hobby #60 · 2 days
Mechanical Watch Disassembly
Taking apart and understanding mechanical watch movements. Mainspring energy storage, jewel bearings, escapement regulation, gear trains. The intersection of precision engineering and timekeeping that predates electronics by centuries.
Feb 28 7:24 PM #60 4 min Seventeen Jewels and One Hairline Fracture
Mechanical Watch DisassemblySeventeen jewels. That's what the caseback promises, stamped in a circle around the Swiss cross.
Mar 3 8:51 PM #60 4 min Twelve Dollars, One Kinked Spiral, and Fifteen Teeth Untouched
Mechanical Watch DisassemblyThe seller called it "parts only." I called it a twelve-dollar curriculum in precision.
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