The No BS Watchmaking Show
The No BS Watchmaking Show
Anthony from No BS Watchmaker
Watchmaking & Bullshitting Ep. 1 | Anthony & Henry
1 hour 7 minutes Posted Jun 20, 2020 at 10:15 am.
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We’re starting a new podcast segment where Henry Ly from Watchmaking Project and I get together, answer questions, and have a good time.
Here are some of the things we go over:
Show notes:
in top pet peeve in repairs
——scribbling watchmaking case backs
-how swatch group used to leave repair history
-standardize approach to service history like car fax
-sentimental value
-why rolex changed over to scribing in case back instead of using a permanent sharpie
-what we think a standardize formula should be
-butchering the watches and having everyone work that much harder
Is it ok for high Horology brands to leave surfaces unfinished
Cheap movements in high end watches
Buying watches for the brand or for the movement
One thing you hate the most in watchmaking
Making things more complicated than it needs to be
If you had to choose, would you have a watch logo branded on your forehead but be legendary in the watch industry for all of history or be normal and be the laughing stock in the watch industry for the rest of history
Thoughts on biggest changes in watchmaking post COVID
Thoughts on whether watchmaking as a whole got hit hard or unscathed due to COVID
Zoom calls within the industry
Take-in process since COVID-19
One watch for the rest of your life
Henrys crazy OMEGA story
LINKS:
Henry’s instagram: @henrylyy
Watchmaking Project: www.watchmakingproject.com
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