How a mechanical watch works
Start with the explainers, then open the movement, then sit at the bench. By the end the inside of a watch reads like a sentence.
- Films
- 14
- Running time
- 4 h 01 min
- Chapters
- 3
- Channels
- 11
01
Start here
The idea, in under half an hour
5:01
5:14
8:35
12:36
13:59
02
Inside the movement
Escapements, regulation and accuracy
9:34
24:45
13:21
9:07
3:17
03
At the bench
Watchmakers taking one apart and putting it back
28:22
39:04
42:00
26:22
More collections
Collection · 17 films · 4 h 34 min
The independents
The small workshops that keep fine watchmaking personal.
The foundersThe next generationIn the workshop
Collection · 13 films · 6 h 05 min
Brought back to life
Neglected watches, restored one component at a time.
Start hereThe full teardownWhat a service involves
Collection · 13 films · 4 h 35 min
Inside the manufacture
Factories, dial rooms and the hands that finish a movement.
The factory floorDials and enamelFinishing