Talking Watches With Roger Smith

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Today we're delighted to have with us one of the most respected figures in watchmaking: Mr. Roger Smith, who among many accomplishments, worked for many years with Dr. George Daniels, the inventor of the co-axial escapement. Roger continues Dr. Daniels' work today from his own atelier on the Isle of Man, where he makes about 10 watches per year to his own exacting standards. His goal, as he tells it, is to create a modern watch, but hand-made, and using traditional watchmaking methods, which advances the art and science of mechanical horology rather than relying on solutions discovered in the past. In his view, watchmaking is at its most interesting when, rather than depending on known quantities (such as the lever escapement), it probes its own boundaries, always seeking real improvements in precision and reliability as well - as you'll hear.

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@tyjohn4779 6 жыл бұрын

This has to be the most technically motivated episode of Talking Watches. Fantastic!

@0xss 6 жыл бұрын

Roger Smith and Jack Forster. Awesome watchmaker being interviewed by a an awesome journalist! hodinkee really hit it out of the park this time.

@KurzawaJakub 6 жыл бұрын

I agree completely.

@ArmandTheWatchGuy 6 жыл бұрын

That was, without a shadow of doubt, my favourite episode!

@Bosch_Guy 6 жыл бұрын

13.00 of total shite.

@yerlee4 6 жыл бұрын

Episode with Wei Koh is my favorite

@alanking5001 5 жыл бұрын

I totally agree superb . Roger Smith doesn't get the credit he deserves

@Rancid_Ziggy 4 жыл бұрын

Carlos The Jackal You’re an idiot then

@RefugeeRepublic 6 жыл бұрын

Hodinkee's talking watches is one of the best things on YT.

@ams914 6 жыл бұрын

And they don't do them frequently enough!

@jat5828 6 жыл бұрын

A relative of mine is a trustee of Mr Daniels estate , & Roger is helping to keep that legend alive with his own original work, long may it continue

@carloc8763 2 жыл бұрын

What a brilliant video. What a brilliant talent. And as an owner of a 1991 Sub and a 36mm Explorer, I am so glad to hear what the Maestro had to say about the quality of Rolex's movements.

@rpmf40 6 жыл бұрын

This is my favourite TW to date. We need more of these types of interesting interviews. Forget the so called sports stars or TV celebrities that have more money than taste, we want people with a genuine deep rooted interest in watches!

@Archer335 6 жыл бұрын

I’m certainly glad that this gentleman endorsed Rolex. He basically said what I’ve been thinking about their movements: “Why reinvent the wheel?” Improving upon what works is more than sufficient. And his daily watch is an Explorer! Excellent interview - more like this would be greatly appreciated.

@carmelpule6954 5 жыл бұрын

I fully appreciate what Roger Smith said at 5:46 about the escape wheel missing the jewel. For educational purposes, I made a few wooden models of the coaxial escapement and the duration of the two pushing actions on the relevant pallets, one directly on to the balance wheel and the other through the lever from the central coaxial inner wheel, the relative duration on each of them depends on the radius of the pallet on the balance wheel. The larger the diameter of the pallet on the balance wheel, the shorter the duration of the other. I made the diameter of the pallet on the balance wheel consecutively smaller and the ratio of the duration of push on both pushing pallets changes considerably. The Audemars Piguet escapement uses only one push directly on the pallet on the balance wheel which has a small diameter and that is rather easy to design and make. The coaxial escapement is very very tricky as what one gain on one pushing pallet, is lost on the other pushing pallet. Accuracy and precision are of utmost importance as getting two pushes out of that geometry have a natural mathematical limit relation that one cannot avoid. George Daniels must have looked and looked for hours on end at the Piguet single push escapement to realize that he could get another push from the escapement wheel through the lever and not directly to the pallet on the balance wheel. That must have been a moment of jubilation until he worked out the geometry only to find that he just can get away with it. I tried to work out the optimum conditions required to maximize the overlap on both pushing pallets so that one need not work with great precision, but as yet I have not succeeded, in finding the radius of the pallet on the balance wheel.

@adam_kano 2 жыл бұрын

Cool info, thank you. Any luck in the last 3 years?

@555Gear 6 жыл бұрын

More of this!

@LY3355 6 жыл бұрын

“You are not missing three teeth anymore” “no I am not” wow. This has to be the simplest and lighthearted exchange about a tremendous innovation from a genius watchmaker!!!

@bobbykeaf 6 жыл бұрын

Outstanding to have Roger Smith on the channel and with this feature (Talking Watches) - a master and legend in the watch game. Well done and thank you.

@ChrisLimSG 6 жыл бұрын

This has been one of the most enjoyable episodes in a long time.

@shrirajp 6 жыл бұрын

This is what Talking Watches should always be! Amazing video!

@jigrodrigues 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! Probably the best guest ever with the best interviewer.

@neilziesing7761 6 жыл бұрын

Top marks to you Jack! I really enjoyed the conversation between you and Mr. Smith.

@williamdavis7509 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for interviewing Mr. Smith! A real hero for me!

@peterzwegat5380 5 жыл бұрын

that Jaeger is the most beautiful watch I have seen in my whole life

@valebliz 6 жыл бұрын

Finally some good content.

@KurzawaJakub 6 жыл бұрын

I have enjoyed every single second out of 820 which make this episode. Thank you Mr. Roger Smith, Mr. Jack Forster and the Hodinkee team.

@PreeyenMistry 6 жыл бұрын

Loved this episode! Some cool watches and stories about the co-axial

@byronwhalley6178 6 жыл бұрын

Love Talking Watches in general, but I got excited when I clicked on KZfaq and the title of this one came up. Brilliant stuff!!

@John-rk3uy 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic interview. Now, I really feel the need to watch The Watchmaker's Apprentice once more.

@dcthomson12345 6 жыл бұрын

Well, I'll watch that 20 times in the next year. Wonderful !

@pmewUK 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fascinating, thank you Jack and Richard.

@Mattieman1337 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. What a fascinating collection and watchmaker. More videos like this please Hodinkee!

@philipm06 3 жыл бұрын

George Daniels did not suffer fools and knew what he was doing when he left all his watchmaking tools and equipment to his gifted protégé, Roger Smith.

@Sturnburn772 6 жыл бұрын

Great episode. It was nice to see Jack and Roger geek out over movements

@INFP_Growth 5 жыл бұрын

Best episode yet. Fascinating stuff.

@mariosiaven2965 5 жыл бұрын

What an amazing humble, down to earth guy Roger Smith really is, he is down to business designing and improving his movements and achieving superb watchmaking like no other and yet his relatively humble collection tells an interesting story and his day to day piece is a simple Rolex Explorer given to him by his wife! what a wonderful individual.

@arnaudmeert1527 5 жыл бұрын

A masterpiece, one of the best pieces of content on youtube. Well done!

@EnglishNotebook 6 жыл бұрын

This episode is as good as it gets when it comes to "talking watches". I am sure there are more to come. Thanks a big lot! :)

@wishbone2595 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent. One of the very best in the series.

@staffansvahn 6 жыл бұрын

Delightful interview. It was very interesting. Thank you. Best wishes

@theplasticdesert2408 6 жыл бұрын

Really interesting episode and not just another mundane rich boy who's ticked off the have to own these to be better than you watch list. $1M collections can be unbelievably boring and are often owned by people who have zero idea of what it is they're actually wearing. This was good.

@indiefruit 6 жыл бұрын

You ok? 90% of the people on Talking Watches have amazing collections that aren't anything like what you described.

@seanpeterlynch 6 жыл бұрын

I'm sure he's OK, he's just expressing his opinion. This guest is different than simply most rich folk on the channel, that while very into watch collecting are not trained in the art.

@jasonwan163 6 жыл бұрын

*expressing jealousy

@jacc88888 6 жыл бұрын

Sean Lynch Well said! Many collectors don’t seem that interested or at least very knowledgeable about the technical intricacies of watches as much as aesthetics (important though this is) the prestige of the brand and the investment value. So refreshing to have Roger Smith on who is one of only a handful of truly complete watchmakers in the world, and obviously on a completely different planet to any collector when it comes to understanding how watches are put together and work.

@enriqueali 4 жыл бұрын

Yup! It's the difference between a multi-millionaire who collects rare and expensive Stradivarius violins, who knows the entire history and provenance of every instrument in their collection, but can't play a C major scale on one, and couldn't explain why the violin maker made the choices he did in . As opposed to a collector who's a master violin maker and who also happens to be an excellent conservatory- trained musician.

@mrandmrswheels1142 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, what a treat to see Roger’s own collection.

@josiahgold 5 жыл бұрын

Best episode in a long time. Great show

@glipabazza9994 5 жыл бұрын

A very technical and fantastic episode.

@wearetheparks7183 5 жыл бұрын

Super inspiring, the level of commitment to excellence is gigantic.

@maxdlevinson1 6 жыл бұрын

Great job Jack! This one will go down as one of the greats! Very educational and entertaining!

@tutortutor 2 жыл бұрын

That was a whole lifetime of knowledge packed into a 13min 40sec video !!!!

@GolfVidz 6 жыл бұрын

Need this daily

@tokyowrist679 6 жыл бұрын

Great video Hodinkee. I’m in Tokyo starting my own watch business. I hope to one day be where you all are at now!

@watchlover8297 5 жыл бұрын

What a nice guy Roger is, an amazing talent and modest, polite with it. Great watch collection, nothing dripping with diamonds. Great videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@itsallrobbish 6 жыл бұрын

Fascinating talk, nice one Hodinkee

@BLKMeSa 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. I like the mix-ups of interviewers. Jon and Jack did great jobs.

@johnprice909 6 жыл бұрын

Lovely interview. Well done.

@jacc88888 6 жыл бұрын

100% BS free horology video. Really enjoyed it.

@BrixtonBando 6 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this 1! I learned something today! keep up the good work

@amintaslneto 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic interview!

@Rosay__ 6 жыл бұрын

Great segment!

@alanking5001 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic , really enjoyed that , Roger Smith is really good value so knowledgeable, great interview jack . Hodinkee home run 👍

@blakslee720 6 жыл бұрын

Wonderful show. I wish it could go on for an hour

@brewwatchco 6 жыл бұрын

Great video and very insightful words from Roger!

@gnarlyflies180 6 жыл бұрын

What a humble collection for a renowned watch maker...

@bluemystic7501 6 жыл бұрын

Great episode.

@lloydgarth1 6 жыл бұрын

So delightful!

@winedemonium 6 жыл бұрын

A perfect episode

@JustDavidRS 6 жыл бұрын

lovely video as always!

@Belzughast 5 жыл бұрын

I'm planning to get Rolex Explorer 36mm. To see that Mr. Smith also owns one for everyday use, assures me in my understanding what makes a great watch.

@jmbaug1229 6 жыл бұрын

This episode is amazing !!!

@isdatax1 6 жыл бұрын

I prefer seeing Mr. Smith on the Friday show 14 minutes is not enough.

@rakin4873 6 жыл бұрын

So nice to see what an actual watchmaker collects!

@stevenuk 6 жыл бұрын

just fantastic !

@EODHammer 6 жыл бұрын

Well done! Very good video!!

@7Keninho 6 жыл бұрын

Now that's a very technical wristwatch conversation, very interesting.

@bobrichbourg9127 6 жыл бұрын

Tremendous! I would very much like to listen to both of these Gentlemen for as long as they would like to educate me. Well done.

@rudyelizondo1935 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent show

@drummerboy1066 6 жыл бұрын

This is just the real deal! A real watch maker talking about real watches! Amazing

@jdstarek 4 жыл бұрын

Roger really is a treasure, every bit as much as the works of art he creates.

@TimQueenan 5 жыл бұрын

Crazy this doesn't get more views. Brilliant.

@raymondmalone9721 6 жыл бұрын

great episode, back to the best on talking watches, gets tiring watching rich boys with their collections. More of this please.

@SoCalWatchReviews 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! Roger is a legend 👏

@bachpregil5902 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice Very technical More of this please

@SSHarb 6 жыл бұрын

Great episode

@deltropico7 6 жыл бұрын

Quite a lineup you guys have got!

@Marc-xk1rb 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

@soonerred22 5 жыл бұрын

Graduate level discussion in a great video.

@jorgerivera2198 4 жыл бұрын

What a great video with a master.

@mcmiloy3322 6 жыл бұрын

My very favourite talking watches to date! (Well perhaps equal to the one with Jean-Clause Biver)

@RogerWilcoSnr 6 жыл бұрын

Lovely bloke. What a pleasure to see his years of unassuming uncompromising dedication to his craft now paying dividends, with his timepieces fetching $150,000+ if you can even find one with an owner that’s willing to sell!

@distlledbrewedreviewed 6 жыл бұрын

Time to check out your channel.

@abdultahahmoudalfahid1245 6 жыл бұрын

What do these people need for not to dislike a wonderful video like this? Smh!

@kidrobotfly 4 жыл бұрын

I will not pretend that I understood half of what they were talking about. I guess they were REALLY talking about watches. I LOVED IT.

@175139 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent episode. Really interesting to hear the opinion of a master watchmaker, rather than someone who is 'merely' a consumer.

@kathywellin7636 4 жыл бұрын

Best episode ever.

@frazierriver 6 жыл бұрын

awesome video.... thanks Jack. you are my favorite watch guru. you never come off as a watch snob, just a watch lover, and i love your appreciation for Seiko too. not everyone can afford a luxury watch....

@frazierriver 6 жыл бұрын

Rolex explorer 1 is one of my all time faves, but for now i'm happy to have sarb 033 and 035...