All Things New and Blue

Welcome to your anOrdain newsletter!

This month, we’re happy to announce the new edition of our in-house magazine Letters from Assynt and excited to tell of the new addition to our toolkit – a Shaublin 70 lathe. We also provide a sneak peak of what to expect from Issue Two of Letters from Assynt in our taster article exploring thermal bluing – the process we use to blue our watch hands – with the help of anOrdain watchmaker Chris Roussias.

Letters from Assynt - The Movement Issue

We are pleased to announce the upcoming second issue of our magazine Letters from Assynt - The Movement Issue. Discover what to expect from the second instalment of our bi-annual publication and, if you haven’t already, sign up to receive your free copy delivered straight to your door or inbox.

The Schaublin 70 Lathe

At the beginning of 2021, anOrdain acquired a coveted Schaublin 70 lathe. Discover more about the high precision machine and learn about just what exciting things we will be turning our hands to with our brand-new toy.

Thermal Bluing

Thermal bluing, or the heat treatment of steel, is a practice long associated with fine watchmaking and one that anOrdain employs under the careful eye of watchmaker Chris Roussias. Learn more about thermal bluing as Chris explains the process and the intricacies of heat-treating steel.