How a Mechanical Watch Works

[ObiWan]

Apologies if this has been posted before!

Nice youtube clip on how a mechanical watch works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_QsCLYs2mY


Cheers
Pete

[Alpha4]

That's great, Thanks.

[xellos99]

The best explination i ever seen was a very very old Hamilton video ( also on youtube somewhere ) even someone as stupid as myself could understand it well

[abraxas]

The best explination i ever seen was a very very old Hamilton video ( also on youtube somewhere ) even someone as stupid as myself could understand it well

There you go. Simply the best.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rL0_vOw6eCc

[bobc]

There you go. Simply the best.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rL0_vOw6eCc

That is most excellent. Thanks.

[Ctam]

Apologies if this has been posted before!

Nice youtube clip on how a mechanical watch works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_QsCLYs2mY


Cheers
Pete

I Like this one. Thanks! Will send to my girlfriend as she has been asking about how a mechanical watch works and I haven’t been great at explaining!

BW,
Chi Kai


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[stevecross]

Brilliant, enjoyed watching what really is a work of art.

[abraxas]

Actually, it is engineering. In terms of art... art people don't like kinetics (things that move) as in "kinetic art". Watches actually come under the category of "jewellery". Of course, today, even more so. We can no longer pretend that we wear watches to tell the time.

[mycroft]

We can no longer pretend that we wear watches to tell the time.

Well I do, John.

Errr, most of the time anyway...!

Simon

[forpetesake]

Time telling is just a Fig Leaf.
It only makes any sense when you just accept it as jewellery and deny any attempt at justification.

[WatchFanUK23]

There you go. Simply the best.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rL0_vOw6eCc

This is absolutely superb! Thanks for sharing.


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[stevecross]

Actually, it is engineering. In terms of art... art people don't like kinetics (things that move) as in "kinetic art". Watches actually come under the category of "jewellery". Of course, today, even more so. We can no longer pretend that we wear watches to tell the time.

I stand corrected, Engineering it is then.

[Tazmo61]

Interesting clip , thanks for posting .

[Ctam]

Actually, it is engineering. In terms of art... art people don't like kinetics (things that move) as in "kinetic art". Watches actually come under the category of "jewellery". Of course, today, even more so. We can no longer pretend that we wear watches to tell the time.

I do use my watches to primarily tell the time as well as other things (such as timing events with chronographs, alarms for events etc). But I get what you mean- there are other ways to tell the time and the visual aspect of the watch matters tremendously.

However, they are not mutually exclusive.


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[forpetesake]

Time telling is just a Fig Leaf.
It only makes any sense when you just accept it as jewellery and deny any attempt at justification.

Been thinking about my post above.
I have two quartz Grand Seikos unworn for a couple of months since their batteries expired and I have no inclination to revive them. I have other mechanicals, most untouched for well over a year. I have countless spare leather straps, many unworn.
Its clear that I have become bored with watches.
And if my post is a personal truth then, this should hardly come as a surprise.
How liberating.
Take Care.
Peter