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Perception of Time

June 2, 2008 – 7:44 pm

I guess this is related because a) it has to do with time and b) I experience it as a watchmaker. Customers are always coming in and they always seem to know exactly when they had their watch serviced last, or when we put the last battery in their watch. Thing is their [...]

By J.Peter | Posted in watches, watchmaking | Comments (2)

How does this happen!

May 29, 2008 – 7:49 pm

I was going to write about Quartz Retrofits but than I came across this. The evil retrofit can wait for tomorrow. I knew this watch would be trouble when I saw the underside of the balance wheel. I call this Swiss Cheese. The indentations at 2 o’clock are normal. Nearly every other [...]

By J.Peter | Posted in watches, watchmaking | Comments (8)