photo by Smart Destinations - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gocardusa/3856316180/, CC BY-SA 2.0
jontyjago has a great comment about how finding a chance article by late member pjern on Metafilter eventually led to a career change as a UK railway signaller. Very interesting!! 🚂
Landeron 48 calibre by wolf4max (cc by-nc-nd)
With creative use of miniature gears, levers, and springs, a mechanical watch rises from its dormant components to become truly alive. Devils Rancher posts a great link to Bartosz Ciechanowski's in-depth illustrated guide to the inner workings of the mechanical watch.
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