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Watchmaking Schools
What exactly is a watchmaker? Chris poisons himself and Jon ponders a career as a whitesmith, before the two dive into a discussion about watchmaking schools. Oh, and they both encounter a dragon roaming the streets.
Gold alloys
Optimizing gold alloys for casting
ganoksin.com
ganoksin.com
Metallurgy of Precious Metals
A primer on the metallurgy of precious metals
santafesymposium.org
santafesymposium.org
Watchmaker
Definition of a watchmaker
merriam-webster.com
merriam-webster.com
Watchmaking
George Daniels literally wrote the book on watchmaking
amazon.com
amazon.com
Roger W. Smith
A detailed look at a one-of-a-kind tourbillon crafted by Roger W. Smith
watchesbysjx.com
watchesbysjx.com
Whitesmith
Some early watchmakers identified as whitesmiths, because of the high degree of post-processing they performed on blacksmithed parts, which rendered the metal shiny and white
merriam-webster.com
merriam-webster.com
Black Polish
A demonstration of black polishing a spring for a watch, by RGM Watch Co.
youtube.com
youtube.com
Aluminum Value
Aluminum was at one point more valuable than gold
slate.com
slate.com
Bauxite
The most common source of aluminum on our planet
wikipedia.org
wikipedia.org
Aluminum Smelting
How bauxite is processed to create aluminum
youtube.com
youtube.com
La Machine
Creators of the massive mechanical dragon and spider puppets Jon & Chris saw in the streets of Ottawa
lamachine.fr
lamachine.fr
Canada 150
La Machine was in town as part of Canada’s 150th anniversary celebration
canada.pch.gc.ca
canada.pch.gc.ca
École Nationale de l’Horlogerie
Canada’s National Watchmaking School
ecolehorlogerie.com
ecolehorlogerie.com
WOSTEP
The Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Education Program
wostep.ch
wostep.ch
BHI
The British Horological Institute’s distance learning course
bhi.co.uk
bhi.co.uk
NAWCC
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors training and education courses
nawcc.org
nawcc.org
AWCI
The American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute
awci.com
awci.com
HSNY
The Horological Society of New York
hs-ny.org
hs-ny.org
SAWTA
The Swiss American Watchmakers Training Alliance
sawtacertification.org
sawtacertification.org
Lititz Watch Technicum
A watchmaking school established by Rolex in Lititz, Pennsylvania
lititzwatchtechnicum.org
lititzwatchtechnicum.org
Patek Philippe Horology Programme
The Patek Philippe Horology Programme in New York City
abc7ny.com
abc7ny.com
Finnish School of Watchmaking
The Finnish School of Watchmaking, located in Espoo, Finland
kelloseppakoulu.fi
kelloseppakoulu.fi
Kari Voutilainen
The work of master watchmaker, Kari Voutilainen
voutilainen.ch
voutilainen.ch
Stepan Sarpaneva
The work Finnish watchmaker, Stepan Sarpaneva
sarpanevawatches.com
sarpanevawatches.com
Mika Rissanen
A video interview with Mika Rissanen (in French)
youtube.com
youtube.com
Torsti Laine
The work Finnish watchmaker, Torsti Laine
lainewatches.com
lainewatches.com
Antti Rönkkö
The work Finnish watchmaker, Antti Rönkkö
ronkkowatches.fi
ronkkowatches.fi
Alfred Helwig School of Watchmaking
Watchmaking school in the German town of Glashütte
glashuette-original.com
glashuette-original.com
KHWCC
The K&H Watchmaking Competence Centre
khwcc.ch
khwcc.ch
Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University offers a bachelors program in horology
bcu.ac.uk
bcu.ac.uk
Hiko Mizuno
Watchmaking program at Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry in Japan
hikohiko.jp
hikohiko.jp
ETA
Switzerland’s largest producer of watch movements
eta.ch
eta.ch
Eterna Caliber 39
A series of watch calibers Chris has been looking at using
eterna-movement.com
eterna-movement.com
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What exactly is a watchmaker? Chris poisons himself and Jon ponders a career as a whitesmith, before the two dive into a discussion about watchmaking schools. Oh, and they both encounter a dragon roaming the streets.
Gold alloys
Optimizing gold alloys for casting
ganoksin.com
ganoksin.com
Metallurgy of Precious Metals
A primer on the metallurgy of precious metals
santafesymposium.org
santafesymposium.org
Watchmaker
Definition of a watchmaker
merriam-webster.com
merriam-webster.com
Watchmaking
George Daniels literally wrote the book on watchmaking
amazon.com
amazon.com
Roger W. Smith
A detailed look at a one-of-a-kind tourbillon crafted by Roger W. Smith
watchesbysjx.com
watchesbysjx.com
Whitesmith
Some early watchmakers identified as whitesmiths, because of the high degree of post-processing they performed on blacksmithed parts, which rendered the metal shiny and white
merriam-webster.com
merriam-webster.com
Black Polish
A demonstration of black polishing a spring for a watch, by RGM Watch Co.
youtube.com
youtube.com
Aluminum Value
Aluminum was at one point more valuable than gold
slate.com
slate.com
Bauxite
The most common source of aluminum on our planet
wikipedia.org
wikipedia.org
Aluminum Smelting
How bauxite is processed to create aluminum
youtube.com
youtube.com
La Machine
Creators of the massive mechanical dragon and spider puppets Jon & Chris saw in the streets of Ottawa
lamachine.fr
lamachine.fr
Canada 150
La Machine was in town as part of Canada’s 150th anniversary celebration
canada.pch.gc.ca
canada.pch.gc.ca
École Nationale de l’Horlogerie
Canada’s National Watchmaking School
ecolehorlogerie.com
ecolehorlogerie.com
WOSTEP
The Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Education Program
wostep.ch
wostep.ch
BHI
The British Horological Institute’s distance learning course
bhi.co.uk
bhi.co.uk
NAWCC
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors training and education courses
nawcc.org
nawcc.org
AWCI
The American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute
awci.com
awci.com
HSNY
The Horological Society of New York
hs-ny.org
hs-ny.org
SAWTA
The Swiss American Watchmakers Training Alliance
sawtacertification.org
sawtacertification.org
Lititz Watch Technicum
A watchmaking school established by Rolex in Lititz, Pennsylvania
lititzwatchtechnicum.org
lititzwatchtechnicum.org
Patek Philippe Horology Programme
The Patek Philippe Horology Programme in New York City
abc7ny.com
abc7ny.com
Finnish School of Watchmaking
The Finnish School of Watchmaking, located in Espoo, Finland
kelloseppakoulu.fi
kelloseppakoulu.fi
Kari Voutilainen
The work of master watchmaker, Kari Voutilainen
voutilainen.ch
voutilainen.ch
Stepan Sarpaneva
The work Finnish watchmaker, Stepan Sarpaneva
sarpanevawatches.com
sarpanevawatches.com
Mika Rissanen
A video interview with Mika Rissanen (in French)
youtube.com
youtube.com
Torsti Laine
The work Finnish watchmaker, Torsti Laine
lainewatches.com
lainewatches.com
Antti Rönkkö
The work Finnish watchmaker, Antti Rönkkö
ronkkowatches.fi
ronkkowatches.fi
Alfred Helwig School of Watchmaking
Watchmaking school in the German town of Glashütte
glashuette-original.com
glashuette-original.com
KHWCC
The K&H Watchmaking Competence Centre
khwcc.ch
khwcc.ch
Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University offers a bachelors program in horology
bcu.ac.uk
bcu.ac.uk
Hiko Mizuno
Watchmaking program at Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry in Japan
hikohiko.jp
hikohiko.jp
ETA
Switzerland’s largest producer of watch movements
eta.ch
eta.ch
Eterna Caliber 39
A series of watch calibers Chris has been looking at using
eterna-movement.com
eterna-movement.com