Off Hours

Potpourri in Your Pomander

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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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