Chris and Jon discuss the model making techniques of The Mandalorian, Ferdinand Berthoud’s FB 2RE, and a new project they’re collaborating on.
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- Squeegee Work Episode 55 of Off Hours
- Blade Runner Four disc Collector’s Edition, including the Theatrical Cut, which is Chris’ favourite rendition
- Blade Runner The Final Cut
- Blade Runner 2049
- ILM Industrial Light & Magic
- Inside ILM Creating the Razor Crest
- Virtual Production of The Mandalorian A look behind the scenes at ILM’s new virtual production technology
- Form 3 A highly capable 3D printer from FormLabs, used by both Chris & ILM
- John Knoll Co-creator of Photoshop & longstanding creator of movie magic at ILM
- John Goodson Digital artist & miniature maker at ILM
- Canon EOS Cameras
- Ferdinand Berthoud
- Ferdinand Berthoud FB1
- Ferdinand Berthoud FB 2RE
- In-Depth: Ferdinand Berthoud Chronomètre FB 2RE From Watches by SJX
- Incognito Emblem Rolex’s laser etched crown on their sapphire crystals
- Sapphire Rotor The automatic winding rotor in Vianney Halter’s Contemporaine & Antiqua timepieces were made of sapphire, in order to provide a less obstructed view of the movement
- Vitreous Enamel
- Silver Hand Studios
- Thompson Enamel
- TechForm Casting is equipped to cast in high temperature alloys, like 316L stainless steel
- Hot Isostatic Pressing Teresa Fryé’s paper on The Effects of Hot Isostatic Pressing of Platinum Alloy Castings on Mechanical Properties & Microstructures for the Santa Fe Symposium
- DeBethune Independent watchmaker, with a knack for polishing titanium
- Chronomètre Contemporain by Rexhep Rexhepi
- Derek Pratt “The Greatest Unknown Watchmaker”
- Derek Pratt Watches Once a man, now a microbrand carrying on the legacy & watchmaking concepts of the late master watchmaker
- T0 Concept Tourbillon from Grand Seiko
- In-Depth: The Grand Seiko T0 Constant Force Concept Tourbillon by Jack Forster, for HODINKEE
- Grand Seiko 9SA5
- Tripan Makers of quick-change tool posts
- Sine Vise Chris’ latest tool acquisition
- The Lord Chancellor Chris & Jon first spoke about gage blocks back in episode 23
- The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester
- Metric Gage Block Set
- Wobble Stick
- Peseux/ETA 7001
- Eterna Movements
- Learn Watchmaking with last episode’s special guest, Christian Lass
- Unitas/ETA 6497