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This is interesting video to show you the watch dial production for 2 finishing in one day.  Firstly, we do the sunray finishing as usual by machine, then we print the color to cover the part of sunray pattern, like below the green color. then we put the sandcloth moving from centre to edge like below video then it would come circle brushing. After finish the brushing, we will wash the green color by chemical. then you will see half in Sunray and half in circle brushing. Finally we plate the color on watch dial to assembly to Stainless steel watch case to be a fashion watch.       

In watch dial workshop, we have many machines and tools to make the watch dials to meet your requirement. like More Shining Sunray finishing on watch dial, or customers want the surface of dial not so shine, to be matt for sunray watch dial. we will do some treatment on the dials too. like below, it is Sunray, to make it matt a bit, we will spray the transparent lacquer to cover the shining. we called it Half-Shining. or half-Matt. of course, if you want the complete matt watch dial, you can't make sunray pattern on the background. we do the sandblasted on surface, then plating the colors or painting the colors, they are complete matt dial.  of course, we are factory, we can custom made the any watch dial. not only brass material, some MOP, or Gemstone or Guilloche pattern and so on.  

Firstly prepare the proper size brass plates acc to watch dial diameter. it is quite imporant part. workers calculate the size and cut a piece brass for test. of course, before that, we have the mould for the dial diameter and central hole and install it on the machine. all these works take more time than actual punching. this is why we said the samples making and mass production take same time. no much different. adjusting each machine really take more time than you expect. for the watch dials manufacturing, this is the first step. if the size is not right, then it may not fit the watch case for assembly. of course you see our worker take the brass by hand without gloves. don't worry, there is a plastic cover on the brass to protect it in good condition. it would be teared after we punch all holes, dial legs, cd pattern, before we do the process on the surface, like Sunray finishing, or brushed or blasted. we have one worker to do this job properly.       

Manufacturing the Watch parts, like Watch case, watch bezel, some high quality watch dial,  we use more and more CNC machines to make it precise. Such as Watch crown at case, drill the holes for it. there are 5 drills to finish it. From Layman, there is only a hole for crown. but for us, to make it in water-resistance, we can't miss any part for it. as watch parts manufacturing is very very detailed wrok, once there is a mistake, maybe it is unquality goods. no water-resisitance and can't match with other parts.      so we prefer the CNC machine to make it every step in exact figures. and some small part to process like construction of watch case.  you can see more CNC machines in Watch case workshop too.  after that, the last thing is finishing, it is well-skilled work for workers. A good and careful worker can make a high quality finishing for Luxury watch.  Like above video, the worker put the blank of bezel into the machine, then the computer will help to process the inside construction, stages, teeth, or facet. after it, it is nearly done. we just need to do the finishing of surface.    

This is first step in our watch dial workshop. we prepare the brass material, make a mould for dial diameter and centre hole, fix position on bottom to make sure the punching machine in right place and the central hole and dial diameter are same as order. from below video, it looks so easy to punch the dial off them brass plate.we do a lot of preparation job before start the machine. Our purpose is to make the watch dials in perfect looking as ordered. Every step is very important to make the final effect of watch dials. every small mistkes will ruin the dials, then we need to start again from beginning.  The second step is the index hole if there are applied index on dials. if not, only printing markers, we will attach the dial legs on back of dials. To make a complete watch dial, There are more 20 steps to finish the dial process. we even need to send dials for plating color from plating factory and painting watch dial by our workshop. we have several painting room for it.     

As we know there are many designs and colors on watch dials. how to make the colors? in the past, maybe paint the color by hand, Nowadays, We have more choices. some color like Silver, Gold, Chrome, Rosegold, Dark metalgun, they are plated colors by plating factory. Due to environment issue, the plating factory is not common as before. each industrial zone, will arrange plating factory with Environment certificate to make sure the plating process in order and protect the environment. And for some other colors, they are made by Sprayers like below. it was done internal of our factory. we have painting room for colors in watch dial workershop. the workers make the colors acc to Pantone number or Sample for reference. before mass production, they will confirm the colors. if it is repeated order, they have the old sample in hand for reference to make sure same color as last orders. During the painting watch dial, our workers are very professional for color mixture.  we also have 2 style of sprayers, one is like below in worker's hand. another is done automatically, workers only set the data on machine. no need worker's hand hold it. I will show you the video next time.   

In the watch dial workshop, we have many machines to produce the watch dials, punch the diameter of watch dial, punch the holes for index, CD pattern, dial legs attaching, more 20 machines for it. Today I show you the machine for punch the holes for index, it is second step for dial manufacturing.it is clear in video. Firstly we make a index hole mould for it, put the mould on punching machine. and fix a position on bottom, put the dials on the position, once start the machine, a big pressure on it the index holes are ready. holes diameter is very important,too big, when put the index on, you will see the hole. too small, can't assembly the index on it. it has to be matched the feet of applied index on dial.  So in manufacturing the watch dial, we have many steps for it. every step is important and unique. and they have to connect and match well to make a perfect watch dial for a high quality Mechanical watch or Quartz watch for Man or Woman. we also produce different holes for dials, such as holes for Stones, Diamonds, Baguettes or metal holders. it would be many different shapes for holes too. There are more 100 styles for it. then it matches to perfect watch case and nice watch hands to be a Fashion Watch too.     

As we all know that the Watch hands are made from Brass material. so we buy the Brass roll from supplier for manufacturing like below video, then assembly the watch hand mould in machine for preparation, Pull the brass material under the machine, then punch the hands from mould by pressure. At the end of machine, cut the hands in one row for 50pcs. these cutted watch hands in bulk pack.These are for next production step. like Polished quality, fixed the rows in tool for polishing process. and for diamond cut quality, worker will cut these hands from these rows, then lay then in a big metal tool for diamond cut machine. some tools are square, it is for watch hands with facet on middle, some in round shape, it is for domed shape, and machines for polishing also different for different requirement. This is first step for hands manufacturing. it is very important to have the right and good mould for shape of hands, such us Arrow watch hands, make it same as drawing, and rough edges on watch hand. esp for the hands with cutout for lume or colors filled. to have a clean finishing and surface is very important for watch hand quality. dauphine watch hands, or Sticker watch hands, these are tradition styles hands. meanwhiles there are some new fashion watch hands for some avant-garde watch. like golf shape hands, Mickey house,tennis rackets and so on.  we custom made any shape of watch hands.    

In our watch hands production, we have many machines to attach the hand tube to watch hands. the easy one is like below machine. to heat the hand tube under the hand hole by automatic machine. There is a paw to grab the tube on the notch to the position which workers only put the hands in right place and move it accordingly.  There are 2 conditons to use this automatic machines. 1. polished quality hands, the hands align together as one row. instead of diamond cut watch hands. 2. Normal hand tube height, if heighteded hand tube, then we need to use other machines to do it. As we all know the tube to be attached under hands by heating,like the dial feet under watch dial too. hand tube is very important as the diameter is to fit the spin on movement.  if it is too small, then it is too tight for movement, on the contrary, too big, then too loose. the watch hands can't work well in this case.     

Stainless steel Watch Case manufacturing for drilled hole for watch crown. you can see below 5 drills, each one has own function. first one drill is for fixed the position. then it goes to second one for drill through the hole on case. it goes to third one to make stage inside of hole. then it goes to 4th one for more precise inside construction, the last one is for water-resistance function. after the watch case out of machine, the worker put it on small drill to remove the unedged part from crown position. these works are very precise work and control by CNC machine. it sets by engineer acc to the technical drawing of watch cases. These CNC machines are very popular for watch case manufacturing. such as the watch bezel and case itself, holes and lugs. after the CNC machine for case construction. then go to next step for finishing, like Full polished, Brushed, vertical brushed, Sandblasted, Polished and brushed mixture. it makes the finishing as per customer's request. so you can see the case manufacturing is very very precise work. otherwise, it can't match the watch glass and Leather strap or Stainless steel bracelet.    

In Watch case workshop, there are many machines for process the case, CNC machines for watch bezel, case and drilled holes for watch crown, even so simple hole for crown, there are 5 drilled tool for it. As we know, the case have many finishing for surface, such as full polished, full brushed, or combine with polished and brushed, nowadays it is quite common choice for watch, as the brushed and polished finishing have the color contrast. it is more impressive. even the brushing, there are several options, vertical brushing, horiztonal brushed, circle brushed, sandblasted. They look different, so the machines also are different. you can imagine all machines are in the workshop for case manufacturing.  Today we introduce the horizontal brushed on the side of watch cases. this is how the brushing made. there is a horizontal brushed wheel as a tool, then put the side of case on it to rub the surface. if you want to thin brush finishing, change the grinding wheel to thin one. of course, if you want it to be rough in masculine style, choose a crude grinding wheel.  In the end of Video, you can see the difference of process and unprocess cases. the unprocess one keep the original surface from the blank. of course, we will do the further finishing for other part of the case. like Lugs, btw lugs, lug edges and so on... I will post more video in the future for watch manufacturing.   

UP sticker made from nickle, can be any color and any shape, min width for UP sticker around 0.2mm and thickness around 0.1-0.15mm. it is a bit convext on the surface of watch dial, but not so high as applied index (normally 0.25-0.45mm thickness). the sticker are made on paper like self-adhesive tape, there is glue under the sticker. as long as in right position when stick it, then remove the paper, it would be stuck on the surface of dials, in order to fix the position, we will print the markers on the watch dials to make sure the sticker is 100% cover these printing. it means they are in right position, no deviation. It is a very common way in dial production for low-medium watches. as these dials are sealed inside of watch case and closed by watch glass, no exposure outside, so Don't worry these sticker will drop after years. so this easy way production only use for watch dial manufacturing. it can't be used for watch parts as these parts are hand touched every day.   

Today in our workshop, the worker is attaching the Roman index on watch dial. so you can see several type indexes in the front. They are for different Roman numbers. There are several steps to assembly the index on watch dials. Firstly, put the glue under the index holes on the back of dial. make 5 pcs to wait the glue dry a bit. Secondly, take the dial front on the top like below video, put these indexes on the right position for hour markers. the wooden stick attaches the applied index to the holes. there are 2 legs on index to fit it on holes. why the stick can take the index? there is no magnet on bottom. we use the glue on the bottom of stick. let it dry, can attrack the index and no glue and harm on index Thirdly, After all numbers in right position, put the dial back to press the index tightly on the dial. then put the tray to wait it dry completely.  It looks a easy job. but it is also easy to make mistake by roman index. it happened once before. These sunray watch dial with Gold applied Roman numerals is a classic design for man's watch. Acutally almost all applied index are done in same way as below video showed. but also for some swiss made watch parts. there is a drop test. In order to enhance the glue of index, we will make a speaker hole on the back of each hole. it helps a lot.   

PAD printing machine for watch dials and watch parts, like rehaut, minute markers or logo. it is a different way to print the text than silk printing, no need Film, the printing text is done by etched or laser on steel board. it is below the surface, when push the ink on the steel board, the ink will be filled in etched part when remove the ink, using the silicone head to suck the printing, then put it on product. like below video. in this process, it is very important to fix the position and to use different shape of silicone head to make sure text or printing on your product in right place. so we need to test it before mass production. actually it is wide product range for PAD printing, not only the watch dial and watch bezel, but also in clothes logo, keyboards, pens bottles or cups. even the logo on dust bin.  As our product Watch dial and rehaut, it is high quality product. we can't accept any slant or discrepency for these markers. so our workers will see the magnifying glass to check the details from time to time. to guarantee the quality before shipping.  

In the video of Apr, we introduced how to print the watch dials on slant surface by PAD printing. today there is another way for dial printing. we called it Silk printing. it likes old film camera for taking photos. there is a FILM for printing text. One film for one color only. if there are 2 colors, then need to make 2 films, and so on. Like below video, print the black on the circle, then we need to print the hour markers above the black area. actually we print the lume on watch dial or index in same way. We put the lume on the top to replace the ink. actually 80% watch dial in this way for printing. it is very common way for dial printing. and watch hands printing in same machine too. so in our watch hands workshop, we have several same silk printing machines as well. it is widely used for watch parts production as it is effective and economic.  

As we know, the watch dials have many finishings, Sunray finishing is very popular, Matt finishing, Sandblasted, circle brushing and so on. we introduced how to make the sunray pattern last time, it was easier. Today I would like to show you the sandblasted process. we have a big machine like a big barrel. put the dials on metal tray as order, inside machine, there are 2 tracks like railroad to move slowly forward and make sure these watch dials in grinding wheel for better effect. it takes5-10 minutes to finish this step. but also need to adjust the parameter on machine to make sure the sandblalst in good condition. if too thin, need to adjust it to make it rough enough. so we need to adjust these data before mass production. once it confirms. we go on production in same data. After finish it, need to put dials into the water for clean. of course the sandblasted not only for watch dial, but also for watch case finishing and watch bezel. it is common to have sandblasted finishing and high polishing in same watch to have contrast in beauty.   

In our workshop, we have 6 machines like below to cut the watch hands from brass based via mould. put the mould on the top of machine, then punch it down to cut the hands from any shape which customer required. like Arrow shape, or Lance watch hands, dauphine hands, or stick watch hands. we can produce any shape as you need. this is the first step of production for watch hands, if it is normal hand tube, it means the watch dial thickness is 0.4mm for this hands. then we will cut the hand tube from the mould as well, no need extra work to add the hand tube.      After the cutting, go on for next step. there are 2 options, depends on the quality, 1. polished only 2. Diamond cut quality for mid-high class watches.  if only polished quality, just put the hands in a line on a fixed tool for grinding wheel to polish the surface of hands, make it glossy and shining. This is simple way for normal quartz watch. if it is diamond cut quality, there are more steps than first one. firstly, we need to cut hands individually, then put them on steel tool for fix, then put the diamond cut machine for polished the facets to make sure it likes the diamond cut effect.    For watch dial over 0.4mm, we need to attach the Custom made hand tube under the hole, we called it Heightened hand tube. This is extra work like below video, it is for diamond cut hands, hand made it. we have machines to fix hand tube on polished hands by automatic machine. no need to grab the tube one by one and put the hands one by one. it is more effective way for adding the hand tube.   

This is a interesting topic. it decides the quality of watch in normal quality or premium quality. Actually Each watch part has several options for material to make the different quality. for example, the watch case, it would be in Alloy material for price usd8-10/pc, or Stainless steel in usd18-30/pc, or Titanium material for higher price or Carbon fiber material in even more high price. Price always connects to quality. what price, what goods. in this case, we compare the quality of Mineral watch glass and Sapphire crystal watch parts.  Firstly, we all know the sapphire crystal can't be scratched except the real diamond. as it is one of hardest materials in the world. pls see below video. it is very obvious to see the different. I also tested the Hardened Mineral watch glass as well. it is in the middle level, not so easy to be scratched as mineral glass.  Secondly, Water drop test, it is a very funny test too. pls see below photo. the sapphire crystal seems have something to hold the water in round shape. water spread immed even it is flat.    Thirdly, the Color, but it can't be all right as some mineral glass with white color as Sapphhire too. you can see from above photo, mineral glass are a bit greenish from side.  Fourthly, the feeling, if you touch the glass, sapphire would be cooler than mineral watch glass. Generally, the good quality watches or Mechanical automatic watches are in Sapphire watch glass. 

We all know Sunray is very common for watch dials. many many dials in sunray finishing, no matter minimalistic watch dial, busines watch dial, or 2 layers dials, they are mainly made by polished machines as I showed before. This time we introduce another way to make the sunray surface. it was done by polished wheel machine too but with water on it. and it also has 2 wheels for polishing, Each dial goes by first wheel drop water on it, then rotate few seconds, it goes second wheel for double polished again. By this procedure, the watch dials are more high quality and more gorgeous than nomral sunray process. as you know, it also takes longer time too. more time and nicer finishing are the reason why it comes. Finally how it looks different by both manufacturing way. I will show you in next time.