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Watchmaking & Bullshitting Ep. 2 | Anthony & Henry Jun 24, 2020

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Watchmaking & Bullshitting is a podcast series dedicated to answering watchmaking questions and having fun conversations. We try to keep the conversation as simple, light hearted, and fun as possible! Here are some of the things we go over: Show notes: 00:15 Is D5 oil still a thing? 1:50 Favorite lubricant in Watchmaking 4:14 Pre-cleaning process 11:15 Watchmakers at Railroads 13:30 Do you have to go to school to be a great watchmaker 19:45 Do you enjoy the repairing side of watchmaking or fabrication and manufacturing side of the industry 23:00 How do you keep enjoying watchmaking after all of these years 28:15 Watchmaking service delivery times 31:45 Cracked dial and clients wanting to keep them 36:00 Favorite music style 38:00 What’re Henry’s thoughts on watchmaking trajectory 46:00 Top pet peeve in watch clients 49:45 Thoughts on watches as an investment 53:15 I know your feelings about vintage watches but what are Henry’s thoughts on Vintage watches 56:15 I know you preach the application of watchmaking. Does this apply to every watchmaker? If you like the podcast, please subscribe, share the episode, and leave a review! LINKS: Henry’s instagram: @henrylyy Watchmaking Project: www.watchmakingproject.com P.S. Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com

Watchmaking & Bullshitting Ep. 1 | Anthony & Henry Jun 20, 2020

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We’re starting a new podcast segment where Henry Ly from Watchmaking Project and I get together, answer questions, and have a good time. Here are some of the things we go over: Show notes: 1:45 minute in top pet peeve in repairs ——scribbling watchmaking case backs -how swatch group used to leave repair history -standardize approach to service history like car fax -sentimental value -why rolex changed over to scribing in case back instead of using a permanent sharpie -what we think a standardize formula should be -butchering the watches and having everyone work that much harder 16:00 Is it ok for high Horology brands to leave surfaces unfinished 17:09 Cheap movements in high end watches 19:25 Buying watches for the brand or for the movement 21:00 One thing you hate the most in watchmaking 23:11 Making things more complicated than it needs to be 26:33 If you had to choose, would you have a watch logo branded on your forehead but be legendary in the watch industry for all of history or be normal and be the laughing stock in the watch industry for the rest of history 30:20 Thoughts on biggest changes in watchmaking post COVID 34:30 Thoughts on whether watchmaking as a whole got hit hard or unscathed due to COVID 42:00 Zoom calls within the industry 44:40 Take-in process since COVID-19 55:40 One watch for the rest of your life 58:00 Henrys crazy OMEGA story LINKS: Henry’s instagram: @henrylyy Watchmaking Project: www.watchmakingproject.com P.S. Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com

Watchmaking COVID-19 & Online Presence Jun 19, 2020

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In today’s episode, I talk about what COVID-19 has done to watchmaking’s online presence and what I said early on when I first started. Here are some of the things we go over: -Bricks & Mortars Potential Earning -Why watchmakers should go online sooner rather than later -Watchmakers, brands, and companies that went online before COVID-19 fared better than those who didn’t -Document Versus Create LINKS: P.S. Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com

What to Do When You Can’t Solve a Problem Mar 20, 2020

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In today’s episode, we go over how to solve a problem that you can’t figure out. SHOWNOTES: -Often times your perspective of the problem is the problem -Take a moment for the other areas of your brain to work -Pre-frontal cortex dominant -The magnitude of your solution is often dictated by the type of questions you’re asking -And much more.... LINKS: P.S. Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com

Why Repetition is Less than Optimal to Learning Mar 19, 2020

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In today’s episode, I go over how to get over the hump of repetitive action. Getting stuck on a problem sucks. Repeatedly going through the task without a real process is not ideal to really understanding a topic. Show notes: -The most common form of learning -Why it is inferior -Why repetition is less than optimal -Overview -Directions on a Map Analogy -Understanding Why and Because Of -Learning Process -Priming the Mind subconsciously -My journey and where I am going LINKS: P.S. Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com

How Watchmaking Can Be Universally Applied to Everything Mar 18, 2020

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In today’s episode, I go over how watchmaking is universally applicable to many fields. Topics covered: -How you can go about learning things introspectively and doing deeper work -What the industry has caused watchmakers to do -Why watchmaking is universally applicable -Why discovering root issues is vital -How most people are looking at solutions superficially -The location of the problem is seldom the root of the problem LINKS: P.S. Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com

How to Memorize Any Skill/Technique/Repetition Mar 17, 2020

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Show notes Outline: Everyone only has 24 hours in a day What you do with that is up to you. Can you spend all 24h ours studying for something? Memorizing something? - Space out your studying - hence the name space repetition -leverages something called spacing effect -describes how brains learn more effectively when we spread out the information we are learning over time -anything related to analysis and synthesis will need to be spaced out to allow neural adaptions and connections to melt and soak up -Think about building a brick wall. If you stack up the bricks too quickly without letting the mortar solidify in each layer, it’s not going to be a good wall. -Something called the Forgetting Curve which the Herman Ebbinghaus first systematize in the 1880s. -Memories work like a muscle. The more you recall it. The more you demand the importance of keeping it in the brain -Like a muscle, we need to break down the memory. We have to let the memory hit a point where we ALMOST forget it. This forces us to the next topic -RETREVIAL. By waiting until we are at the cusp of the information we want to remember, we force our brain to work harder to retrreive it. Think of this as progressive overloading concept where we reintroduce a stimulus to the brain. -First repetition on day t1 -Second reptition on Day 3 -Third on Day 8 - Fourth on Day 15 You can even do it every week. Or every week an a half. Progressively overloading the memory stimulus. LINKS: P.S. Have you checked out my ETA 2824, 2892, and 7750 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com

Who is No BS Watchmaker & Why is He Annonymous Oct 20, 2019

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In this episode, I go over why I am anonymous and why I prefer to keep my identity away from the masses. In this industry, if they know your identity, you’re limited to the amount of information you can learn. LINKS: P.S. Have you checked out my ETA 2892 Watchmaking course? Learn how to overhaul the ETA 2892 in Watchmaking at www.nobswatchmaking.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLvRULrCMz2yD6ctFmXKPA Instagram: https://instagram.com/nobswatchmaker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker Website: www.nobswatchmaker.com

Interview with Henrik Korpela & Henry Ly on the Current State of Watchmaking Sep 27, 2019

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In this video, Henrik Korpela from K&H Watchmaking school in Switzerland and Henry Ly from Watchmaking Project share some insight into the current state of watchmaking. They also answer some of the questions that you guys submitted Check out the No BS Watchmaking Crash Courses where I teach you how to completely disassemble, clean, lubricate, and reassemble movements: http://www.nobswatchmaking.com If you liked what you watch, you’ll love my book: 100+ No BS Watch Tips for Watch Enthusiasts & Salespeople Check out the book here: https://nobswatchmaker.com/book-lp If you haven’t read any of my Watch Tips articles- go here: https://nobswatchmaker.com/watch-tips/ You can follow me on Instagram and Facebook (I post daily): http://www.instagram.com/nobswatchmaker http://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker

How Do I Get Into Watchmaking Even If There Are No Schools Around Me Sep 02, 2019

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We often get asked how to get into watchmaking if there are no schools around us. In this video, Henrik Korpela from K&H Watchmaking school in Switzerland and Henry Ly from Watchmaking Project share some insight into this common question. Check out the No BS Watchmaking Crash Courses where I teach you how to completely disassemble, clean, lubricate, and reassemble movements: http://www.nobswatchmaking.com If you liked what you watch, you’ll love my book: 100+ No BS Watch Tips for Watch Enthusiasts & Salespeople Check out the book here: https://nobswatchmaker.com/book-lp If you haven’t read any of my Watch Tips articles- go here: https://nobswatchmaker.com/watch-tips/ You can follow me on Instagram and Facebook (I post daily): http://www.instagram.com/nobswatchmaker http://www.facebook.com/nobswatchmaker

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