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PRE-ORDER BOOK: Think Like A Watchmaker
Tune in to "Everything You Need to Know About Tourbillons in 7 Minutes," a podcast episode that delves deep into the fascinating world of tourbillons.
Hosted by yours truly, this episode provides a concise and informative overview of the tourbillon complication, including its history, design (balance wheel, cage, escapement, etc), and function.
Whether you're a seasoned watch collector or a newcomer to the world of high-end timepieces, this episode is sure to deepen your appreciation for the art and science of watchmaking. So sit back and relax.
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OVERVIEW:
Before I stepped away a year ago (February 2021), I was out to prove for my next upcoming book that the PRINCIPLES of watchmaking extends far beyond creating and repairing watches. I was out to prove that it could be applicable to everything we do in life.
I was trying to prove that these principles could be used in everyday life to simplify, breakdown, and learn anything.
It was a rather bold claim when I first put it out. As it should be. I essentially came out and said that I found a blueprint to excel in anything.
I wasn’t born talented or with special genetics. I sucked in school initially since I didn’t consciously know about the watchmaking principles until later on in life. I sucked in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu prior because I was disorganized without a clear set of thinking. I never ran more than a mile in my life let alone a marathon prior to 2021 because I had no idea how to break things down and work towards a simplified step-by-step process.
I did however progress through all of that using the principles of watchmaking that I have now organized. Would I call all of this a success? I think I will.
Some of you will have some negative things to say. I’m sure of it. To make it clear, I don’t think it’s not a matter of grit or pig headed determination. I felt positive and in control that each step I took was calculated because of how I went about simplifying and breaking everything down to key components.
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Watchmaking & Bullshitting is a podcast series dedicated to answering watchmaking questions and having fun conversations. We try to keep the conversation as simple, light hearted, and fun as possible!
In today’s episode, we do a deep dive into Henry’s company Watchmaking Project. How he got started and what his current thoughts and advice are for the those who are trying to start.
Here are some of the things we go over:
SHOWNOTES:
00:00
What does a normal day in your life look like during/post COVID?
6:10
How much time do you spend on the bench on a given day?
8:00
What would you recommend someone that wants to be a technical manager? Or more than just a watchmaker?
9:30
Where did your drive come from?
11:15
What would you say your biggest accomplishment is from your ambitious actions?
17:30
How did Watchmaking Project start?
18:30
What would you recommend someone who wants to run their own independent watchmaking company?
19:00
What would be your number #1 advice for someone starting to create their own independent watch repair business
19:45
Do you have a failure story or F-up story in running your business?
21:10
What do you mean in terms of having a good network?
21:40
How do you get a good network in watchmaking?
25:20
Is Watchmaking Project a repair facility or manufacturer?
26:00
What’s the definition between watchmakers or Watch technicians?
28:18
Difference between Horologist and Watchmaker
30:15
The technicalities in watchmaking lingo
31:40
How NYC is now amidst the coronavirus
38:30
Recommendations for Watch Repair and Manufacturers when it comes to Watchmaking Project
51:15
What does the watch repair take-in process look like if I wanted to get my watch repaired with you?
51:45
Would you leave the industry?
53:00
Doctor analogy to watchmaking
Car analogy to watchmaking
58:15
Movement swapping and outsourcing
1:04:00
Retrofitting manual watches with quartz watches
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LINKS:
Henry’s instagram: @henrylyy
Watchmaking Project: www.watchmakingproject.com
P.S.
Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker
Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com
Welcome to the Deep Dive segment of the No BS Watchmaking Podcast. In these Deep Dives, we’ll cover as much of the company as possible in a unbiased viewpoint so that you the consumer can know what you’re getting. Making an informed decision is crucial and paramount in determining whether you want to buy a watch from a specific brand and doing Deep Dives like this are wonderful for consumers to get an inside viewpoint of the company from a Watchmaker’s perspective.
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P.S.
Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker
Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com
Watchmaking & Bullshitting is a podcast series dedicated to answering watchmaking questions and having fun conversations. We try to keep the conversation as simple, light hearted, and fun as possible!
In today’s podcast, we’re joined by the one and only Adam Craniotes, Founder of RedBar Group. We had a great time bullshitting around and discussing the watch industry as a whole.
Here are some of the things we go over:
SHOWNOTES:
00:00
Alcohol, Kids, and Coronavirus
9:20
Snakes Underneath a Sink
15:10
Australian Animals
17:10
Zoom and Kids
25:00
How did Adam and Henry meet?
26:45
Name of RedBar and it’s origins #redbarcrew
30:00
Why Adam hates Invicta
33:00
Quarantine Purchases
35:00
How it is being the Editor in Chief
37:50
RedBar Presently
38:50
Adam’s thoughts on the future of watch industry post-COVID
47:40
E-Commerce state for Watches in the industry
48:00
Which watch brand did it right when it comes to marketing
60:00
No Assholes at RedBar and RedBar is about
63:00
Females in Watchmaking and Watches
68:30
Which watch makes you the happiest at the moment?
73:45
Adam’s thoughts on Smart Watches
81:45
Do smart watches bridge the gap for those who would have never worn a watch before?
85:45
RedBar and Brands currently on Zoom
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LINKS:
Adam Craniotes: @craniotes
RedBar Crew: @redbarcrew
Revolution: @revolution.watch
Bremont: @bremontwatches
Rolex: @rolex
Tudor: @tudorwatch
Oris: @oris
Rebecca Struthers: @rebecca_struthers
Henry’s instagram: @henrylyy
Watchmaking Project: www.watchmakingproject.com
P.S.
Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker
Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com
Watchmaking & Bullshitting is a podcast series dedicated to answering watchmaking questions and having fun conversations. We try to keep the conversation as simple, light hearted, and fun as possible!
Here are some of the things we go over:
Show notes:
00:00
Is it bad to manually wind an automatic watch
1:30
Is it bad to wind your manual chronographs watch when it is engaged
2:40
What’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever done in watchmaking?
9:45
Quality Control at MFGs - non-technical and technical watchmakers
12:00
Sleeping on the bench
13:52
Watchmakers view on different grades of ETA and Selitta movements
17:00
Not setting the time on a watch when picking it up after 48 hours
18:55
View points on Movement Swapping
27:00
Have you found any benefit of watchmaking translating into other facets of your life
(I.e. Henry is a ninja assassin)
32:55
Managerial Style Aspect of Complicated Jargon Vs Simple Jargon - Holistic view point- lack of social skills
37:00
Glass Ceiling in Watchmaking
43:00
Views on Brands Re-using designs instead of coming up with innovation
44:00
Happiest moment in your watchmaking career
48:00
One thing you would do if watchmaking failed
50:55
Sticking through tough times in watchmaking
If you like the podcast, please subscribe, share the episode, and leave a review!
LINKS:
Henry’s instagram: @henrylyy
Watchmaking Project: www.watchmakingproject.com
P.S.
Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker
Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com
Watchmaking & Bullshitting is a podcast series dedicated to answering watchmaking questions and having fun conversations. We try to keep the conversation as simple, light hearted, and fun as possible!
Here are some of the things we go over:
Show notes:
00:00
Sexism in the watch industry (Why there are few women in the industry)
9:45
What do watchmakers earn (service center, independent, production, overseas...)
23:45
If I use the chronograph on my watch, does it drain the power reserve faster
29:50
Henry wears an Apple Watch and a mechanical watch on the same wrist
31:45
Would smart watches take over the industry?
35:45
What parts from swiss watches are made primarily in China (crystal, case, dial)
39:15
Asian movements vs Swiss Movements. Swiss could have tough competition in the near future
47:00
What’re your thoughts in seiko mods
48:00
Is Bergeon stuff overpriced or are they just alone in their category
50:00
Without a winding tool, any advice to winding it manually?
53:45
Where is a good source for information about watch calibers and parts
59:40
Funniest thing you’ve experienced in watchmaking
If you like the podcast, please subscribe, share the episode, and leave a review!
LINKS:
Henry’s instagram: @henrylyy
Watchmaking Project: www.watchmakingproject.com
P.S.
Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker
Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com
Watchmaking & Bullshitting is a podcast series dedicated to answering watchmaking questions and having fun conversations. We try to keep the conversation as simple, light hearted, and fun as possible!
Here are some of the things we go over:
Show notes:
00:00
What’re your thoughts on watch fairs and digital watch fairs?
6:00
Adam from Redbar does it right. Watch fares should be like this
7:00
If you were a watch brand, how would you advertise?
13:10
What’re Henry’s insider thoughts on Omega VS Rolex?
15:00
Are Co-Axials more accurate than regular Swiss lever movements?
21:10
What are your thoughts on the lubricant: Lubrifar?
26:00
What is Epilame and the process it entails?
29:00
Differences in OMEGA 1862 and 1863? Delrin Brakes vs Steel Brakes
32:00
What in watchmaking surprised you when you first started?
39:30
What’re your thoughts on modding watches
45:15
Authenticating watches at the retail level
48:30
College Degrees VS Skills
49:00
Advice for watchmaking student graduating
58:00
Some form of Hellweek for watchmaking students
If you like the podcast, please subscribe, share the episode, and leave a review!
LINKS:
Henry’s instagram: https://instagram.com/henrylyy
Watchmaking Project: www.watchmakingproject.com
P.S.
Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker
Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com
Watchmaking & Bullshitting is a podcast series dedicated to answering watchmaking questions and having fun conversations. We try to keep the conversation as simple, light hearted, and fun as possible!
Here are some of the things we go over:
Show notes:
00:15
Is D5 oil still a thing?
1:50
Favorite lubricant in Watchmaking
4:14
Pre-cleaning process
11:15
Watchmakers at Railroads
13:30
Do you have to go to school to be a great watchmaker
19:45
Do you enjoy the repairing side of watchmaking or fabrication and manufacturing side of the industry
23:00
How do you keep enjoying watchmaking after all of these years
28:15
Watchmaking service delivery times
31:45
Cracked dial and clients wanting to keep them
36:00
Favorite music style
38:00
What’re Henry’s thoughts on watchmaking trajectory
46:00
Top pet peeve in watch clients
49:45
Thoughts on watches as an investment
53:15
I know your feelings about vintage watches but what are Henry’s thoughts on Vintage watches
56:15
I know you preach the application of watchmaking. Does this apply to every watchmaker?
If you like the podcast, please subscribe, share the episode, and leave a review!
LINKS:
Henry’s instagram: @henrylyy
Watchmaking Project: www.watchmakingproject.com
P.S.
Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker
Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com
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:
1:45 minute
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
16:00
Is it ok for high Horology brands to leave surfaces unfinished
17:09
Cheap movements in high end watches
19:25
Buying watches for the brand or for the movement
21:00
One thing you hate the most in watchmaking
23:11
Making things more complicated than it needs to be
26:33
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
30:20
Thoughts on biggest changes in watchmaking post COVID
34:30
Thoughts on whether watchmaking as a whole got hit hard or unscathed due to COVID
42:00
Zoom calls within the industry
44:40
Take-in process since COVID-19
55:40
One watch for the rest of your life
58:00
Henrys crazy OMEGA story
LINKS:
Henry’s instagram: @henrylyy
Watchmaking Project: www.watchmakingproject.com
P.S.
Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker
Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com
In today’s episode, I talk about what COVID-19 has done to watchmaking’s online presence and what I said early on when I first started.
Here are some of the things we go over:
-Bricks & Mortars Potential Earning
-Why watchmakers should go online sooner rather than later
-Watchmakers, brands, and companies that went online before COVID-19 fared better than those who didn’t
-Document Versus Create
LINKS:
P.S.
Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker
Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com
In today’s episode, we go over how to solve a problem that you can’t figure out. SHOWNOTES:
-Often times your perspective of the problem is the problem
-Take a moment for the other areas of your brain to work
-Pre-frontal cortex dominant
-The magnitude of your solution is often dictated by the type of questions you’re asking
-And much more....
LINKS:
P.S.
Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker
Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com
In today’s episode, I go over how to get over the hump of repetitive action. Getting stuck on a problem sucks. Repeatedly going through the task without a real process is not ideal to really understanding a topic.
Show notes:
-The most common form of learning
-Why it is inferior
-Why repetition is less than optimal
-Overview
-Directions on a Map Analogy
-Understanding Why and Because Of
-Learning Process
-Priming the Mind subconsciously
-My journey and where I am going
LINKS:
P.S.
Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker
Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com
In today’s episode, I go over how watchmaking is universally applicable to many fields. Topics covered:
-How you can go about learning things introspectively and doing deeper work
-What the industry has caused watchmakers to do
-Why watchmaking is universally applicable
-Why discovering root issues is vital
-How most people are looking at solutions superficially
-The location of the problem is seldom the root of the problem
LINKS:
P.S.
Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker
Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com
Show notes Outline:
Everyone only has 24 hours in a day
What you do with that is up to you. Can you spend all 24h ours studying for something? Memorizing something?
- Space out your studying - hence the name space repetition
-leverages something called spacing effect
-describes how brains learn more effectively when we spread out the information we are learning over time
-anything related to analysis and synthesis will need to be spaced out to allow neural adaptions and connections to melt and soak up
-Think about building a brick wall. If you stack up the bricks too quickly without letting the mortar solidify in each layer, it’s not going to be a good wall.
-Something called the Forgetting Curve which the Herman Ebbinghaus first systematize in the 1880s.
-Memories work like a muscle. The more you recall it. The more you demand the importance of keeping it in the brain
-Like a muscle, we need to break down the memory. We have to let the memory hit a point where we ALMOST forget it. This forces us to the next topic
-RETREVIAL. By waiting until we are at the cusp of the information we want to remember, we force our brain to work harder to retrreive it. Think of this as progressive overloading concept where we reintroduce a stimulus to the brain.
-First repetition on day t1
-Second reptition on Day 3
-Third on Day 8
- Fourth on Day 15
You can even do it every week. Or every week an a half. Progressively overloading the memory stimulus.
LINKS:
P.S.
Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker
Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com
We often get asked how to get into watchmaking if there are no schools around us.
In this video, Henrik Korpela from K&H Watchmaking school in Switzerland and Henry Ly from Watchmaking Project share some insight into this common question.
Check out the No BS Watchmaking Crash Courses where I teach you how to completely disassemble, clean, lubricate, and reassemble movements: http://www.nobswatchmaking.com
If you liked what you watch, you’ll love my book: 100+ No BS Watch Tips for Watch Enthusiasts & Salespeople
Check out the book here: https://nobswatchmaker.com/book-lp
If you haven’t read any of my Watch Tips articles- go here: https://nobswatchmaker.com/watch-tips/
You can follow me on Instagram and Facebook (I post daily):
http://www.instagram.com/nobswatchmaker
http://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker
Today we talk about a bunch of stuff and answer questions live from the Instagram audience. I had a shit ton of fun recording this and I think you guys will enjoy the honest and straight shooting answers that Henry provided.
PRE-ORDER BOOK: Think Like A Watchmaker
With the prices of watches on the rapid increase, it's very tough to justify the cost of them nowadays. Mind you, this is coming from a watchmaker entrenched in the industry. Most luxury goods are never a necessity. Watches just happened to be one of those things you legitimately needed back in the day. To know... tell time. Time-telling was one of those things that ultimately changed the way the world operated. It enabled us to travel, meet, and ultimately get in sync with everyone else around us. So how did we go from viewing a watch as a necessity to luxurious and obnoxious now? Listen in.
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CHECK OUT THE LINKS: Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course?
Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com
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PRE-ORDER BOOK: Think Like A Watchmaker
Over the years, watchmakers have experimented with various materials to create watch components that are durable, accurate, and aesthetic. Some of these materials have been successful, while others have failed. Here are a few examples of materials that watchmakers have tried to use and failed:
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CHECK OUT THE LINKS: Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course?
Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com
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In this episode, I go over why I am anonymous and why I prefer to keep my identity away from the masses. In this industry, if they know your identity, you’re limited to the amount of information you can learn. LINKS:
P.S.
Have you checked out my ETA 2892 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker
Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com
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