Steve Cotton: Owner / President
 Mr. Cotton has been in this industry for 27 years, starting at age 15. He trained under his father, Peter Cotton, one of the leading watchmakers in New Zealand, and completed his NZHI (New Zealand Horological institute) apprenticeship in 1982 and ran a second branch of the family business. After completing his apprenticeship, he went to Switzerland to take the Watch Makers of Switzerland Training & Education Program. This is the most respected and highest grade course in the world. Mr. Cotton attained the top marks in the course.
He then started and managed Orewa Time Center, a watch and clock repair sale and service, in New Zealand. This business ran very successfully for six years until 1997, Mr. Cotton was made and offer by Rolex Australia and took the position. Orewa Time Center employing seven staff at it peak. During this time the Orewa Time Center won two national awards for creating specialty jobs for disabled.
Mr. Cotton also set up and ran Orewa Time Imports. This business imported watches and watch material from Hong Kong and parts of China. Its main purpose was to reduce the wholesale costs paid by retailers. The business quickly grew and cornered 80% of the targeted market in New Zealand. It became too much to handle and was sold.
Steve Cotton Worked with Rolex Watch Australia in the head office in Melbourne & also in Rolex Switzerland for 4 week training on Rolex watch movements and case finishing.
Mr. Cotton moved with his family to Canada, where he set up his own business contracting watch and clock repair, Main Contract Golden Hour Clock Shop Hess and Ronnie Nyenhuis. It was very successful. Then again Mr. Cotton was offered by Rolex Canada to work with Diamori Rolex Jewelers servicing Rolex watches.
In December 1999 Steve Cotton went to work for Diamori Rolex Jewelers, and set up the Complete Rolex Service Center. This included building a parts and inventory control program for ordering, invoicing, work orders and customer database. He also ran the Rolex retail and corporate sales. Mr. Cotton's main job was to service Rolex watches and handle all the customer service inquires. This service center ran under Rolex international standards until April 2003, when, after a motor vehicle accident, Mr. Cotton left the business to take some time out.
Mr. Cotton then was employed Sales manager by Dual Shield Security (DSS), a new software development company in Parksville. He took DSS to an international level, presenting DSS to the highest level of government in Israel, the U.S. and Canada.
His industry and business experience give him valuable knowledge of sales, marketing, manufacturing, distribution, financing and record keeping.
Micro Precision Parts Manufacturing Inc started Dec 2004 combining the watch and clock industry in quality service and repairs. Micro Precision Parts Manufacturing Inc is now servicing high end watches and clocks and restoring vintage time pieces. We also manufacture small parts for almost any custom or obsolete parts in a variety of materials.
Matthew Cotton:
Head Programmer/Shop Production Manager
 Experience 5 years
Matthew is Trained on MasterCam {Mill level 3, 4th axis} and {lathe with C axis, with live tooling}. Matthew has Had 3 separate Training sessions with MasterCam technicians Ajmer Gill, and Mathew Summers; of in house Solutions Vancouver.
Matthew has worked through the specialized grinding processes for machining hard ceramics Silicon nitride & Yttria stabilized Zirconia ceramic. Enabling accurate machining of ceramic to very accurate tolerances.
The 4 axis and multi-faceted 3D surface machining has been the main focus of most the machining Mathew has been working on this past year. He has worked in Stainless steel, Titanium, high grade Aluminum, and some other exotic materials including; medical grade plastics, Radel, and metals such as kolvar.
In the 5 years Matthew has worked for us he has headed the development and procedure for many of our prototypes, as well and the production runs we made.
His experience with the different materials, and using our high speed spindles up to 200,000. rpm, give us the edge when encountering new projects that have not been manufactured before.
Matthew’s ability to “think outside the box” sets him apart from conventional machining and in many cases; combined with the power of MasterCam X, and the development of new ways to tool path, has given us a huge advantage as we tackle projects.
With 5 years working with CNC machines on micro parts, he has developed a niche. He has had the hands on experience of working with a huge range of exotic materials, and with that, some very specialized tooling. Matthew has built a good working relationship with the designers of the companies. Many times working closely with the engineers fine tuning the final finishes and demanding tolerances required by some prototype parts.
Colin Rogers: Clock Department Manager
 Full restoration of mechanical and electronic clocks. With the advanced micro manufacturing shop re manufacture of barrels, and damaged wheels, Colin is enabled to restore vintage and antique time pieces to their original working condition. 300 year old clocks with damaged wheels and broken pivots have been restored to the delight of their owners. Call or come in and visit the most advanced clock and watch service center in Western Canada.
Tina Cotton: Accounts manager & Administration
 Tina is a Part owner of MPPM LTD. Tina is our go to person in accounts and handles all of the administration and phone calls. If you need us to come to your house and look at your big Grandfather Clock, call Tina to schedule a house call. Tina also controls all of the shipping in and out, of parts and products.
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