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There are plenty of hard jobs out there, like founding your country’s nuclear program, or changing the timing chain on a BMW diesel. Making your own mechanical watch from scratch …read more Continue reading Making a Mechanical Watch From Scratch Is Fine Work
We received belated word this week of the passage of Ward Christensen, who died unexpectedly back in October at the age of 78. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: November 24, 2024
For a time, pocketwatches were all the rage, but they were eventually supplanted by the wristwatch. [abe] built this cyberpunk Lock’n’Watch to explore an alternate history for the once trendy …read more Continue reading A Cyberpunk Pocketwatch
A common design language for watches has evolved ever since they first started popping up in the 1500s. Whether worn on the wrist or in a pocket, watches are relatively …read more Continue reading Nice Retro Displays Set This Watch on Edge
Printed circuit boards are typically only something you’d find in a digital watch. However, as [IndoorGeek] demonstrates, you can put them to wonderful use in a classical analog watch, too. …read more Continue reading It Turns Out, A PCB Makes A Nice Watch Dial
Every now and then, a commercial product aims to help you in your life journey, in a novel way, making your life better through its presence. Over the years, I’ve …read more Continue reading Hack On Self: Sense Of Time
You might think of the smartwatch era as beginning with Apple, relatively recently. Or, you might think back to those fancy Timex models with the datalink thing going on in …read more Continue reading Seiko Had A Smartwatch In 1984
Building your own watch or clock is kind of a maker’s rite of passage. Once upon a time, if you went with a wrist watch, you’d typically work on producing …read more Continue reading Dev Board Watch Takes Path of Least Resistance
Photoacoustic imaging systems provide a high-resolution glimpse into the body, but they’re bulky. Now, researchers have developed a miniaturized version that fits into a watch, with hardware contained in a backpack that’s the same weight as the average… Continue reading Blood flow-imaging watch lets you see inside your body on-the-go
[STR-Alorman] is into vintage watches, particularly Omega Seamaster quartz numbers from the 1980s. Among his favorites is the Seamaster Calypso III, a precious few of which were created in a …read more Continue reading Fabbing a Fab New Watch Face