A Craft of Future Past: Mastering Antiquarian Horology

Рет қаралды 200,032

7 жыл бұрын

Brittany Nicole Cox is one of the only antiquarian horologists in the world. She's basically a mechanic-a mechanic from the 17th century. Cox fixes old machines with watch or clock mechanisms inside them for a living. Often, these machines are missing parts that frequently no longer exist, so Cox fashions them herself. To visit her workshop is to see what the future looked like centuries ago, and while Cox's trade is laborious, time-consuming and incredibly intricate, she is preserving a magical part of humanity's past.
SUBSCRIBE: goo.gl/vR6Acb
This story is a part of our Human Condition series. Come along and let us connect you to some of the most peculiar, stirring, extraordinary, and distinctive people in the world.
Follow us behind the scenes on Instagram: goo.gl/2KABeX
Make our acquaintance on Facebook: goo.gl/Vn0XIZ
Give us a shout on Twitter: goo.gl/sY1GLY
Come hang with us on Vimeo: goo.gl/T0OzjV
Visit our world directly: www.greatbigstory.com

Пікірлер: 241

@james_bond1869 7 жыл бұрын

super cool video. you guys are a gem here on KZfaq

@micheall1127 7 жыл бұрын

James Bond a hidden one ;)

@apereason3057 7 жыл бұрын

Keep up the care you put into your videos! I have watched your videos in my classes multiple times since the beginning of the year, they are really a cool education tool!

@james_bond1869 7 жыл бұрын

@Micheal L yeah! they are very under rated, but you can tell they put in a ton of work finding good sources, making a great script/asking good questions, and getting great footage.

@MEDKRATS 7 жыл бұрын

To consistently and frequently put out good content on interesting topics and people, that educate and entertain us. Props to this channel!

@beepot2764 7 жыл бұрын

Very impressive and fascinating job. She seems like a person that I could listen to for hours.

@TeriyakiBoy 7 жыл бұрын

I could not stop saying "wow" out loud multiple times while watching this particular video. WOW!

@sarahpark1159 7 жыл бұрын

this channel is so underrated

@yonatanmakara6856 7 жыл бұрын

Robotics from the 1700 century. Im kind of interest lol. Peaked my mind

@parkchimmin7913 7 жыл бұрын

Yonatan Makara Lots of steampunk 😂

@J4k7193R 7 жыл бұрын

Yonatan Makara hope you enjoyed the movie HUGO

@yassineechaddini2765 6 жыл бұрын

Yonatan Makara did the same for me

@rhodesianwojak2095 4 жыл бұрын

*18th century/1700s

@zhadoxx__dl6265 3 жыл бұрын

Omg That’s why I’m hereeeee 😭😭😭

@micheall1127 7 жыл бұрын

wow that room has alot of personality

@Romanak0 7 жыл бұрын

2:10 looks like straight out of movie, this is an awesome video and shows the beauty of Antiquarian Horology not seen anymore.

@jarroddowalter 7 жыл бұрын

Extremely inspiring! You can tell how much she loves her craft.

@melisasanchez6021 4 жыл бұрын

My dad doesn’t have a degree but he’s been rebuilding antique player pianos and music boxes for over 40 years. He’s 82. He’s currently fixing an antique bird cage that has 3 singing birds. And he also just makes missing parts himself. We just never knew there was an official title.

@ericohara2582 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, I have to look at this repeatedly to take in what Brittany says without being distracted by the workshop that surrounds her. The mellow, aged machine tools and special items are utterly fascinating. Here in the UK I have a Myford and tools from a gentleman that had a WW1 RFC history. I feel privileged to use his items every day in my workshop. Brittany's workshop has that over and over.

@musical.0uija 6 жыл бұрын

I love her. I've always had an obsession for mechanical clocks, musical boxes, and automatons. People just thought I was weird, they don't see how fascinating it is.

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 2 жыл бұрын

It's annoying how expensive these devices are when they do show up for auction.

@millennialthatplaysfortnit4608 8 ай бұрын

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017yup lol

@Fasepalm_ 7 жыл бұрын

This is the best channel and I always laugh when I see these as adds because I've already watched them!

@allennguyen3287 7 жыл бұрын

thank you Great Big Story staff to bring these story to life. Please don't go down the path that buzzfeed once did...

@stemikger 7 ай бұрын

Brittney is an amazing person and I got to communicate with her through Instagram. Not only is she incredibly smart and beautiful, she is so kind. I have an innocent old man crush on her and she is always so nice to respond or just add a little smile. Her kindness really shines through. She is also in several documentaries. She chose the road less traveled and followed her passion, we are all the beneficiaries of watching her do what she does. It really is magic. I like to think of her as the Goddess of Horology

@tgarcia247 7 жыл бұрын

You're amazing, I love to see people who love their work. Bravo

@DigitalicaEG 7 жыл бұрын

I love this channel! Where can I pay to get more content with longer documentaries??!

@DigitalicaEG 7 жыл бұрын

Great Big Story awesomeness! How can I support you guys?

@syrenawebb2605 6 жыл бұрын

This is so neat! I'm glad that there are specialized people like this who are preserving these mechanisms if the past. I really like antiques and such, so it makes me happy that someone finds joy in preserving such relics for future generations. 💜

@chadrutkowski8078 7 жыл бұрын

Brittany simply amazing!!!! i have a great love for Horology, i studied in my high school three years. its a small world and its only getting smaller for those of us that have the true love for Horology. well done:) thank you Chad

@shadowowner6485 7 жыл бұрын

This channel is amazing, I always learn something new with these videos and feel inspired to follow my heart no matter how weird or different my passion is :)

@heatherkaye8653 7 жыл бұрын

I NEED more of this person! What an interesting job.

@TomHaneyArtwork 6 жыл бұрын

Great video - it's inspiring for me to learn about her passion. Glad to know there are people still studying this older technology, (especially if one of my pieces ever need repair). Congrats Brittany Nicole!

@j.ace.7162 3 жыл бұрын

This is the amazing stuff I find while digging through random thoughts and interests that pass me by.

@Zattack19 7 жыл бұрын

Again this channel reminds me of both the amount of skill those who came before us had and that much of that skill has been lost to time

@corndog3164 7 жыл бұрын

Women are so incredible. This is so inspiring to me!! I want my daughter to grow up watching videos like this one.

@wonderingperson3519 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the education that i got from here!! Waiting for all the gems you will post in the future!!

@michaelwisdom1422 Жыл бұрын

I am glad to see you doing this, I am an old clock and watch man and enjoy fixing complicated watches and etc. in Arkansas not many of us left. Mike Wisdom

@VitorMadeira 7 жыл бұрын

Precious. Thank you for this discovery and share. Regards from Portugal.

@JorgeCDiez 6 жыл бұрын

Wonderful and magic job, Mrs.Nicole Cox!

@bunnybgood411 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fascinating.

@Vanessa-gs9mj 4 жыл бұрын

Brittany is so cool! I wish there was a series about her!

@hoibintang8194 7 жыл бұрын

This is Fascinating!

@javierbarajas8525 7 жыл бұрын

Very cool...

@gozu9455 7 жыл бұрын

amazing work

@TheMichaelGrace 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work!

@reignofthepacifist4886 7 жыл бұрын

I would love see more of all the kinds of clocks and mechanisms. I am amazed. Sincerely.

@briangarrow448 7 жыл бұрын

A fascinating person and a noble career. Kudos and salutations to her!!

@Jasongy827 7 жыл бұрын

Brian Garrow it's quite sad, most of her stuff comes from 1700s- 1850s horology itself is a dying art. It's amazing how I have some pocket watches during the early 1900s still works. They were made with pure metal brass, gold, and even breguet hairbspring. I love horology it's a history of almost 600 years essentially those watches helped sailors navigate the sea. And explode of exploration.

@manny3655 3 жыл бұрын

Greatest gig EVER!

@araezpi 7 жыл бұрын

This is just amazing!

@androidedoidao 7 жыл бұрын

this could be a wes anderson's movie

@unaanguila 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! She's so cool! Thanks for sharing!

@grahamekellermeier8280 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant person an antiquated horor oligist, great video keep up the good work.

@andrewfraser8615 7 жыл бұрын

So incredible.

@ianharris3933 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Wonderful skills. I see you studied at West Dean. I used to go there for the AHS meetings every month. A wonderful location and place to study.

@thenaxx5398 6 жыл бұрын

One of the best ones

@prathameshgholap8 6 жыл бұрын

Speechless! Marvelous!

@ericlawrence9060 6 жыл бұрын

WOW ... Great video... great human.

@donnawalker3910 6 жыл бұрын

Fascinating!

@Josias647 6 жыл бұрын

Beautifull. Maravilhoso. From Brasil

@Spiritbeanxox 7 жыл бұрын

0:20 THATS THE CAFE FROM IZOMBIE LOL WHEN THE VERY HAPPY LADY CAFE OWNER WORKED

@huda2379 7 жыл бұрын

amazing

@Realpacotaco 6 жыл бұрын

sooo cool!!

@jaygolchha 3 жыл бұрын

बहुत ही सुंदर , It's Amazing . 😊😊😊👍

@ZeroFace 7 жыл бұрын

I want that job. Been fixing stuff like that for fun since I was little

@emptyname12345 7 жыл бұрын

Gibran You just happened to have 17th century automata lying around your house as a child?

@emchen9477 6 жыл бұрын

emptyname12345 no, it was probably clocks or music boxes

@Horologica 4 жыл бұрын

I want this job too!, always been obsessed with the mechanisms in music boxes

@iliketrains3601 6 жыл бұрын

She is so fascinating.

@Laurilue13 7 жыл бұрын

This is incredibly cool.

@10bouvier 3 жыл бұрын

So I read about you in the Feb. 2021 issue of NatGeo. Find this, and stunned. I went to electronics school as a kid to work on small ot tiny things and still love to do it today. I would pay to hang out in that shop!

@lawrencetiffany 7 жыл бұрын

Intriguing!

@ramthevar 7 жыл бұрын

most amazing job so close to ur heart

@SMFJose 6 жыл бұрын

Great video

@alemihe 7 жыл бұрын

That is so amazing. 🙂

@TatsukiHashida 7 жыл бұрын

I want do this now!!

@matthewcondon1985 7 жыл бұрын

Brittany, you are amazing!!!

@GrahamsYouTube 4 жыл бұрын

We look at the future for amazing technologies, I think we need to look back more, this is mindblowing

@BORIRADIO 3 жыл бұрын

You are super cool... I fix watches/bench jeweler, I love it!!!

@nickb816 7 жыл бұрын

And she lives in Seattle! So Cool!

@hoppend 7 жыл бұрын

Love it

@BS-wh8sg 7 жыл бұрын

what an exciting work greetings from México city☺👌👌

@EndlessMediaLLC 7 жыл бұрын

Another unique story dug up by the Great Big team. How do you keep doing it!? Nice job!

@nanih. 7 жыл бұрын

That's amazing. Man that is cool

@burghandyb375 7 жыл бұрын

Very very interesting

@buzzufy 6 жыл бұрын

i love your job :) I wish you good luck

@frylock6403 7 жыл бұрын

its beautiful

@chowtownfoodreviews6679 6 жыл бұрын

I'm a tool Maker and wow that's crazy...that lathe it's nuts

@pfcwar5150 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding….

@andrewyork3869 4 жыл бұрын

Man I wish she would do a shop tour, would love to see her tools of trade.

@user-bm6bh1mv3n 7 жыл бұрын

I love GBS!

@jordanrenaud-pq7rx 6 жыл бұрын

Greetings from fellow clockmaker R.J.Renaud in Canada

@kathryncarter6143 Жыл бұрын

Totally amazing. Wish I could fix the music box in my childhood teddy bear. Played, who's afraid of the big bad wolf. One of my kids turned it too tight & now it's stuck.

@Kofi.86 7 жыл бұрын

I like it.nice job career. that's awesome

@kasvinimuniandy4178 6 жыл бұрын

uwaaa.. awesomeness...

@juannele1339 4 жыл бұрын

Hats off Madam

@LongformJaunt 6 жыл бұрын

Really nice I have such a sensitive little brAin And while I do enjoy the movie Chicken Run where the chickens escape the concentration camp-esque farm..... It is always nice to come across videos like this when most of the world sounds are too harsh on my brain. I'm sure I'll come back to watch this again just as I go to visit Avner the clown in similar moments

@MrNeeonee 7 жыл бұрын

fantastic , you have got my dreamjob☺ I love clock mechanisms. I wish you would be in Brisbane, Australia. I would book every lecture.

@adriancreates3086 7 жыл бұрын

What an inspiring woman ^^

@prince-solomon 6 жыл бұрын

Master Kagrenac would be proud of her!!!!

@amysifuentes55 6 жыл бұрын

Super rad

@DanDan100ism 5 жыл бұрын

Must be a hugely satisfying job.

@spazz99ful 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a watchmaker, and i think i love her.

@etiblmca9267 7 жыл бұрын

Ever since I was young I've always looked for a mechanical career similar to hers but I could't find one and I guess it's so damn rare that there's no point in needing a career like that.

@jamesthomas1244 7 жыл бұрын

This is way cool.

@cobalt1754 7 жыл бұрын

So she's like a 17th century steampunk sorceress? Wicked.

@RookieN08 7 жыл бұрын

Steampunk era is easily one of the most underrated genre in video-game and movie industry. It's getting really tiring how entertainment industry is now over-saturated by futuristic sci-fi technology.

@arthurdent6256 5 жыл бұрын

The problem with Steampunk is that it's kind of hard to do. It's easier to speculate about the tech we don't have than it is to adapt existing technology in a way that makes sense.

@kvlt-punk 5 жыл бұрын

Arthur Dent the anime Steamboy did a pretty good job but I agree with what you said!

@rhodesianwojak2095 4 жыл бұрын

@@kvlt-punk thanks for the recommendation m8