Building a watch from scratch in a Brooklyn basement

15 bookofjoe 1 8/15/2025, 10:48:45 PM kottke.org ↗

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seemaze · 2h ago
While I have the utmost respect and admiration for the fabricating skills and ingenuity employed, building every component “aside from the movement” is akin to building a car ‘aside from the engine and transmission’.

For a soup-to-nuts breakdown, seek out ‘Watchmaking’ by horological legend George Daniels

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Daniels_(watchmaker)