Watchmaking Schools

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What exactly is a watchmaker? Chris poisons himself and Jon ponders a career as a whitesmith, before the two dive into a discussion about watchmaking schools. Oh, and they both encounter a dragon roaming the streets.

Original image from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gold-crystals.jpg

Gold alloys
Optimizing gold alloys for casting
ganoksin.com

Original image from https://www.dropbox.com/s/xrut8agxi3uukas/Corti-Chris-2017.pdf?dl=0

Metallurgy of Precious Metals
A primer on the metallurgy of precious metals
santafesymposium.org

Watchmaker
Definition of a watchmaker
merriam-webster.com

Watchmaking
George Daniels literally wrote the book on watchmaking
amazon.com

Original image from http://watchesbysjx.com/2017/02/the-first-tourbillon-wristwatch-made-by-roger-w-smith-comes-to-market.html

Roger W. Smith
A detailed look at a one-of-a-kind tourbillon crafted by Roger W. Smith
watchesbysjx.com

Whitesmith
Some early watchmakers identified as whitesmiths, because of the high degree of post-processing they performed on blacksmithed parts, which rendered the metal shiny and white
merriam-webster.com

Original image from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9ae5GQDFUw

Black Polish
A demonstration of black polishing a spring for a watch, by RGM Watch Co.
youtube.com

Original image from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aluminium-4.jpg

Aluminum Value
Aluminum was at one point more valuable than gold
slate.com

Original image from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BauxiteUSGOV.jpg

Bauxite
The most common source of aluminum on our planet
wikipedia.org

Original image from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa6KEwWY9HU

Aluminum Smelting
How bauxite is processed to create aluminum
youtube.com

La Machine
Creators of the massive mechanical dragon and spider puppets Jon & Chris saw in the streets of Ottawa
lamachine.fr

Original image from Government of Canada

Canada 150
La Machine was in town as part of Canada’s 150th anniversary celebration
canada.pch.gc.ca

Original image from École Nationale de l'Horlogerie

École Nationale de l’Horlogerie
Canada’s National Watchmaking School
ecolehorlogerie.com

WOSTEP
The Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Education Program
wostep.ch

BHI
The British Horological Institute’s distance learning course
bhi.co.uk

NAWCC
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors training and education courses
nawcc.org

AWCI
The American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute
awci.com

HSNY
The Horological Society of New York
hs-ny.org

SAWTA
The Swiss American Watchmakers Training Alliance
sawtacertification.org

Original image from Lititz Watch Technicum

Lititz Watch Technicum
A watchmaking school established by Rolex in Lititz, Pennsylvania
lititzwatchtechnicum.org

Patek Philippe Horology Programme
The Patek Philippe Horology Programme in New York City
abc7ny.com

Finnish School of Watchmaking
The Finnish School of Watchmaking, located in Espoo, Finland
kelloseppakoulu.fi

Kari Voutilainen
The work of master watchmaker, Kari Voutilainen
voutilainen.ch

Stepan Sarpaneva
The work Finnish watchmaker, Stepan Sarpaneva
sarpanevawatches.com

Original image from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awLOIs2-yjo

Mika Rissanen
A video interview with Mika Rissanen (in French)
youtube.com

Torsti Laine
The work Finnish watchmaker, Torsti Laine
lainewatches.com

Antti Rönkkö
The work Finnish watchmaker, Antti Rönkkö
ronkkowatches.fi

Alfred Helwig School of Watchmaking
Watchmaking school in the German town of Glashütte
glashuette-original.com

KHWCC
The K&H Watchmaking Competence Centre
khwcc.ch

Original image from Birmingham City University

Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University offers a bachelors program in horology
bcu.ac.uk

Hiko Mizuno
Watchmaking program at Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry in Japan
hikohiko.jp

ETA
Switzerland’s largest producer of watch movements
eta.ch

Original image from https://eterna-movement.com/fileadmin/user_upload_movement/soldat/EMC_Calibre_3903_14_45_Soldat.jpg

Eterna Caliber 39
A series of watch calibers Chris has been looking at using
eterna-movement.com

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