Schon Horology: The Art of Watchmaking

Рет қаралды 18,846

5 жыл бұрын

Like most engineers, Boston University alumni Ian Schon (ENG'12) has always loved tinkering. He began tinkering with watches in 2013, after purchasing a watch online that was not as advertised. He took it apart and decided to use the metalworking and machining skills he had developed as a mechanical engineering student at BU to build a new case for it. He opened Schon Horology earlier this year to sell wristwatches he designs and makes himself.
In this video, follow Ian Schon's deeply personal journey into the world of horology as he designs and machines his own watches in his Allston, MA studio.

Пікірлер: 16

@Jonas_GD_1234 3 жыл бұрын

Wooooow, the Running indicator is such a breakthrough! It not like he just stuck a disk onto the extended pivot of the fourth wheel instead of a sub- seconds hand... but that’s „so technical and intense...“ **SPOILERALERT** In the 1930s jumphour watches used disks to show time pretty much just like this.

@elund408 5 жыл бұрын

I love that watch, so simple and elegant.

@ActiveAtom 5 жыл бұрын

This is nice to see Ian, we enjoy watching other learners of watchmaking share their stories so thank you. Lance & Patrick. We do know of Schon Horology.

@tristangeisler1393 4 жыл бұрын

this is a really cool thing to do.

@duncanmcharg 5 жыл бұрын

Nicely done Ian, keep at it :)

@ClassicalProtestant 4 жыл бұрын

Good job kid. Awesome stuff.

@auburnsenn2040 Жыл бұрын

Super stuff and have you built your own brand by now???

@jameswong6590 5 жыл бұрын

Very cool watch

@gregoryjones9506 4 жыл бұрын

"I tend to leave remnants of the process in the final product." -Some doctor somewhere

@TheIronWord 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate this however the "running " indicator has been around for a very long time, it's called the "seconds" hand.

@Genegenedtb 5 жыл бұрын

very cool. there is just nothing like these little mechanical marvels. lmk if you have any for sale.

@msmc2728 5 жыл бұрын

pretty interesting

@Waltham1892 5 жыл бұрын

While I appreciate your efforts and skill, the "running indicator" is nothing more than an extension to the arbor of the 4th wheel, which for about 150 years motivated the second hand on a watch. Waltham created the "floating seconds" disk, which is exactly what you've done. So, aesthetics: 10, originality: 2.