Picked this up today at an antiques shop, just because I thought it was interesting - an old mechanical watch movement, fascinating! There's no crown or winding stem, but the balance wheel and spring are still present, and if you swing the balance, you can see the escape wheel turning. Only after coming home did it occur to me it might be something nice to turn into a piece of jewellery, so I'm talking to someone about doing that!

#watchmaking #antique #horology #BlackMastodon #BlackFedi

Look what just arrived!
'Hands Of Time' by
Dr Rebecca Struthers.

Looking forward to reading it shortly.

#Books #Bookstodon #Reading #Watchmaking

Today I have put on a proper watch ... I don't do this much, and as a watch maker I should wear a watch more often ... Giggles

It's a mechanic movement, the ticking is beautiful and calming

Hugz & xXx

#watch
#watchmaker
#watchmaking
#horologist

The final moments of the charity auction for a lifetime HS-NY membership - hammered for $20k!

The Horological Society of New York 157th Anniversary Gala & Awards Ceremony at the Harvard Club of New York City #horology #watchmaking #hsny1866 #horologicalsocietyofny #harvardclub #newyorkcity #nyc

Not often you get to see a David Walter original timepiece at dinner. #horology #watchmaking

The second half of John McGonigle’s talk on watchmaking is now up on YouTube. If you’ve ever been curious about how watches work, I highly recommend these two videos.

#watchmaking #independantwatchmaker #watches #horology

https://youtu.be/onNWPddt9nE

Been awhile since I took a picture like this.

Want me to work on your watch? Get in touch!

#Watchmaking #Watchmaker

If you're into #watches and #watchmaking these two Zoom events may be of interest to you:

Engineers Ireland is hosting two seminars by John McGonigle in which he will talk about the engineering of watchmaking, i.e. how watches are made.

First event registration:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OeeYM2fyTJS6sgdj_NlGkg

Second event registration:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4VRY35ZMTJCTN0SJOzdL7w

You might not know who Luther Goddard was, but his methods contributed greatly to the American watchmaking industry of the 19th and 20th centuries. This is a webinar on Goddard I presented for the NAWCC in 2017. #watchmaking #watchmaker #horology #industrialhistory #19thcentury #1800s #history @histodons

https://vimeo.com/323543062?fbclid=IwAR1SGyfUF-4_c7SCWCgLZAM2BMtPya7twHQb_MbaP89bGToQ01RY5PH6Jzk&mibextid=uevf24

Shop's closed to the public tomorrow, it'll be the first time I get to spend a FULL DAY at my private bench to work on mechanical watches uninterrupted. I'm very much looking forward to it.

One issue I've had with the current arrangement at work is not being able to devote the time I'd like to mechanicals. It takes time and special care. Can't be rushed.

All that said, I want to do more at home as well. Soooo hey if you have a watch you need fixed, get in touch with me!

#Watchmaking #Watchmaker #LateNightThoughts

I didn’t feel like buying the tools I needed to press the hands onto my watch so I 3D printed my own. It worked! #watchmaking #3dprinting

Taking apart a fun pocket watch. Come check it out! I'll be reassembling it at a future time, after I get some parts in for it.

#Watchmaking #Livestream #YouTube #Sunday

https://youtu.be/0OO7zOzqp2M

On January 10, 1747, Swiss horologist Abraham-Louis Breguet was born. In his lifetime he was considered the leading watchmaker of his day because of his artistic as well as technical skill. Among his many innovations was also a self-winding or “perpétuelle” watch (1780).

http://scihi.org/abraham-louis-breguet/

#horology #watches #watchmaking #engineering #historyofscience #otd

#heatbluing #watch #watchmaking

this is really cool. A video about Heat Blueing Watch hands with a DIY Kit 🙂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB8TKNRfsfo

Oi! Acabei de atualizar minhas contas :mastodon: e vou manter, por enquanto, três contas ativas e com assuntos 'levemente' diferentes. 😄

@diniz_bortolotto (essa aqui) - principalmente em português e pra falar sobre Brasil, política, livros e bater papo.

@diniz_bortolotto@mastodon.social (a original) -, principalmente em inglês pra falar + sobre meu hobby com relógios e relojoaria. #watchmaking #wristwatch

@diniz_bortolotto@fosstodon.org - em inglês e sobre #linux #slackware #foss #kde e #technology

O que acham? 🙂

Hi! Just updated my :mastodon: accounts. I'll try to keep, for now, that three accounts active and with slightly different topics. 😄

@diniz_bortolotto (this one) - mainly in english and about #linux #slackware #foss #kde and #technology

@diniz_bortolotto@mastodon.social - mainly in english and about #watches #watchmaking #wristwatch and eventually anything else.

@diniz_bortolotto@ursal.zone - mainly in portuguese and about #brazil #politics #books and small talking.

So, what you think? Make sense? It's feasible?

Hi! Just updated my :mastodon: accounts. I'll try to keep, for now, that three accounts active and with slightly different topics. 😄

@diniz_bortolotto (this one) - mainly in english and about #watches #watchmaking #wristwatch and eventually anything else.

@diniz_bortolotto@fosstodon.org - mainly in english and about #linux #slackware #foss #kde and #technology

@diniz_bortolotto@ursal.zone - mainly in portuguese and about #brazil #politics #books and small talking.

So, what you think? Make sense? It's feasible?

Instâncias "temáticas" que poderiam existir (ou talvez existam mas ainda não achei).
#relojoaria #relógios #wristwatch #watchmaking
A propósito esse relógio fui eu que fiz/montei.

Know someone who needs a watch fixed? Let me know!

#Watchmaker #Watchmaking

About to start working on a watch, come check it out!

https://youtu.be/yLaIsbYR9_s

#YouTube #Watchmaking #Watchmaker