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Hacker News<p>Vacheron Constantin Breaks the World Record for Most Complicated Wristwatch</p><p><a href="https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/introducing-vacheron-constantin-les-cabinotiers-solaria" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hodinkee.com/articles/introduc</span><span class="invisible">ing-vacheron-constantin-les-cabinotiers-solaria</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VacheronConstantin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VacheronConstantin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MostComplicatedWristwatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MostComplicatedWristwatch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LuxuryWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LuxuryWatch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldRecord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldRecord</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Watchmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Watchmaking</span></a></p>
Repair Cafe Barry<p>We're always very busy with clocks and we're thrilled to welcome a new volunteer, Robert, who is a horologist by trade 🕰.</p><p>He was kept occupied at our February and March repair cafés and we're sure next month will be no different.</p><p>A big thank you to Robert for joining the team!</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/repaircafe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>repaircafe</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Clock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clock</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a></p>
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦<p>Thinking about giving up the smartwatch...</p><p>How Analog Clocks Can Give Us More by Giving Us Less 🕑 🕰️ </p><p>An analog clock gives you just enough information to keep you tethered to the world without overwhelming you.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/magazine/how-analog-clocks-can-give-us-more-by-giving-us-less.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8k4.tuy_.BPCkIdL1qhHa&amp;smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2020/05/05/magazin</span><span class="invisible">e/how-analog-clocks-can-give-us-more-by-giving-us-less.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8k4.tuy_.BPCkIdL1qhHa&amp;smid=url-share</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Time" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Time</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Watch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Watch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wristwatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wristwatch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AnalogWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnalogWatch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalWatch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Analog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Analog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Digital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThreeBar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThreeBar</span></a></p>
M. Ní Sídach<p>The 14th Century Monk Who Created the Modern World with <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SciShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciShow</span></a><br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Learning</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Chronometry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chronometry</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horology</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_1eVvkT_9w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=H_1eVvkT_9</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a></p>
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gives.hugz.online/@MelissaBearTrix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MelissaBearTrix</span></a></span> </p><p>Article about the man who keeps all the clocks working in the Palace of Westminster (including the Great Clock ("Big Ben")) <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horology</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> and has been busy this weekend too with the time change..</p><p><a href="https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/meet-man-who-keeps-big-31277325" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news</span><span class="invisible">/meet-man-who-keeps-big-31277325</span></a></p>
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gives.hugz.online/@MelissaBearTrix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MelissaBearTrix</span></a></span> this chap in my county had to update *52* <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/clocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clocks</span></a> at his house for the summer time change <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Suffolk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Suffolk</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horology</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99n910m3j1o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99n91</span><span class="invisible">0m3j1o</span></a></p>
Michael Gisiger :mastodon:<p>It's learning time!</p><p>Today: sun and star dials</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViaxtzwXBMc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=ViaxtzwXBM</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/TimeKeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimeKeeping</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horology</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a></p>
Adams Immersive<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@daringfireball" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>daringfireball</span></a></span> Thanks, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@mwichary" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mwichary</span></a></span>, for putting a name—and great photography—to a font that’s everywhere! I found Gorton embossed on a (not that old) plastic measuring cup in my kitchen.</p><p>Then I looked at Chernobyl photos—sure enough, Gorton digits galore! (And who-knows-what Cyrillic lettering.)</p><p>So I was inspired to make a Gorton web clock with soviet-era reactor control styling (I’ll reply with how to read it):</p><p><a href="https://adamsimmersive.com/apps/third-party-apple-watch-faces/quartzic/?style=gridlabels&amp;showdate=0&amp;oncolornum=7&amp;offcolornum=11&amp;onfor00=false&amp;altspans=false&amp;digitaloffset=true&amp;topast=false" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">adamsimmersive.com/apps/third-</span><span class="invisible">party-apple-watch-faces/quartzic/?style=gridlabels&amp;showdate=0&amp;oncolornum=7&amp;offcolornum=11&amp;onfor00=false&amp;altspans=false&amp;digitaloffset=true&amp;topast=false</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/typography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>typography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gorton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gorton</span></a></p>
El Santo Negro :gitea:<p>The Nigerian wristwatch repairer lost in time in Kaduna</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62wglr63lzo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c62wglr6</span><span class="invisible">3lzo</span></a></p><p>&gt; For years repairing watches was a booming business, but a Kaduna horologist now has time on his hands.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nigeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nigeria</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horology</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/horologia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horologia</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fuzzies.wtf/@altbot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>altbot</span></a></span></p>
Repair Cafe Barry<p>Kevin, or as we lovingly call him, Clock, returned two clocks to their owners in November after having fixed them up.<br>Clocks are one of Kevin's passions so if you have one that's not working - he's your man!</p><p>We're at Barry library on the first Saturday of every month!</p><p><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Clock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clock</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horology</span></a></p>
amd<p>Today's project was a stand for a set of watchmaker's screwdrivers. I made two variations because I'm not sure exactly what height I prefer working at and I wanted to try both a low entry and a high entry option.</p><p>As I mentioned earlier, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@FreeCAD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FreeCAD</span></a></span> 1.0RC1 was a delight today and made this super easy.</p><p>If you want one it's on printables: <a href="https://www.printables.com/model/1011931-watchmaker-screwdriver-stand" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">printables.com/model/1011931-w</span><span class="invisible">atchmaker-screwdriver-stand</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://techhub.social/@3dprinting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>3dprinting</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.amd.im/tags/3DPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://social.amd.im/tags/FreeCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCAD</span></a> <a href="https://social.amd.im/tags/MadeWithFreeCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MadeWithFreeCAD</span></a> <a href="https://social.amd.im/tags/fc3d" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fc3d</span></a> <a href="https://social.amd.im/tags/Watchmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Watchmaking</span></a> <a href="https://social.amd.im/tags/Horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horology</span></a></p>
Michael Gisiger :mastodon:<p>The Greatest Horological Inventions of All Time, Part 1: the <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Pendulum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pendulum</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Clock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clock</span></a> and Improving the Accuracy of <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Timekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Timekeeping</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://wornandwound.com/the-greatest-horological-inventions-of-all-time-the-pendulum-clock-and-improving-the-accuracy-of-timekeeping/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wornandwound.com/the-greatest-</span><span class="invisible">horological-inventions-of-all-time-the-pendulum-clock-and-improving-the-accuracy-of-timekeeping/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horology</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/watchmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchmaking</span></a></p>
Michael Gisiger :mastodon:<p>Interesting post from 2020: This guy commissioned <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/OchsundJunior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OchsundJunior</span></a> to create a custom annual calendar <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/watch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watch</span></a> tailored to his individual needs.</p><p><a href="https://willem.com/blog/2020-11-30_designing-my-own-watch/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">willem.com/blog/2020-11-30_des</span><span class="invisible">igning-my-own-watch/</span></a></p><p>via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@feedle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>feedle</span></a></span> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horology</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/wristwatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wristwatch</span></a></p>
Michael Gisiger :mastodon:<p>With the continuing rise of pre-pubescent <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/microbrands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microbrands</span></a>, WatchPro asks if they could be the engine of innovation for modern <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/watchmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchmaking</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.watchpro.com/designer-dozen-12-microbrands-disrupting-the-watch-business/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">watchpro.com/designer-dozen-12</span><span class="invisible">-microbrands-disrupting-the-watch-business/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/watches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watches</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/wristwatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wristwatch</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horology</span></a></p>
A Fool And His Fuji<p>French Clock</p><p>Do like shooting clocks, Dad was a horologist all his life so I learnt how to work on them too when I was young.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/clock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clock</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/frenchclock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frenchclock</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/timepiece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>timepiece</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/abstract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abstract</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/cumbria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cumbria</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/lakedistrict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lakedistrict</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/photographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photographer</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/blackandwhitephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackandwhitephotography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/monochromephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monochromephotography</span></a></p>
Michael Gisiger :mastodon:<p>Uhrenbranche: Eine kleine Marke fordert die grossen Player heraus - SRF</p><p><a href="https://www.srf.ch/news/wirtschaft/innovation-in-der-uhrenbranche-so-will-eine-kleine-uhrenmarke-die-grossen-player-herausfordern" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">srf.ch/news/wirtschaft/innovat</span><span class="invisible">ion-in-der-uhrenbranche-so-will-eine-kleine-uhrenmarke-die-grossen-player-herausfordern</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Horage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horage</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horology</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/watches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watches</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Uhrenindustrie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uhrenindustrie</span></a></p>
Michael Gisiger :mastodon:<p>T3: <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Bulgari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bulgari</span></a> are making <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/watch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watch</span></a> parts so small you can't even see them</p><p>"Pin told me all about the design of their Piccolissimo movement. Used in some of their smallest automatic ladies watches, this movement features 100 components and weighs just one gram. That means the average component in that movement weighs just 0.01 grams."</p><p><a href="https://www.t3.com/luxury/watches/bulgari-are-making-watch-parts-so-small-you-cant-even-see-them" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">t3.com/luxury/watches/bulgari-</span><span class="invisible">are-making-watch-parts-so-small-you-cant-even-see-them</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/wristwatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wristwatch</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horology</span></a></p>
Adams Immersive<p>My newest “low-state” clock web app/experiment: QUARTZIC. (Designed for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AppleWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleWatch</span></a> but better on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iPad</span></a>, in portrait.)</p><p>I've always enjoyed designing unusual <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clocks</span></a>, and set myself the challenge of maximizing 3 factors:</p><p>—PRECISION<br>(Close enough to tell useful time)</p><p>—READABILITY<br>(Telling time easily without a steep learning curve)</p><p>—EFFICIENCY<br>(Conveying maximum info with minimum indicators: just 4 on/off lights in this case)</p><p>See replies for link and details…<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/graphicdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphicdesign</span></a></p>
Michael Gisiger :mastodon:<p>Yes, <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/clock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clock</span></a> making is a very small niche, but a lucrative one. That's why <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/LVHM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LVHM</span></a> acquires high-end clockmaker L'Epée 1839 located in Delémont, Canton of Jura.</p><p>Nice clocks, btw:</p><p><a href="https://monochrome-watches.com/indsutry-news-lvhm-acquires-clockmaker-lepee-1839-part-of-lvmh-watch-division/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">monochrome-watches.com/indsutr</span><span class="invisible">y-news-lvhm-acquires-clockmaker-lepee-1839-part-of-lvmh-watch-division/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horology</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/watches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watches</span></a></p>
Terence Eden<p>Further adventures in watchmaking!</p><p>📆 Displays the date (ISO8601)<br>🕰 Displays the time (24hr)<br>🚨 LEDs display the seconds.<br>⌚ Minute hand moves every minute<br>🕧 Hour hand also adjusts every minute</p><p>Had to remember my GCSE match for converting polar co-ordinates into Cartesian!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tildagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tildagon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EMFCamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EMFCamp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horology</span></a></p>