show you the typical day to day repairs needed on theseuy early watches. First, find a suitable steel stock and turn down a taper on the lathe… form the hook shape on the large end of the taper and using a No12 screwplate tap the remaining length. Insert the new hook from the inside and when “home” cut off the excess and file flush to the outside face of the barrel.. I forgot to photograph that bit! 😂 so included a page from a book to give the idea. I make the bushes on the lathe and hide them in the chamfer when inserted so they are unseen. I will post a video of the finished watch to show the action… enjoy! 🤓

22/05/2026

Ey up! An early start this morning before the heat arrives! It’s Georgian Pocket watch Day today… it’s dismantled ready for a good clean, repair and restoration. That should keep me occupied for the day! Enjoy the sunshine 🌞

21/04/2026

Ey up! Just a quick job to start the week.. a customer came in with a broken pivot on their French clock strike wheel. As you will probably know the steel used to make these are very hard. After careful tempering the pinnion was first drilled using a 0.29mm drill, it was then followed by a 1mm. A new pivot made and inserted.. the steel carefully re-hardened and polished. Ready to go back to the customer now for re-fitting

18/04/2026