Horological Meandering

Ophiuchus
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Sure, but the PuristS photo uploader seems to hate linux!

Unfortunately, my work is not my profession, and for some time now I have been stuck in
Japan for unrelated things. I never really discovered any community or people I thought would
find my work interesting, so I never took many pictures of what I've done. It is mainly something
I do for my own mind's happiness.

I do prefer large natural stones, but use synthetic ruby for testing my skills, as ruby is so
difficult to polish really well. Many people find it an easy material, but they don't go for the level of finish that
I do- and then it gets difficult. There's more to it than smaller grades of micron diamond, you really have to
experiment by hand with what works best- and every type of stone is different. The results can be striking, as
polish far beyond commercial, or even experts is possible, if you take your time on the right stone.

I have a natural tourmaline somewhere around here, another notoriously difficult stone for really high level
polishing, yet easy for a decent polish. I go for the level in my stone polishing that you go for in your watches, Don.
And when I can afford to return, I hope to join the community of watchmakers as well- precision mechanics has always
been my passion. Stones are something pretty to look at at the end of the day for me.

I happen to have one decent picture of the ruby I'm currently finishing up in the US- but I use linux on my laptop.
None of the PuristS photo uploaders seem to be working with it! If they can fix that, I'll gladly upload it. I have a finished
tourmaline with me in Japan that I could take a picture of and upload as well, but the uploader for the site needs adjustments
for linux/I need to figure it out.

Great work, look forward to seeing more of your polishing skills!

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