Week 3, Day 1-Crowns
Today will be a short post today since we didn’t have class on Monday (Memorial Day). The first half of the day was spent with watch movements. I spoke with […]
Week 2, Days 3 & 4
Week 2 (Days 3 & 4) I am starting to sense a pattern with classes. Monday was working on watches. Tuesday was a lecture. Wednesday was working on watches, and […]
Week 2, Days 1 & 2
Monday was a continuation of what I had done last week. It was tearing down and re-assembling movements. Again, the whole point of the exercise is getting used to the […]
Watchmaking School Days 3 & 4 (very image heavy)
*Note about Today’s Post* I have a lot of pictures that I took. A lot. Close to 200. They are all the same thing (step by step tear downs of […]
Watchmaking School Days 1 & 2 (Image Heavy Post)
A quick statement: Since I am using this space to document my journey to becoming a watchmaker, the nature of the content is going to evolve along with me. My […]
Things are getting complicated…
We, as people, are not easily entertained by simple things. Look at our relationships (work and personal), the media that we consume and the foods we eat. Anything that can […]
Watch Basics: Differences in Regulation
What is a watch? Such a simple question deserves a simple answer: A watch is an instrument that was designed to give time. Watches can be simply classified into two […]
Blog Content-Now vs Future
I wanted to take a moment to outline my hopes for this blog. If you haven’t checked out the “About Me” page, I’ll shorten it for you. My intent is […]
Applying to Watchmaking Schools, Where I’m Going
One of the first things anyone who wants to be a watchmaker should do is start gathering information on all of their options for school. I’m assuming two things here: […]
Why Watchmaking?
If you had asked me 4 years ago if I thought that I was going to getting into watchmaking, I would not have believed you. I was at a critical […]
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