Watchmaking & Bullshitting Ep. 5 | Anthony & Henry

The No BS Watchmaking Show

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