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In case you haven't seen it before, my absolutely favorite watch resource: https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/ https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/

aswinmohanme 2y ago
This blog started my love for mechanical watches. Love how intricate and cohesive the entire mechanism is.
otherdave 2y ago
One of the reasons I love mechanical watches is that I've never tried to fully understand them, and the idea that there's a purely mechanical thing, that does something seemingly so simple yet magically and reliably, gives me a sense of wonder and appreciation for engineering and art. I'm really on the fence about whether or not I want to read this amazing looking article or just live on in ignorance :)
- RandallBrown 2y ago
  I think that link will only improve your appreciation for how magical a mechanical watch is. Especially when you consider people have been making them or a few hundred years.
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archermarks 2y ago
I love this article so much. Demystified so much about how watches work.
gxs 2y ago
This has got to be one of the best explanations of anything I've ever seen in any subject. Thank you for sharing - hope you have a great day.
- Tmpod 2y ago
  You're in for a treat then! Bartosz has a bunch of other insanely well done explainers on his website, with easily inspectable JavaScript too. Some of my favourites are the watch, the engine and the GPS ones, though they're all fantastic.
  - Tmpod 2y ago
    Seems like we were given an early Christmas present haha, he just dropped a new post! https://ciechanow.ski/moon/ https://ciechanow.ski/moon/
  - grishka 2y ago
    > easily inspectable JavaScript More amazingly, he writes it all by hand (I asked).
    - Tmpod 2y ago
      Indeed, very impressive!
bdangubic 2y ago
insane! thanks for sharing
germinalphrase 2y ago
That’s fantastic.
mkarrmann 2y ago
> In case you haven't seen it before... > Shares amazing link there was a 0% chance I'd ever see in my life if not for this comment
- pests 2y ago
  Some things just get brought up a lot. Like when ever something about the antikythera mechanism someone will link to Clickspring.
- Munksgaard 2y ago
  You're one of today's lucky 10,000: https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
  - actionfromafar 2y ago
    Except I don't think 10 000 people discover https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/ https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/ every day.
    - maratc 2y ago
      I'm not expecting 10 000 people to discover https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/ every day either.
      - actionfromafar 2y ago
        Time for a longitudinal study.
- rottc0dd 2y ago
  It is quite famous in hn and discussed a lot. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31261533 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31261533 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38591084 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38591084 His whole blog is a treasure trove: https://ciechanow.ski/gps/ https://ciechanow.ski/gps/ https://ciechanow.ski/airfoil/ https://ciechanow.ski/airfoil/ https://ciechanow.ski/internal-combustion-engine/ https://ciechanow.ski/internal-combustion-engine/
wkjagt 2y ago
I just spent a wonderful hour reading the whole thing and playing with all the demonstrations. Thanks for sharing.
747-8F 2y ago
The link is superb. Thanks a lot

aswinmohanme 2y ago

This blog started my love for mechanical watches. Love how intricate and cohesive the entire mechanism is.

otherdave 2y ago

One of the reasons I love mechanical watches is that I've never tried to fully understand them, and the idea that there's a purely mechanical thing, that does something seemingly so simple yet magically and reliably, gives me a sense of wonder and appreciation for engineering and art. I'm really on the fence about whether or not I want to read this amazing looking article or just live on in ignorance :)

RandallBrown 2y ago
I think that link will only improve your appreciation for how magical a mechanical watch is. Especially when you consider people have been making them or a few hundred years.

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archermarks 2y ago

I love this article so much. Demystified so much about how watches work.

gxs 2y ago

This has got to be one of the best explanations of anything I've ever seen in any subject. Thank you for sharing - hope you have a great day.

Tmpod 2y ago
You're in for a treat then! Bartosz has a bunch of other insanely well done explainers on his website, with easily inspectable JavaScript too. Some of my favourites are the watch, the engine and the GPS ones, though they're all fantastic.
- Tmpod 2y ago
  Seems like we were given an early Christmas present haha, he just dropped a new post! https://ciechanow.ski/moon/ https://ciechanow.ski/moon/
- grishka 2y ago
  > easily inspectable JavaScript More amazingly, he writes it all by hand (I asked).
  - Tmpod 2y ago
    Indeed, very impressive!

bdangubic 2y ago

insane! thanks for sharing

germinalphrase 2y ago

That’s fantastic.

mkarrmann 2y ago

> In case you haven't seen it before... > Shares amazing link there was a 0% chance I'd ever see in my life if not for this comment

pests 2y ago
Some things just get brought up a lot. Like when ever something about the antikythera mechanism someone will link to Clickspring.
Munksgaard 2y ago
You're one of today's lucky 10,000: https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
- actionfromafar 2y ago
  Except I don't think 10 000 people discover https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/ https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/ every day.
  - maratc 2y ago
    I'm not expecting 10 000 people to discover https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/ every day either.
    - actionfromafar 2y ago
      Time for a longitudinal study.
rottc0dd 2y ago
It is quite famous in hn and discussed a lot. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31261533 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31261533 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38591084 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38591084 His whole blog is a treasure trove: https://ciechanow.ski/gps/ https://ciechanow.ski/gps/ https://ciechanow.ski/airfoil/ https://ciechanow.ski/airfoil/ https://ciechanow.ski/internal-combustion-engine/ https://ciechanow.ski/internal-combustion-engine/

wkjagt 2y ago

I just spent a wonderful hour reading the whole thing and playing with all the demonstrations. Thanks for sharing.

747-8F 2y ago

The link is superb. Thanks a lot