Revisiting an old hobby

[AndyHull]

Mediaeval pocket watch time.  

Edited October 23, 2024 by AndyHull

[mbwatch]

When you succeed in reading the time, you then must subtract 1 hour again, to know what time it was when you first decided to find out.

[AndyHull]

A Look Inside The Geochron Clock.

 

https://hackaday.com/2024/05/31/a-look-inside-the-geochron-clock/

A wide screen wonder from an era before "everything is an app"

[AndyHull]

The latest in CuriousMarc's series about repairing a 1960s Atomic Clock.
This time its an OCX - or to be more precise a double oven controlled crystal oscillator, from the early 1960s.

These were used to keep your precision time source in step with an accuracy of parts to 10^-11
Somewhat more precise than the average crystal oscillator that probably adorns your wrist.

If you haven't seen the rest of the series, and interesting time pieces are just the thing to brighten up your day, the rest of the series of videos are well worth watching.

[AndyHull]

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The algorithm knows too much. This is AliExpress's latest suggestion for me.

I have no affiliation whatsoever with this seller, but I thought these T shirts might amuse one or two of you.

[RichardHarris123]

I can't be bothered today, I'm just going through the motion-s.

[AndyHull]

 

I just spotted yet another AI generated horological abomination on Youtube.
It's 17:83 everybody, and as for the four handed clock, I'm almost tempted to build one just like it. 

Edited December 6, 2024 by AndyHull

[AndyHull]

 

 

 

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[AndyHull]

More bizarre AI generated multi-handed clocks.

(The clocks are near the edges of the image in case you didn't notice them  ).

[AndyHull]

 

[AndyHull]

You might all enjoy reading about the Le Coultre et Cie "Compass" camera...

Yes you read that correctly, they made cameras, but not just any camera, this is a marvel of Swiss engineering and British Design.

If you want to know the details... and why wouldn't you? follow this link -> http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Compass

They turn up on ebay from time to time, but they are a little pricey.

 

Edited January 21 by AndyHull

[AndyHull]

 

[RichardHarris123]

1 hour ago, AndyHull said:

 

Brilliance or madness!!

[AndyHull]

1 hour ago, RichardHarris123 said:

Brilliance or madness!!

Its a fine line between the two, but in terms of honing your machining skills, definitely brilliance.

[AndyHull]

 

A pair of three hundred year old Dutch pocket watches.

 

[AndyHull]

 

[AndyHull]

We may need to redefine what a second is (again).