Been watching watch repair.
Not that I'll ever do this. It's mainly background noise. Now I like this feller's voice work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQhHQ7pkBf8There are others like him but not as entertaining.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcoIbaR3ZnsFound this guy, too whose better than the first Britt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_6SbBWdY28-
A friend and fellow fireman is a watchmaker/ repairman by trade. His father taught a two year course on watchmaking thru a local college. As far as I know he is the only one in about a 75 mile radius that does this .
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Larry used to dabble in watch repair....he actually did go through a course that trained him to be a horologist. He used to go to flea markets and such with tables of pocket watches, mostly trading one pile for another pile and never making any actual money with that hobby of his. He loved it though. He hung out with a guy that looked like he was 210 years old, Mr Johnson , who was well known in all those circles. When Mr Johnson sold his supplies, benches and closed up shop we bought it all. Larry hasn't attempted to work on watches in a long time. So, I still have a full shop out there in the barn...crystals, gears, stems, piles and piles of tiny parts for whoever ends up buying it from Larry.
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First I ever heard the term "horologist", had to look it up. It wasn't as dirty as I thought 😀. I like new words thrown at me, Thanks for that one.
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Junkballer: 29945916177563/comments/29945938574235
First I ever heard the term "horologist", had to look it up. It wasn't as dirty as I thought 😀. I like new words thrown at me, Thanks for that one.
I looked it up too as I thought I might be one but alas, it was not to be. Don
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Like many endeavors, a lot of watch making comes down to really good tools.
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Sounds like a real waste of time 😏😉 lol
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tomh.: 29945916177563/comments/29945939051675
Like many endeavors, a lot of watch making comes down to really good tools.
The same can be said about love making.............😀
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they way more patience's and steady hands then I have
and now with my eye sight being what it is
I would be more adpt to working on big ben the huge tower clock 😥
but I do find my self watching a lot of craftsman and women on you tube from leather work restoration to metal work and all in between. I enjoy seeing the talent some have spent a life time perfecting and making it look easy
even more so the workers in places like Pakistan or India even China working bare food no safety equipment doing welding. casting completely rebuilding trucks that would not even get a second thought here in the USA even the ship breakers I tip my hat to all f them yes they have no choice but still amazing
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You need good eyesight close up which I still have. Very interesting topic as I need more ideals of junk to collect. Finding parts would be a challenge I bet.
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Lady Rae: 29945916177563/comments/29945885279131
Sounds like a real waste of time 😏😉 lol
I was thinking that a good comparison would be watching paint dry, but then remembered how much I envied those folks who are skilled in the art of hand engraving.
Soo........never mind. 😶
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Junkballer: 29945916177563/comments/29945938574235
First I ever heard the term "horologist", had to look it up. It wasn't as dirty as I thought 😀. I like new words thrown at me, Thanks for that one.
I learnt the word from one of the "pirates Of The Caribbean" movies. The pirates thought of the word as I did.
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