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I’m a software engineer and watch enthusiast. I’m not excited about brand or heritage, but rather engineering tech.... spring drive, solar GPS, electrostatic drive, transistor tuning fork regulation, intricate mechanical complications and 19th century tourbillons. I do have a soft spot for dive watches and steam punk. I’m enjoying building, and researching the back story of manufacturing watches.
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Illinois, USA
7.36” / 18.70 cm
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NWA New build and new tool
I completed my second build today. I think this is my first ever dress watch. I was inspired by the dial. NH35 based though I did take off the...
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First mod build: kicking up the lume
My watch parts came in yesterday, and I was able to wrap up my second round of my bronze Van Gogh diver. My main tasks were Replace the too-small lume...
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Selling a commodity as luxury items
I’ve been a bit hesitant to post this over the past week, but two recent threads along a similar topic make it relevant to current discussions……. Not...
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First mod build, Van Gogh Diver (WIP)
I assembled my first mod watch this afternoon. It’s an NH35 based watch. My son picked the Stary Night dial, inspired by the painting my Mom did 30 ye...
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Happy Birthday Alfred Helwig, Inventor of Flying Tourbillon
Today is the birthday of Alfred Helwig (July 5, 1886), the inventor of the Flying Tourbillon. Standing on the shoulder of giants such as A.L. Breguet...
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Series 2 (90’s vintage) “Zenith” Rolex Daytona
An aspect that I enjoy about watches is geeking out to the behind the scenes stuff like the mechanical engineering, history, marketing shenanigans, b2...
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Diver pusher lock screws stuck
I have some older diver chronographs that I would love to bring back into use, but the pusher lock screws are frozen in place. Wondering if anyone her...
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Review of an affordable flying tourbillon... the watch geek's mechanical lava lamp
Intro : It’s been 222 years since Breguet applied for the first Tourbillon patent with the use case being to distribute the affects of single position...
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May the odds be ever in your favor…
Today was the day that I started working on a second firewood shed, starting with cement post blocks, and unloading cement blocks for the floating pie...
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