Polishing watch parts

EB 1333, decided to try polishing brass parts on dial side.

 

 

 Aliexpress polishing tripod, not just for screws but for small parts too.

 

 

Flat polishing plate that came with the tripod. Flatness isn't great but workable especially for the price. Glued some 3000, 5000, 7000 and 10000 grit sandpaper but the results aren't great; a piece of glass with 3M lapping paper will be a much better option but this will do for learningt he basics. Wet works much better than dry as particles are moved away from the work.

Setting lever, brass, came pretty rough out of the factory as this was a relatively cheap movement.

 

Attaching the part to a holder that goes in the tripod. Superglue works wonders here and afterwards just leave in acetone and it will dissolve nicely, cleaning the part too.

Result after; without magnification the scratechs can barely be seen. At this point the only way to remove them is to use diamantine powder, 1 or 0.5 microns so this is just the preparation for black polishing. Still this is a massive improvement.

 

 I'll eventually get a piece of glass, better lapping paper and diamantine powder is on the way, that should improve results but am happy with the results already.