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Josh Shapiro, Watchmaker

Josh Shapiro, by day, is a high school principal and teacher. By night, however, he has been teaching himself engine turning, and the results speak for themselves. This is a photo of what he considers his “first acceptable” watch face dial. The 18K numerals are not of his making, but came from a vintage  Hamilton pocket watch. He is a student of watchmaking and a huge fan of the late George Daniels as well as Roger Smith. He is now taking orders for watch face dials and if anyone would like to get in touch with him, please let me know and I will send contact information along to him.

Silver Watch Face Dial with Vintage 18K Numerals from a Hamilton Pocket Watch.

Silver Watch Face Dial with Vintage 18K Numerals from a Hamilton Pocket Watch. By Joshua Shapiro.

Feb 3

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Meet Brittany Nicole Cox

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Engine Turning is alive and well and being practiced and taught in the American Northwest.

Brittany Nicole Cox is an antiquarian horologist, conservator, preservationist, and restorationist whose atelier is located in the Seattle, Washington area. She is tirelessly working to generate renewed interest in the art of engine turning through classes at  her workshop. Already having  hosted two sold-out sessions led by master clockmaker, David Lindow, Brittany is sharing her knowledge to enthusiastic students to wide acclaim. 

Photos shown here, supplied by Brittany herself, show the class in progress as well as the tangible results from it. 

Below, as well as here, there is a link to her web site and where it is possible to subscribe to her truly magnificent blog. 

I wholeheartedly recommend signing up to keep up with what is going on with engine turing classes. One also might wish to keep up with others subjects of which Brittany is a specialist. These classes are only a small portion of the goings on in her shop which include Automata, Clock Making, Ornamental Turning and Restoration.