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  1. “ The combined effect of foreign competition and the loss of their protective exchange rate would have decimated the Swiss watch industry even if it hadn't been for quartz movements. But quartz movements were the final blow. ”

    #switzerland #watchmaking

    paulgraham.com/brandage.html

  2. Received this little sprocket wheel from Australia last week; it should fix the date setting on my recently acquired Seiko 5606-8110.

    The 56 movement series is a great Seiko movement series from the 70s; with the little issue that the date quickset can literally fall apart, as they used a plastic wheel - which reduces wear on the day/date disc, but after 50 years, the gear gives up instead. Wish me and my staking set luck :)

    #watchmaking #seiko #vintagewatches #vintage

  3. DuBois operated continually under family control for six generations!

    When the company celebrated their 100th anniversary in 1885, the newspapers proclaimed that they were already one of the oldest watchmaking companies in Switzerland.

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    #watchmaking

  4. I think a "wowee!" is appropriate here. Fantastic engineering and goed looking as well, though maybe not an every day watch. Of course, the price is even more astronomical than the watch.

    The Christiaan Van Der Klaauw Grand Planetarium Eccentric Meteorite

    #watches #meteorite #watchmaking

    fratellowatches.com/hands-on-c

  5. Still in love with this one. My first big work on a watch. A lot of scars on the dial (some made by myself at the time..), hands in a poor state but still charming !
    #montre #montrelip #lip #lipdauphine #watch #watchmaking #france #madeinfrance #horlogerie #horloger #dauphine #apprentice #apprentice #throwback

  6. Still in love with this one. My first big work on a watch. A lot of scars on the dial (some made by myself at the time..), hands in a poor state but still charming !
    #montre #montrelip #lip #lipdauphine #watch #watchmaking #france #madeinfrance #horlogerie #horloger #dauphine #apprentice #apprentice #throwback

  7. Still in love with this one. My first big work on a watch. A lot of scars on the dial (some made by myself at the time..), hands in a poor state but still charming !
    #montre #montrelip #lip #lipdauphine #watch #watchmaking #france #madeinfrance #horlogerie #horloger #dauphine #apprentice #apprentice #throwback

  8. Still in love with this one. My first big work on a watch. A lot of scars on the dial (some made by myself at the time..), hands in a poor state but still charming !
    #montre #montrelip #lip #lipdauphine #watch #watchmaking #france #madeinfrance #horlogerie #horloger #dauphine #apprentice #apprentice #throwback

  9. Still in love with this one. My first big work on a watch. A lot of scars on the dial (some made by myself at the time..), hands in a poor state but still charming !
    #montre #montrelip #lip #lipdauphine #watch #watchmaking #france #madeinfrance #horlogerie #horloger #dauphine #apprentice #apprentice #throwback

  10. While we often turn to #Switzerland when it comes to the craft of making #watches. Increasingly some really oustanding (and affordable) ones can be found in : #Germany, #Thailand and #France.

    For example, founded in 1925 #Laco makes anything from dress watches to #WW2 flieger and #sports watches.

    I will post more on interesting brands in the coming weeks.

    laco-watches.com/en/index?srsl

    #watchmaking

  11. While we often turn to #Switzerland when it comes to the craft of making #watches. Increasingly some really oustanding (and affordable) ones can be found in : #Germany, #Thailand and #France.

    For example, founded in 1925 #Laco makes anything from dress watches to #WW2 flieger and #sports watches.

    I will post more on interesting brands in the coming weeks.

    laco-watches.com/en/index?srsl

    #watchmaking

  12. While we often turn to #Switzerland when it comes to the craft of making #watches. Increasingly some really oustanding (and affordable) ones can be found in : #Germany, #Thailand and #France.

    For example, founded in 1925 #Laco makes anything from dress watches to #WW2 flieger and #sports watches.

    I will post more on interesting brands in the coming weeks.

    laco-watches.com/en/index?srsl

    #watchmaking

  13. While we often turn to #Switzerland when it comes to the craft of making #watches. Increasingly some really oustanding (and affordable) ones can be found in : #Germany, #Thailand and #France.

    For example, founded in 1925 #Laco makes anything from dress watches to #WW2 flieger and #sports watches.

    I will post more on interesting brands in the coming weeks.

    laco-watches.com/en/index?srsl

    #watchmaking

  14. While we often turn to #Switzerland when it comes to the craft of making #watches. Increasingly some really oustanding (and affordable) ones can be found in : #Germany, #Thailand and #France.

    For example, founded in 1925 #Laco makes anything from dress watches to #WW2 flieger and #sports watches.

    I will post more on interesting brands in the coming weeks.

    laco-watches.com/en/index?srsl

    #watchmaking

  15. Making a Mechanical Watch From Scratch Is Fine Work - There are plenty of hard jobs out there, like founding your country’s nuclear prog... - hackaday.com/2024/12/20/making #watchmaking #clockhacks #timepiece #timepiece #clock #watch

  16. Here’s an introduction to make this new account look a lot less empty.

    I’m @amd a fedi citizen from the Pacific Northwest of the USA.

    This account is a general account covering all of my interests so you may find yourself looking at it for a lot of different reasons.

    ⌚️ Learning #watchmaking

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  17. @sfoskett

    "I posted a very long and detailed article about the early history of the balance spring cartel in Switzerland. I spent 6 months researching this (in old French newspapers, academic papers, and business records!) and thought it was pretty interesting.

    ...

    But here it is if you want to read it:

    grail-watch.com/2023/04/27/the"

    #watch #watchmaking #history #monopoly #capitalism

  18. Hi all! I studied computer science with a focus on RTOS and FP/PL, but I graduated law school earlier this year. I practice at a boutique firm that primarily handles IP cases. I foilboard and I play way too many rhythm games in and out of the arcade.

    I contribute to open source projects where I can, and I write up my experience in my digital garden which I’ve been maintaining for 2 years now. It’s also a good place to find usage tips for projects/tools that you might want to use.

    My passion for tech also includes privacy, and I’m an advocate for minimizing your digital footprint. GenAI is a scam and its purveyors are causing real harm while they sell it as hard as they can.

    Follow me for: #selfhosting #digitalgardening #privacy #lawfedi #section230 #copyright #patents #rustlang #gleam #haskell #RSS #neovim #NixOS #zotero #tmux #alacritty #linux #egpu #qemu #arch #archlinux #GNOME #watches #watchmaking #obsidian #obsidianmd #thunderbird #fpv #mechkeys #mechkeeb #mechanicalkeyboard #matrix #signal #fido2 #passkeys #dancerushstardom

  19. Today's project was a stand for a set of watchmaker's screwdrivers. I made two variations because I'm not sure exactly what height I prefer working at and I wanted to try both a low entry and a high entry option.

    As I mentioned earlier, @FreeCAD 1.0RC1 was a delight today and made this super easy.

    If you want one it's on printables: printables.com/model/1011931-w

    @3dprinting

    #3DPrinting #FreeCAD #MadeWithFreeCAD #fc3d #Watchmaking #Horology

  20. Last week Clickspring posted a video showing how to use ruby (synthetic ) bearings in precision instruments.

    Corundum bearings are hard (mohs hardness 9) and shaped and polished to be low-friction.

    youtube.com/watch?v=kuWQM7B8AIc

  21. Ever wondered how a dragon can tell time?

    The Genus Dragon 2024 collection offers an enchanting blend of artistry and precision, showcasing the pinnacle of luxury watchmaking. 🐉⌚ #WatchMaking #LuxuryTimepiece #YearOfTheDragon #HorologicalArt

    globalcitizen.world/year-of-th

  22. One from my blog archive, Watch building bonus content... Ages ago in @HackSpacemag issue 60 I wrote up my adventures in watchbuilding. There was some extra content that didn't make the edit so it went on my blog. I haven't tinkered on or serviced any watches for a while but always on the look out for a project! :) #watchmaking #watchmodding #womw concretedog.blogspot.com/2022/