Understanding How a Watch Works
A mid-20th century industrial film explains how a watch works.
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Don’t Call it a Dumbwatch: The Spectacular Craftsmanship of Philippe Dufour
Why does the mechanical wristwatch persist when everyone’s got a timekeeper in their pocket?
Watch Parts Made into Mechanical Creatures
Chicago-based jeweler Justin Gershenson-Gates crafts these mechanical creatures from watch components, using winding stems for legs and watch faces for exoskeletons.
A New Twist on Building with Watch Parts
Whenever there’s an available surplus of watch parts it seems that makers tend to gravitate toward constructing vehicular creations: motorcycles, mopeds, etc. We’ve covered these kinds of slick, brassy machines in the past, and Blogger user 2nde VIE (2nd Life) follows where other such makers left off, but then veers into creature territory. He uses the discarded parts to make clockwork owls, turtles, and other entities that have a whimsy that’s all their own. [via Recyclart]
