This Isn’t Far Off the Backlog a Number of Watch Brands Have Been Grappling With for Years in After Sales Service
The Hands & Minds Behind Some of Horology’s Daring, New Timepieces Alex Doak Rounds Up a Handful of ‘hip, Young Horologists’
Sosumi
The tale behind the Mac’s Sosumi sound, from the ‘Let it Beep’ episode of Macintosh FM.
Enduring Technologies
“Why would anyone want a watch of the past, when they had just been introduced to the watch of the future?”
In the latest episode of Macintosh FM, Marco Arment helps Mark Bramhill think different about what he’s wearing on his wrist.
Marvelous Macro Shots of an Exquisitely Crafted, 130 Year Old, Three-bridge, Girard-Perregaux Tourbillon
Creative Shots in This Watch Servicing Video From Bucherer
"There Is Only One Rolex"
Jack Forster delves into the plural of Rolex.
“The Industrialization of Métiers D’art Should Be an Oxymoron, but It’s Not” Ian Skellern on the Industrialization of Highly Skilled Handcrafts in Watchmaking
A Decline in Savior-faire
In contrast to the image of artisanal know-how sold by brands, the work of watchmakers is becoming increasingly fragmented & automated, according to Swiss anthropologist Hervé Munz.
A Look at the Mass Manufacturing of Swiss Ebauches at Fontainemelon in the Mid 20th Century
Money From Old Wrists
The Economist reports on how to buy a watch that will increase in value.
The Beta 21 Never Sounded So Good
Chris Mann of Time 4A Pint sits down with James Dowling to talk about Switzerland’s initial foray into portable quartz timekeepers.
Wizards to Presidents
John Wall gifts each of his Washington Wizards teammates a Rolex for Christmas.
A Visit With Svend Andersen, Co-founder of the AHCI With a Rare Peek at Some of the Custom Tools He Employed to Assemble His Clock-in-a-bottle Pieces, Courtesy of Mat (a.k.a. the #watchnerd)
What tools, gadgets, or accessories make your workday more enjoyable?
The Development of a Practical Watch Escapement
By Roger W. Smith, delivered at the Horological Society of New York.
Lightning Seconds
No further details on their new escapement that’s in development, but Greubel-Forsey certainly appears to be employing 3D printing technology on a micro scale.
Image credit Greubel Forsey
James H. Ragan—The Man Who Put Omega’ Speedmaster Through the Ringer at NASA & Bestowed It With the “Flight Qualified By NASA For All Manned Space Missions” Seal of Approval
