SolidWorks Software for Watch Design

SolidWorks Software for Watch Design
My pal Arial Adams publishes A Blog To Watch, and I just noticed this cool article written by Patrick Kansa entitled "How Software Helps Design Complicated Watches Like The Frank Muller Giga Tourbillon."

Hodinkee Takes An In-Depth Look At The A. Lange & Söhne Grand Complication

Hodinkee Takes An In-Depth Look At The A. Lange & Söhne Grand Complication 

Bell & Ross Aviation Models

Bell & Ross

Aviation Models

A few years ago, I was talking to my friend Brad, about watches, and he told me he had a friend who was a huge watch nut, and he said that his friend was really into Rolex and Panerai, and that most recently he was into Bell & Ross watches, which I had never paid much attention to. Recently I was in the Geneva Airport and I had some time to wait before my flight, so I was looking around at different watches, and I came across a store selling Bell & Ross watches. The Bell & Ross 46MM GMT caught my eye so I tried it on and was surprised that I liked it. The watch is over the top sporty, which went well with my Jolly Rancher Apple Green North Face Thermoball jacket.

I also checked out the 42mm Bell & Ross, BR03-92-PHANTOM which is pictured below. I thought it also looked kind of cool.

An Amazing Story On The History Of ETA The Swiss Watch Movement Maker

An Amazing Story On The History Of ETA

The Swiss Watch Movement Maker

My pal, Ariel Adam's published A Blog To Watch, and he just published a beautifully written article by David Bredan that is titled "A Brief History Of ETA: The Swiss Watch Movement Maker." I highly recommend reading this well researched and fascinating article about the history of ETA.

THE EVOLUTION OF THE LUXURY WATCH

While not exactly accurate, this is an fascinating infographic

President Ronald Reagan Rolex ...

President Ronald Reagan Rolex

Stainless Steel Rolex Datejust: Jubilee Bracelet

California Summer of 1965

I discovered yet another U.S. President wearing a Rolex!!! This time we have Ronald Reagan wearing a stainless steel Rolex Datejust on a Jubilee Bracelet during the Summer of 1965 on his California Ranch. Of course these photos were taken before he was even elected the Governor of California, so he was just an ordinary American Citizen who was semi-retired.

"There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit." –Ronald Reagan

So this means, that Ronald Reagan is the second American President to wear a Rolex Datejust after Dwight Eisenhower. Lyndon Johnson, Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton wore Rolex Day-Dates, and I have heard Richard Nixon wore a Rolex, but I have still not been able to find a photo of him wearing a Rolex. I also think Harry Truman may have worn a Rolex Datejust, but I have not been able to document that either.

"I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse." –Ronald Reagan

"Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we have ever known." –Ronald Reagan

The photo below shows President Reagan on his ranch in 1983 chopping wood, and his is still wearing his stainless steel Rolex Datejust.

Chopard: 150 Years of Timeless Time Keeping

Chopard: 150 Years of Timeless Time Keeping

Interesting video on measuring time

Measurement of Time

Interesting video on measuring time

Watch Quote of the Day: Albert Einstein on Atomic Power & Watchmaking...

...Time Quote Of The Day...

"The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking... the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker." -Albert Einstein

1980 Albert Einstein's Patek Philippe Ad...

1980 Albert Einstein's Patek Philippe Ad

This is a fascinating Patek Philippe ad from 1980 that suggests that Albert Einstein's Patek Philippe is located in the Patek Philippe Museum in the "Patek Philippe Historic Antique Collection," which is very cool. I assume it is likely a pocket-watch, since the ad says "Einstein's Timepiece" but it may be a wrist watch? Either way, it is pretty cool...

Understanding Einstein's Fascination With Time

Albert Einstein's father showed young Albert Einstein a pocket compass when he was a young boy, and Albert was instantly fascinated. He immediately began pondering what invisible forcefield was controlling the needle on the compass. As Albert grew older, he continued his fascination with mechanical devices and started building his own. In the later part of the 19th century, which Einstein grew up in, there was no such thing as a wrist watch for men–only pocket watches.

In 1903 Albert Einstein went to work for the Federal Office Of Intellectual Property in Bern, Switzerland. Albert Einstien's job at the Swiss Patent Office consisted primarily of evaluating electrical-mechanical synchronization of time, thus beginning Einstein's fascination with the measurement of time. It was in the Swiss Patent Office Einstein formed his ideas about the significant relationship between space and time.

Einstein went on to earn his PhD from the University of Zurich in Switzerland in 1905, and in that same year, Einstein published his theory of special relativity. Of course, one of the great questions is, what was Einstein's involvement–if any–in studying how mechanical watches worked? and most importantly, did any of that learning stimulate–or lead to–his theory of relativity?

Albert Einstein was preoccupied with the study of analysis of time and concluded motion through space effects the passage of time. Einstein famously said, "The distinction between past, present and future is only an illusion, however persistent."