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Prototyping a Career
Silversmith, Chris Manning, and watchmaker, Jon Edwards, delve into Jon’s backstory, his path to becoming a watchmaker and how he came to develop apps for iOS.
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
The founder of Bombardier enjoyed repurposing pocket watches in his childhood
wikipedia.org
Star Caliber 2000
A pocket watch, crafted by Patek Philippe, that stoked Jon’s interest in watchmaking
youtube.com
Glen Keane
A Disney animator whose work Jon admires
wikipedia.org
Rescuers Down Under
The eagle scene animated by Glen Keane
youtube.com
Glen Keane Anatomy Studies
youtube.com
Sheridan College
The animation program at Sheridan College
sheridancollege.ca
WETA
Visual FX studio in New Zealand
wetafx.co.nz
How Will You Measure Your Life
A book by Clayton M. Christensen, author of the Innovator’s Dilemma
amazon.com
Designing Your Life
A book by Stanford professors, Bill Burnett & Dave Evans, who’ve both worked for Apple
amazon.com
George Daniels
George Daniels in his own words, interviewed by Roger W. Smith
webofstories.com
Roger W. Smith
Trailer for The Watchmaker’s Apprentice
youtube.com
The Watchmaker’s Apprentice
A documentary detailing Roger W. Smith’s apprenticeship under world renowned watchmaker, George Daniels
amazon.com
Herstmonceux
Jon’s alma mater, as well as the observatory where George Daniels’ chronometers were graded
wikipedia.org
Greenwich Observatory
rmg.co.uk
Worshipful Company of Clockmakers Guild
clockmakers.org
What is an Escapement
An overview of watch & clock escapements
wikipedia.org
Watch Jewels
An overview of different jewels used in watchmaking
alliancehorlogere.com
Asprey
asprey.com
Peter Speake-Marin
An early interview with independent watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin
timezone.com
École Nationale d’Horlogerie
The watchmaking school Jon attended
ecolehorlogerie.com
Shortage of Watchmakers
Supply of watchmakers predicted to be as high as 50,000 shy of demand by 2025
europastar.com
Batch Files
microsoft.com
XT Computer
Jon’s first computer
wikipedia.org
Steve Jobs’ Letter on Flash
apple.com
CS193P
An early iPhone OS course taught by iPhone Engineers Evan Doll & Alan Cannistraro
stanford.edu
Nokia 7650
wikipedia.org
Kello
An iOS app Jon created to evaluate the rate of a watch using the microphone
coldflower.com
Twixt Time
Another iOS app Jon developed that uses a combination of NTP servers & the camera to evaluate the accuracy of clocks & watches
coldflower.com
Dynamic poising
A long & comprehensive overview of dynamic poising the balance wheel of a watch
youtube.com
NTP
Network Time Protocol
wikipedia.org
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Silversmith, Chris Manning, and watchmaker, Jon Edwards, delve into Jon’s backstory, his path to becoming a watchmaker and how he came to develop apps for iOS.
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
The founder of Bombardier enjoyed repurposing pocket watches in his childhood
wikipedia.org
Star Caliber 2000
A pocket watch, crafted by Patek Philippe, that stoked Jon’s interest in watchmaking
youtube.com
Glen Keane
A Disney animator whose work Jon admires
wikipedia.org
Rescuers Down Under
The eagle scene animated by Glen Keane
youtube.com
Glen Keane Anatomy Studies
youtube.com
Sheridan College
The animation program at Sheridan College
sheridancollege.ca
WETA
Visual FX studio in New Zealand
wetafx.co.nz
How Will You Measure Your Life
A book by Clayton M. Christensen, author of the Innovator’s Dilemma
amazon.com
Designing Your Life
A book by Stanford professors, Bill Burnett & Dave Evans, who’ve both worked for Apple
amazon.com
George Daniels
George Daniels in his own words, interviewed by Roger W. Smith
webofstories.com
Roger W. Smith
Trailer for The Watchmaker’s Apprentice
youtube.com
The Watchmaker’s Apprentice
A documentary detailing Roger W. Smith’s apprenticeship under world renowned watchmaker, George Daniels
amazon.com
Herstmonceux
Jon’s alma mater, as well as the observatory where George Daniels’ chronometers were graded
wikipedia.org
Greenwich Observatory
rmg.co.uk
Worshipful Company of Clockmakers Guild
clockmakers.org
What is an Escapement
An overview of watch & clock escapements
wikipedia.org
Watch Jewels
An overview of different jewels used in watchmaking
alliancehorlogere.com
Asprey
asprey.com
Peter Speake-Marin
An early interview with independent watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin
timezone.com
École Nationale d’Horlogerie
The watchmaking school Jon attended
ecolehorlogerie.com
Shortage of Watchmakers
Supply of watchmakers predicted to be as high as 50,000 shy of demand by 2025
europastar.com
Batch Files
microsoft.com
XT Computer
Jon’s first computer
wikipedia.org
Steve Jobs’ Letter on Flash
apple.com
CS193P
An early iPhone OS course taught by iPhone Engineers Evan Doll & Alan Cannistraro
stanford.edu
Nokia 7650
wikipedia.org
Kello
An iOS app Jon created to evaluate the rate of a watch using the microphone
coldflower.com
Twixt Time
Another iOS app Jon developed that uses a combination of NTP servers & the camera to evaluate the accuracy of clocks & watches
coldflower.com
Dynamic poising
A long & comprehensive overview of dynamic poising the balance wheel of a watch
youtube.com
NTP
Network Time Protocol
wikipedia.org