Recalling and honoring our heritage
I was chided in somewhat patronizing terms by one long-time member of this
group a while back for "wasting our time with obsolete crap that no one
cares about."
Brace yourselves, I'm going to do it again.
Attached is a video (one of a series) documenting the design and
construction of mechanical watches. My sarcastic critic notwithstanding, it
is a mistake to disregard our horological heritage. This is from whence we
came. In a very real way, this is who we are.
Take a look at what can be accomplished with gears, wheels, and springs. It
is a quest for perfection every bit bit as serious and dedicated as the
quest for electronic clocks with accuracy in the attasecond range.
Or just mutter under your breath and smack the delete key.
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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government
when it deserves it.
--Mark Twain
We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot
for sinners. His standards are quite low.
--Desmond Tutu
Really enjoyable, thank you for the link!
Jeremy
On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 7:03 AM William H. Fite omniryx@gmail.com wrote:
I was chided in somewhat patronizing terms by one long-time member of this
group a while back for "wasting our time with obsolete crap that no one
cares about."
Brace yourselves, I'm going to do it again.
Attached is a video (one of a series) documenting the design and
construction of mechanical watches. My sarcastic critic notwithstanding, it
is a mistake to disregard our horological heritage. This is from whence we
came. In a very real way, this is who we are.
Take a look at what can be accomplished with gears, wheels, and springs. It
is a quest for perfection every bit bit as serious and dedicated as the
quest for electronic clocks with accuracy in the attasecond range.
Or just mutter under your breath and smack the delete key.
--
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government
when it deserves it.
--Mark Twain
We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot
for sinners. His standards are quite low.
--Desmond Tutu
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Hi All;
Happy New Years - This may be common knowledge but before Quartz it was difficult for a watch to keep accurate time in a watch vs a pendulum clock due to motion and gravity.
Then several centuries ago the Tourbillon movement was design by a Time-Nut like ourselves. I my humble opinion it is still one of the most amazing feats of engineering ever. And if you are lucky enough to own one you could trade it for a Time-Nuts dream lab today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourbillon
[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Stuhrling_Tourbillon_Movement.ogv/1200px--Stuhrling_Tourbillon_Movement.ogv.jpg]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourbillon
Tourbillon - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourbillon
en.wikipedia.org
In horology, a tourbillon (/ t ʊər ˈ b ɪ l j ən /; French: [tuʁbijɔ̃] "whirlwind") is an addition to the mechanics of a watch escapement. Developed around ...
Peace;
Tom Knox
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Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2018 9:56 AM
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Recalling and honoring our heritage
Really enjoyable, thank you for the link!
Jeremy
On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 7:03 AM William H. Fite omniryx@gmail.com wrote:
I was chided in somewhat patronizing terms by one long-time member of this
group a while back for "wasting our time with obsolete crap that no one
cares about."
Brace yourselves, I'm going to do it again.
Attached is a video (one of a series) documenting the design and
construction of mechanical watches. My sarcastic critic notwithstanding, it
is a mistake to disregard our horological heritage. This is from whence we
came. In a very real way, this is who we are.
Take a look at what can be accomplished with gears, wheels, and springs. It
is a quest for perfection every bit bit as serious and dedicated as the
quest for electronic clocks with accuracy in the attasecond range.
Or just mutter under your breath and smack the delete key.
[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hoO7PtR0ujY/hqdefault.jpg]https://youtu.be/hoO7PtR0ujY
Watchmaking art part 1https://youtu.be/hoO7PtR0ujY
youtu.be
Watchmaker documentary
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Agreed that it's a pretty amazing feat of engineering. It's just
redundant. Our bodies come with multi-axis systems that constantly move
and counter much of what a tourbillon movement attempts to remedy. It's
our arms. Food for thought anyway ;-)
On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 10:56 AM, Tom Knox actast@hotmail.com wrote:
-Bob
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