Prototyping a Career

Silversmith, Chris Manning, and watchmaker, Jon Edwards, delve into Jon’s backstory, his path to becoming a watchmaker and how he came to develop apps for iOS.

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Joseph-Armand Bombardier

The founder of Bombardier enjoyed repurposing pocket watches in his childhood
wikipedia.org

Star Caliber 2000

A pocket watch, crafted by Patek Philippe, that stoked Jon’s interest in watchmaking
youtube.com

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Glen Keane

A Disney animator whose work Jon admires
wikipedia.org

Original image from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-coYU-INP3E

Rescuers Down Under

The eagle scene animated by Glen Keane
youtube.com

Original image from https://youtu.be/dL--LwIgXo4?t=19s

Glen Keane Anatomy Studies

youtube.com

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Sheridan College

The animation program at Sheridan College
sheridancollege.ca

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WETA

Visual FX studio in New Zealand
wetafx.co.nz

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How Will You Measure Your Life

A book by Clayton M. Christensen, author of the Innovator’s Dilemma
amazon.com

Original image from http://designingyour.life/

Designing Your Life

A book by Stanford professors, Bill Burnett & Dave Evans, who’ve both worked for Apple
amazon.com

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George Daniels

George Daniels in his own words, interviewed by Roger W. Smith
webofstories.com

Original image from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUNKHXj0K8Q

Roger W. Smith

Trailer for The Watchmaker’s Apprentice
youtube.com

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The Watchmaker’s Apprentice

A documentary detailing Roger W. Smith’s apprenticeship under world renowned watchmaker, George Daniels
amazon.com

Herstmonceux

Jon’s alma mater, as well as the observatory where George Daniels’ chronometers were graded
wikipedia.org

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Greenwich Observatory

rmg.co.uk

Original image from The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers

Worshipful Company of Clockmakers Guild

clockmakers.org

What is an Escapement

An overview of watch & clock escapements
wikipedia.org

Watch Jewels

An overview of different jewels used in watchmaking
alliancehorlogere.com

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Asprey

asprey.com

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Peter Speake-Marin

An early interview with independent watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin
timezone.com

École Nationale d’Horlogerie

The watchmaking school Jon attended
ecolehorlogerie.com

Shortage of Watchmakers

Supply of watchmakers predicted to be as high as 50,000 shy of demand by 2025
europastar.com

Batch Files

microsoft.com

Original image from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer_XT#/media/File:Ibm_px_xt_color.jpg

XT Computer

Jon’s first computer
wikipedia.org

Steve Jobs’ Letter on Flash

apple.com

CS193P

An early iPhone OS course taught by iPhone Engineers Evan Doll & Alan Cannistraro
stanford.edu

Nokia 7650

wikipedia.org

Original image from Coldflower Design Corp.

Kello

An iOS app Jon created to evaluate the rate of a watch using the microphone
coldflower.com

Twixt Time

Another iOS app Jon developed that uses a combination of NTP servers & the camera to evaluate the accuracy of clocks & watches
coldflower.com

Original image from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVrxXVqoOxY

Dynamic poising

A long & comprehensive overview of dynamic poising the balance wheel of a watch
youtube.com

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NTP

Network Time Protocol
wikipedia.org

Prototyping a Career

Episode 2