AndrewD
[HoMe Moderator]
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Watchmakers
Hi Nico,
Thanks for your comments and kind words. I am pleased to hear you think we are on the right track.
Several Purists have mentioned discussion of watch mechanics, and it is definitely something I plan: an 'under the bonnet' series. However, short of going to night school to learn watchmaking, I am going to need assistance! If any of you have particular knowledge or interest in aspects of watch mechanics and design feel free to contribute!
And in the meantime there are the archives here. I will be organizing and cataloguing past posts as time goes on, and will be bringing some of these discussions together in the one place.
Andrew
Your HoMe
Hi All The HoMe Forum officially came into existence on Dec 22, 2006 following a naming competition . Horological Meandering (HoMe) was coined by MarkS , but there were many great suggestions: MainSpring, AboutTime, The Watch Pub, The Chronologium and WAT...
You said all, Andrew.
" Officially this is the forum where we discuss general horology, watches that do not have dedicated brand forums, clocks, and anything related to the world of watchmaking ". What this forum needed was to have ITS Moderator. It is now done, and I'm sure t...
total agreement
I strongly agree with Nicolas's suggestion to have content that explains how a watch works. Starting with the most basic, then building up complication by complication. This would be an excellent series of articles that would serve a large portion of your...
+2. Would be great to have videos on how the watch/clocks works
and laid out in layman's language as not all are engineer/technically trained. cheers PAt
When I look at answers...
....such as the one Suitbert provided on why the Ullysse Nardin with 260 had a cut out in the dial, I can only agree with you on the technical topics. And of course, what pplater requested....more photos of your collection.
Watchmakers
Hi Nico, Thanks for your comments and kind words. I am pleased to hear you think we are on the right track. Several Purists have mentioned discussion of watch mechanics, and it is definitely something I plan: an 'under the bonnet' series. However, short o...
That would be a great idea, Andrew...
A lot of work, but it is worth it, IMO. Best, my friend. Nicolas
100% Agree, but...
not only complicated one, should also touch on simplest movement which no one reproduce like Peseux 260 and those movement use by Habring. Thanks Andrew to bring a new sweet HoMe
Watchrap archives?
There are zillions of threads in watchrap covering just about every technical topic under the sun. Would it be possible to resurect some of them and post them in an archive section somewhere? nick
Nick, there is a very small section still accessible through ThePuristS
here is the link click here I'm glad TM has kept this area open. Best, Mike
Pictures...
Lots and lots and lots of pictures. Big ones. Little ones. Colourful ones. Monochrome ones. Recent ones. Old ones. Ones with borders. Wrist shots. Static shots. New watches. Old watches. Broken watches. Disassembled watches. Precious watches. Rare watches...
More pictures
The rest of this lot on the Omega forum, please follow amanico's thread on the Seamaster 300. Matt This message has been edited by MattS on 2010-09-11 15:13:39...
Yeah, good suggestions ...
Please explain how these expensive things work and why I need more than one
Why Watch? Why Picture? Why HOME?
It's very simple. I can explain with pictures and short captions: This is too boring! This is too expensive, hard to park, and polluting! This is too damn frustrating. Too much of this will kill you So if you want to feel like this, you have to have somet...
I agree
with the idea of more technical/educational posts. For those of us not in the industry, or new to the interest/obsession, this is a great place to learn from a large number of knowledgeable people. I would also like to see more general questions about any...
Andrew, there's no place like HoMe.
And it is going to be even better with you at the helm. One thought -- maybe consider a guest column weekly or monthly and invite industry leaders and/or watchmakers to submit for it. (And apologies if someone else has already suggested this -- I haven't ...
A weekly commentary by . . .
. . . fellow Purists is a great idea, Jed. I second the motion . . .
HoMe will be even better with you in charge, Andrew!
I have always enjoyed HoMe and TimeOut immensely. I know with your guidance HoMe is going to be even more rockin'! I will attach a random photo just because Pplater is demanding more pictures, and we don't want him sulking in the corner. LOL! Thanks for a...
Yeah, the last guy ran it into the ground...
Oops ;-) Actually, you have some big pants to fill. Wait, this still isn't coming out right... You are carrying on a fine tradition! Whew... This message has been edited by mrsnak on 2010-09-11 16:50:02
Moderator Comment
Hi All, Thanks for your comments; participation is what makes this a great forum. Several of you have a desire for more technical articles, particularly starting with the basics of watchmaking. I have said before that one of the early strengths of ThePuri...
As a lurker
Andrew, how long did you lurk before registering to the forum and that making first post? I met Dr. No socially and was alerted to this site. Looked like a place to explore, so easy to register and get my feet wet. I posted immediately.
It's about the passion
Hi Kurt, I probably lurked for 8 or 12 months before I finally made my first post. I touched on that in my recent Fifth Anniversary thread . I remember thinking what an amazingly knowledgeable bunch with collections that I could only dream of having. Why ...
My sentiments exactly
You describe my sentiments exactly: such a knowledgeable bunch with such amazing collections. Being new to horology and new to this forum I can mostly only lurk and learn, but will try occasionally to ask an intelligent question and hopefully some of you ...
It's true, we all started somewhere ...
Thanks for the response. You know that old saying about the only stupid questions are those not asked, well I think you will be pleasantly surprised if you ask away here. In my experience, Purists will discuss anything about watches ad infinitum! Just win...
Andrew, thanks for bringing these stores back...
... i have only joined this community since not very long ago, i have not heard of these stores before. very interesting, maybe because of aged, i like to hear more historical stuff, like myself first like the modern watches, but now recently also getting...
Andrew, you are really coming out swinging!
(Not out of the closet…) As a moderator! So many interesting topic lately that I having trouble just catching up reading… Hard to have time to answer before the topic is gone…! That is great, keep up the good work! Best Blomman
Forum speed and tempo ...
Hi Blomman, Thanks for the encouraging words. You raise an important point about the speed of forums and how best to keep up with new posts. Purists was always renowned for letting threads unwind in interesting and detailed ways, but this can be compromis...