Adventures in Watchmaking

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Adventures in Watchmaking

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I did some searching to see if anyone has already mentioned this site here and noticed that a couple of people have linked to it in other forums here, so I suppose at least a few of you already know about it. This is one of my all time favorite sites, and was an inspiration to me. I check regularly to see how Mr. Mihalov is progressing on his tourbillon chronometer. I think the site would be of interest not only to those who appreciate traditional watchmaking but also those with an interest in making their own tools and even model makers to a certain extent. http://watchmaking.weebly.com/
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Red, do you mind if I call you Red? Anyway I have checked out this site and marvel at the workmanship. However as I have no burning desires to make watches I don't check in very often. The site does inspire me however to try to elevate my skills another notch. :wink: :D :D

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I came across this watch and thought others my be interested in seeing it as well.

http://themetapicture.com/this-watch-ac ... our-wrist/
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Yes that one has been causing quite a buzz in the watch community. Tourbillons are kind of played out now so we're seeing a lot more in the way of really creative stuff like this getting press, which is nice. One of my recent favorites is Konstantin Chaykin's "cinema watch":
http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/introducin ... nema-watch
Make sure you watch the video on that page, it's pretty neat! It's apparently a homage to one of the earliest known pieces of moving film.
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Thought I would throw this out there. The 10,000 year clock. The fellow standing next to the large wheel in one if the pics is a employee of Machinists Inc., one of the subs in this project. He is a member of a small group that I belong to of hobby and pro machinists who meet once a month at the Boeing Flight Museum at Boeing field in Seattle.

Go to this site to see the clock.

http://longnow.org/clock/
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