by Jon Edwards

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Automating Old-school Tech for Watchmaking

Pending Investigation, Swiss Competition Authority May Levy Fine Against Brands Who Limit Supply of Spare Parts

Meanwhile, one of our most accurate measures of time depends on the remarkably regular & predictable entropy of caesium atoms.

Materials that intrinsically resist entropy (ruby, sapphire, quartz, gold, stainless steel, Nivarox) are used to measure time.

Entropy Gives Time Direction

Pro Tennis Player & DeBethune Ambassador, Gaël Monfils, Intent on Becoming a Watchmaker

Been Wanting to Wirelessly Control Audio Playback From My Watchmaking Bench for Some Time. Finally Made It Happen.

‘A Worthy Company of Watchmakers’ Self-published by American Watch Manufacturer, Gruen, in 1918

Mechanical Magic

Antiquarian horologist, Brittany Nicole Cox, featured on Worn & Wound.

Just for Fun

An hourglass I enjoy that also happens to be less than $10 is this magnetic tea timer.

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Nanoball Hourglass

Marc Newson's iconic hourglass was the first to employ nanoballs. Acquiring one will set you back several thousand dollars. Ikea is planning to break into the nanoball hourglass game in the single digit price range (pg 35).

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"Swiss Made" Watches Using Chinese Parts Has Become Common. Getting "Swiss Quality" Out of China Has Its Challenges.

Of the Four Watchmakers Responsible for Producing Bulgari's Chiming Watches, Zero Happen to Be Swiss

How Watch Hands Are Crafted at Urban Jürgensen

Starmen

Slapping "HAND MADE" on a CNC Machined Watch With DRIE Etched Silicon Components Is Disingenuous. "Hand Assembled" Perhaps...

Canadian-made Tourbillon

A tourbillon pocket watch that was handcrafted in Toronto a little over 100 years ago.

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The One Question William Massena Can't Answer

If you could only own one watch, what would it be?