Chris and Jon sit down to talk about some of the tools, gadgets, and accessories they find particularly handy to have around the shop, then round things out with some entertaining reading recommendations for the holidays.
Overcast
An excellent podcast player for iOS, by Marco Arment
overcast.fm
Forecast
A powerful podcasting tool & blazing fast MP3 encoder, created by Marco Arment
overcast.fm
Bose QC35
Chris’ favourite pair of wireless headphones
amazon.com
iMars Bluetooth Remote
The Bluetooth remote Jon uses to control audio playback from his bench
banggood.com
Amazon Echo
In addition to the iMars Bluetooth remote, Jon uses an Echo for hands-free audio control, timers, & the odd bit of conversational computing around the watch lab
amazon.com
Magnum Boots
The boots Chris trusts to keep his feet safe around the shop
amazon.com
Nickel Tweezers
Jon’s favoured tweezers for finer work
amazon.com
Bronze Tweezers
Jon’s go to tweezers for a lot of watch assembly tasks
schurch-asco.com
Starrett 6″ Scale
Chris’ favourite ruler
amazon.com
Mitutoyo Digital Caliper
High quality, digital calipers are a must have around the shop
amazon.com
Mitutoyo Digital Micrometer
For taking really fine measurements, with a digital readout
amazon.com
ZF2000 Mainspring Extractor
An excellent tool to help keep the energy stored in a wound mainspring from injuring you, the barrel, or the mainspring itself when removing it from the barrel drum of a watch
offhours.show
Canned Air
Jon uses a can of compressed air to pop the cover off of closed watch barrels, to keep them from deforming
amazon.com
Barrel Closer
A handy aid for closing watch barrels
youtube.com
Knew Concepts Mk IV Saw
One of the best coping saws money can buy
amazon.com
Lee Marshall
The creator of the Knew Concepts saw
knewconcepts.com
Laser Gold Saw Blades
The saw blades Chris uses with his Knew Concept saw
riogrande.com
Ruby Files
A set of ruby files Jon uses for fine work
amazon.com
Artifex Wheels
Artifex wheels are superb for surface preparation, prior to final polishing
bocks.ch
Surgeon’s Brush
These soft, sensory brushes make quick work of cleaning fine dirt & debris from your hands
amazon.com
Nitrile Gloves
A staple item in any workshop
amazon.com
Nitrile Finger Cots
A staple item for assembling high grade watches
amazon.com
Nitecore P12 Flashlight
Chris’ go to flashlight
amazon.com
Suprabeam Q1 Penlight
The flashlight Jon carries in his backpack, useful for finding small parts now & then
amazon.com
Benchmade Knife
Chris’ pocket knife of choice
amazon.com
Victorinox Caseback Knife
Jon has a number of these Victorinox pocket knives, from different watch brands, useful for opening snap backs on watch cases
amazon.com
Blackwing Pencil
Chris’ favourite pencil
amazon.com
Stalogy Notebook
Chris’ favourite notebook
wonderpens.ca
KOR One Water Bottle
The water bottle Robert Downey Jr.’s character, Tony Stark, uses around his shop in the film Iron Man
amazon.com
VOSS Water Bottle
Jon’s water bottle of choice when he’s at the bench
amazon.com
Artemis
Chris’ recommendation for an audiobook to take in over the holidays
amazon.com
Ready Player One
Jon’s recommendation for an audiobook to take in over the holidays
amazon.com
Watchmaking
The definitive book on making watches, written by George Daniels
amazon.com
