Polishing is one of the most telling stages in the making of a high grade watch, providing the metal surfaces with their perfect final lustre and smoothness.
Despite the advent of automated technology, the process remains steeped in a highly skilled craft, combining a deft touch with calculated precision, organized steps, and the expressive movements of a performing art.
Too much time or pressure, and the shape of the case could be ruined as polishing wheels and abrasive pastes remove too much metal.
Too soft a touch, and minute scratches, grooves or pitting could mar the surface, potentially unseen to the average eye but easily detected by a skilled polisher’s glance and fingertips.
Each component, shape and surface requires a unique approach. And each metal has its own character, Stainless steel,Titanium,Brass or gold, Here the human touch and eye is irreplaceable.
It takes several years for a polisher – to reach such a level of proficiency and assurance. three years to learn its principles, tools, materials, the well-defined techniques and processes, and to gain the ability to implement them. Followed by approximately five years on the job, to master the multiple facets of polishing and acquire speed, past 15 years, from the apprentice to the old hand,we proud of him, but he explains, I’m still learning.
Surface finishing, is generally carried out by hand on polishing lathes fitted with softer discs. layers of cotton of varying density – augmented by polishing pastes with fine abrasives. The rest is down to each polisher’s skill and finesse.The brilliance of mirror-polished parts demands a smooth and delicate touch at the very final stage of brightening, we need ensure that each piece like mirror.
A satin finish involves specific techniques at both stages, generally achieved by brushing to produce a surface texture that varies according to the depth and width of the brush marks. To the naked eye it offers an even, warm, satin sheen. These are the visible sides of polishing. At Simitta, the love of a well-crafted watch is such that even surfaces unseen by the wearer, including inside the case, are polished with the same absolute care and science.
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