Micro Machining

Keeping Watch on Small Parts By Scott Rathburn The average mechanical watch movement – say, from a Swiss Rolex automatic with date – contains around 135 individual parts. While some of those parts, such as the main plates, are relatively large (at least in...

From Cutting Tool Engineering Magazine May 2008 It’s all about perspective. Steve Cotton, owner of Micro Precision Parts Manufacturing Ltd., got his start as a watchmaker, so his definition of “large” parts fits what many shops consider small. “If we are...