Off Hours

By Chris Manning & Jon Edwards

Off Hours is a conversational podcast that delves into technology, working with our hands, and other curiosities.... more

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July 28, 2020Open Source Movement
Chris and Jon take a deep dive into a few of the open source movement projects online, as well as discuss the business of independent watchmaking.
SPEMT A collaborative watchmaking project, with a novel escapement
Open Movement Project
ETA 6497
Dan Spitz An interview on Minutia Repeater
Remy Cools
SIHH 2019 Jon & Chris chatted about some of Remy’s work back in episode 35
Lycee Edgar Faure A New York Times profile of the Lycee Edgar Faure polytechnic school in France, which specializes in watchmaking
George Daniels
Roger W. Smith
Habring2
ETA 7750
Learn Watchmaking A course by Christian Lass
Incabloc Anti-shock system for mechanical watches
Philippe Dufour
Fusion 360 3D modelling software
Blender Open source 3D modelling software
Red Hat
F.P. Journe
Max Büsser An interview with Max Büsser of MB&F on Oster Watches’ Keeping Time podcast
MB&F LM Perpetual A new take on the perpetual calendar by Stephen McDonnell
Making Machines Come to Life A video about Max Büsser from the Hour Glass
Swatch Group Gets Green Light In Mechanical Movements Case
Atokalpa Niche supplier of hairsprings & other horological components
Vaucher Manufacture
Sellita
Eterna
Hamilton Khaki Field Equipped with free-sprung caliber H-50
ETA 7001
Ming Watches
Machinist Paul The Instagram feed of pen restorer, and friend of the show, Paul Burberry
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July 14, 2020Potpourri in Your Pomander
Chris and Jon discuss Christian Lass’ online Masterclass, Dr Rebecca Struthers’ talk on Fakes and Forgeries, and how Chris uses reference books for inspiration.
Awair Air quality monitors
Esembl-o-graf by William O. Smith Sr. and William O. Smith Jr.
The Hardy Boys Old school, blue, hardcover Franklin W. Dixon mystery fiction
Farewell The last day of metal typesetting at the New York Times
Movement by Guido Mocafico
Book of Plates from Lost Art Press
Learn Watchmaking A series of online courses from Christian Lass
Roger W. Smith
Christian Klings
Haas Automation
Kern Microtechnik
Gorton Pantographs
Project 248 from Struthers Watches
Fakes, Forgeries and the Birth of the Modern Watch Industry A presentation by Dr. Rebecca Struthers, for Fellows Auctioneers
Fakes, Forgeries and the Birth of Mass Production in the Watch Industry A similar presentation Dr. Struthers made for the Horological Society of New York
Masstige
Alicorn
The Art Forger’s Handbook The book, by Eric Hebborn, that Chris referenced but couldn’t recall the name of during the show
The Next Rembrandt Creating new paintings in the Rembrandt style using a combination of AI & advanced robotics
ROM The Royal Ontario Museum
Stonehenge
Mediaeval European Jewellery by Ronald W. Lightbown
V&A Lightbown was a curator at the Victoria & Albert Museum
Watchmaking by George Daniels
Touhrbillon by Steffen Pahlow
BHI Distance Learning Course The British Horological Institute’s DLC course, which Chris digitized the content for for ease of reference in the shop
Why You Shouldn’t Reshelve Library Books
The Wristwatch Handbook A guide to mechanical watches
Pomander
Melanchthon’s Watch Pomander-like in shape, thought to be the oldest surviving watch
A Twelfth Century Hand-Warmer
Plague Doctor Mask
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June 30, 2020Time Capsule Workshop
Chris and Jon discuss the current reality of holding major conferences virtually, as well as the challenges and importance of sharing knowledge.
T4AP vGTG Season 1 Wrap Up Time 4A Pint is taking a (much deserved) break
Google Meet Adding Blurred Backgrounds Last episode Jon & Chris spent some time discussing how to use external cameras on video calls, which can have the added upside of introducing a bokeh effect, Google will soon be adding a “virtual bokeh” effect to Google Meet
Blurred Backgrounds in Skype Turns out Skype has had the ability to blur the background of video calls since early 2019
WWDC 2020 Keynote Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference goes all digital for the first time ever
Baselworld
Watches & Wonders
Santa Fe Symposium
Virtual Horological Tutoring through the Horological Society of New York
ETA 6497
Loen Design Channel on YouTube
Frozen in Time An abandoned machine shop in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Museum of the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham, UK
NDM 2 An update on the Naissance d’une Montre 2 project, by Dominique Buser & Cyrano Devanthey of Oscillon watches
SIHH 2019 Chris & Jon first spoke about the Naissance d’une Montre 2 project back in Episode 35
Learn Watchmaking with Christian Lass
Clickspring Channel on Youtube
Four Generations of Watch Case Making A preview of one of two documentary films featuring watch case maker, Martin Matthews
Robert Whiteside
Steffen Pahlow
Dean DK Channel on YouTube
Every Tool’s a Hammer by Adam Savage
A Day in Watchmaking School by John Davis
Hellacious Mode Doorbell
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June 16, 2020Four Frames Out of Sync
Jon and Chris chat about their appearance on Time 4A Pint, along with some follow out from that show.
Bellus3D FaceApp A tool Jon & Chris used to 3D print tailor-fit frames for face masks in the fight against COVID-19
DIY Surgical Mask Brace Another option for making close-fitting masks, using a rubber sheet
Time 4A Pint Virtual GTG #11 featuring Chris & Jon
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K The camera Chris used for his T4AP livestream
Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro The livestream switcher Chris used to pipe the video feed from his 4K camera into his computer
Panasonic Lumix 12-35mm Lens The lens Chris used
Aputure 120D LED Light The light Chris used for his T4AP livestream
Camera Live The app Jon used to pipe his DSLR into his computer
CamTwist The app Jon used to turn the feed from Camera Live into a format that Zoom could digest
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens The lens Jon used with his camera
Canon EOS Webcam Utility An official app from Canon (still in beta at the time of publishing) to turn Canon DSLRs into webcams
Elegato Cam Link 4K Another alternative for piping a video feed from a camera into your computer
A Watch is More Than its Parts—if You Can Get Them The New York Times reports on the impact COVID-19 has had on suppliers in the watch industry
Just Hold Your Watch Next to the Screen Time 4A Pint & other watch-oriented virtual get-togethers highlighted by the New York Times
Landeron 48
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June 02, 2020Nearly an Identical Name
Chris and Jon discuss new 3D printers, becoming more opinionated in design choices, and virtual pints.
Richemont’s Artificially High Losses Turns out the 67% drop Jon & Chris spoke about last episode is closer to 34% when their acquisition of Net-A-Porter is properly accounted for
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Formlabs Form 3
3D Printing The episode of Off Hours in which Jon & Chris discussed A. Lange & Söhne’s technique for attaching lugs to their watch cases
Jaipur Pen Chris’ Jaipur Pen design
Niello
LIGA
Jarvis Standing Desk The standing desk frame that Chris based his watchmaking bench off of
Magic Keyboard The keyboard for Chris’ new iPad arrived
Brydge Keyboards
What It Takes to Manufacture a Watch by Hand An insightful series of videos from Greubel Forsey & The Watches TV
The Simplicity by Philippe Dufour
Ming 27.01 A new release from Ming Watches
Time 4A Pint virtual get together with Nicholas Bowman-Scargill & Ming Thein
Fears Watches
Garrick Watches
Rolex Submariner
Rolex MilSub A history of the Rolex Military Submariner
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May 19, 2020Spiralling Airstream
Jon and Chris discuss more outrageous gear ratios and other objects of wonder.
Making a GOOGOL:1 Reduction with Lego Gears
Here’s What a Googol:1 Gear Ratio Looks Like The googol:1 gear ratios Jon & Chris spoke about back in Episode 61
BrickLink
LEGO Technic Bucket Wheel Excavator
Ruhla Watches
LEGO Tensegrity Sculpture Tutorial
Can you Tensegrity? A collection of builds inspired by the LEGO tensegrity sculpture tutorial above
Gravity Week
Reuleaux Triangle
Reuleaux Tetrahedron
Wobble Broaching An overview of how rotary broaching works
Pause for Thought Wallpaper Magazine talks to watch execs about how the meaning of time is changing, shape-shifting, & suspending, for them amidst COVID-19
A Dozen+ Watchmakers File for Bankruptcy
Richemont Profits Down 67%
Eterna Watch Movements
Chris’ New Plasma Cutter in Action
Time4APint.com
Time4APint Virtual Get-Together #7 Featuring Kari Voutilainen & James Thompson
Voutilainen Watches
Black Badger James Thompson’s design studio
Chris Mann Co-host of Time4APint
The #Watchnerd Co-host of Time4APint
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May 05, 2020Building a Cathedral
Chris and Jon discuss the possible death of Baselworld, the birth of virtual get togethers, marketing in 2020, and laser experiments.
Raynald Aeschlimann Interview Gear Patrol’s pointed interview with the head of Omega Watches
Omega “Speedy Tuesday” Limited Edition
Omega “Ultraman” Limited Edition
Rolex, Patek Philippe, et al Pull Out of Baselworld
LVMH Brands Pull Out of Baselworld Hot on the heels of Rolex & Patek Philippe, Zenith, Hublot, TAG Heuer & more also leave the fair
Baselworld
EPHJ A Swiss trade show focused on precision manufacturing
SIHH / Watches & Wonders
AHCI Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants
Tudor Watches
JLC Geophysic 1958 Launch Hands-On with the Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic 1958 at The Explorers Club in NYC
Fears Watches
Mr. Jones Watches
Roger W. Smith
Halios Watches
Ming Watches
Lee Yuen-Rapati
Bremont Watches
The Watchmakers Club
Silver Hand Studios
Time4APint Virtual GTG feat. Roger W. Smith & Lee Yuen-Rapati
Scottish Watches Podcast
Matic Typeface
100W Fiber Laser
Chris’ laser test chart
EasyCAD
ETA 6497
Machinery’s Handbook
CNC Cookbook
Storey Stick As used by architects
The Lives of Artists – Maximilian Büsser A new series from Singapore watch retailer, The Hour Glass
Peter Speake-Marin Off Hours episode 50
Kees Engelbarts Interview The Naked Watchmaker has been publishing a series of interviews with industry insiders, this is part one of three with Kees Engelbarts
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April 07, 2020My Little Bubble
While still in lockdown Chris is able to get his straight line engine assembled and shoot some video. He and Jon discuss the new iPad and its utility for design, as well as a few resources for making your own masks.
Plant Straight Line Engine Chris’ straight line engine all dressed up with new leather strapping
Gerber EAB
Sterling Silver Zippo
Inside the Studio Chris’ YouTube Channel
Pneumatic Graver
WorkbenchCon
Caleb Kraft Maker & editor of Make Magazine
GRS Makers of high quality engraving tools
Grant Chambers Knife-maker & engraver
GRS Engravers Block
Joanne Ryall Engraver
Cromwell Precision Lathes
iPad Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Affinity Makers of Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, & Affinity Publisher
Pixelmator
DaVinci Resolve
Procreate
Focals AR Glasses
Oculus Quest
Evolution Door
Make Magazine It’s back!
Fight COVID-19 Projects for makers
F1 Ventilators F1 teams working to answer call for more ventilators amid coronavirus crisis
The Life of a Bolt From Red Bull Racing
Ragmask Ultra-simple, fast-to-make, great-ftting, DIY mask design from Loren Brichter
Oh You Pretty Things Gary Hustwit is streaming one of his design-centric documentaries for free each week while we’re all in lockdown
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March 24, 2020Artist Hermit
Jon is housebound. Chris is bubble hopping. As a pandemic sweeps the globe—bringing laser prices down along with it—they discuss two very different globe-like complications.
Underwater Adventures Time4APint Episode 53
Casio F91W
G-Shock Dream Project A solid gold Casio G-Shock
G-Shock Full Metal 5000 Geometric Casio adds a new laser-etched design to the G-Shock line
G-Shock Full Metal 5000 Camouflage A previous laser-etched G-Shock design
Rolex Day-Date 40 Rolex began offering laser-etched watches in their Day-Date collection during Baselworld 2015
100W Fiber Laser Chris has a new fiber laser on the way
CO2 vs. Fiber Lasers
Silverhand Gothic Overlay Pen A detailed look at one of Chris’ Gathic Overlay Pens
Niello
Santa Fe Symposium The 2020 Santa Fe Symposium has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak
Giant Gold Coin Trial Opens in Berlin
Kicked Out By Royalty Jon & Chris first discussed the 100kg Canadian gold coin heist back in episode 17
Making the $1,000,000 Coin
Guy Ritchie Director of multiple quirky heist films, like Snatch & Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels
The Italian Job
Frank Cooper
Royal Canadian Mint
Trust but Verify A survey of refining returns presented at the Santa Fe Symposium
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Norifumi Seki’s Sphere Moon Phase Pocket Watch
Stefan Ketelaars’ 3D Terra
DeBethune Watches
Greubel Forsey QP À Équation Now available with a chocolate brown dial
Omega 321 in Stainless Steel
Tudor Black Bay
MB&F
Arthur Ganson’s Machine with Concrete
Googol-to-one gear ratio
Loen Design Youtube Channel
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March 10, 2020Force Multipliers
Chris has returned from WorkbenchCon with a new fidget spinner and knowledge of plasma and saws. Jon and Chris discuss the updates to the new studio as well as a few watches at opposite ends of the manufacturing spectrum.
WorkbenchCon
Chris’ New Toy
SPROK-IT Bernie Solo’s fidget spinner
Send Cut Send The service Solo used to make the bike chain fidget spinner
ESAB Rebel EMP 205ic The plasma cutter Chris handled at WorkbenchCon
Powermax 45 The plasma cutter Chris and Rich use
Langmuir Systems Makers of the CNC system that will drive the plasma cutter at Rich & Chris’ studio
Protosaber Video of a protosaber in action, built by fellow Canadians over at Hacksmith
Sawstop
Sawstop Finger Demo Slow motion video of the inventor of the Sawstop demoing it with his own finger
Delta Table Saws
Between 2 Tool Chests The first few videos from inside Chris & Rich’s new studio are up
Big Ass Fans
Home Depot
Dado Stack
Paul Burberry
French Cleat Shelves Photos & video of the shelves coming together at the studio
”Solid State” Resin Watch
A Man & His Watch A book featuring a wide array of watches, paired with the stories behind them
Casio Wave Ceptor Casio’s line-up of self adjusting watches that synchronize with atomic time signals
Citizen 0100 Citizen’s hyper-accurate quartz watch caliber
Grand Seiko 9F Another highly accurate quartz watch caliber
Casio F91W
Unfinished Daniels Watch The last pocket watch George Daniels was working on before his passing
Daniels Trust The George Daniels Educational Trust
Roger W. Smith
Michael Chrichton
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FAQs about Off Hours:

How many episodes does Off Hours have?

The podcast currently has 116 episodes available.