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Chris and Jon discuss some new potential camera and video options for watchmakers, specifically in the studio, as well as some follow-up on free-sprung balances.

  • Seeing Through a Watchmaker’s Eyes IWC’s Cyberloupe
  • IWC Virtual Tours In light of COVID-19, IWC has launched an online initiative allowing people to tour their manufacturing facilities virtually, including getting a peek through the loupe of a watchamker, thanks to their Cyberloupe
  • A Digital Loupe Chris & Jon first chatted about the concept of a virtual loupe back in episode 19
  • Scalar Teleglass T3-F The head-mounted display Jon used to build a digital loupe over a decade ago
  • GoPro 4K Action Cameras
  • Back-Bone A Canadian company that mods GoPro and Sony cameras
  • Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera A 12.3 megapixel camera module for the Raspberry Pi
  • DIY Book Scanner
  • C-Mount Lenses
  • Book Scanner at Ottawa U The University of Ottawa has a self-serve book scanner available for public use at the Morisset Library
  • Adobe Scan Scanning and OCR software for mobile devices
  • Getting the iPad to Pro Craig Mod echoes some of the foibles Jon has experienced using Apple’s Notes app
  • PDF Expert The PDF app Chris uses
  • Aluminum Rail
  • Antique Hairspring Vibrating Tool
  • Digital Hairspring Vibrating Tool from Rataspari
  • Watchmaking by George Daniels
  • Microset Watch & clock timer
  • Light Gate
  • KHWCC Watchmaking Competence Center, where Henrik Korpela is a professor
  • WOSTEP Watchmakers of Switzerland Training & Education Program
  • Hamilton Watches
  • F.P. Journe
  • Kari Voutilainen
  • George Daniels
  • Roger W. Smith
  • Philippe Dufour
  • Gyromax The free-sprung rate adjustment system used by Patek Philippe
  • Patek Philippe
  • Nivarox
  • The Swatch Group
  • Ferdinand Berthoud Chronomètre FB 2RE.2
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