There is more to Nick Hacko as a watch brand than Timascus. That is a recent addition, modification to the NH1, Brand..
I just do not understand the "hate" for Nick Hacko. Fair enough, with WUS, the feeling was mutual, but I mentioned him here once and guys just put him down, "guys" who really, I thought better of. I am seeing it here again. What is it? I've a friend, and just because he does not like the Californian Dial, just can't bear to hear his Nick's name mentioned. Talk about closed minded.. Anyways, in Australia we have a term for it, "The Tall Poppy Syndrome."
I have avidly followed Nick for some 7 or more years. I am definitely not a fan of his second hand prices, but I am a fan of his dedication to us watch enthusiasts. He has fought hard against Rolex, and Omega's spare parts "Cartel" mentality here in Australia. He has invested $100,s of thousands in Kern Lathes, tooling, parts etc., and yes, who else is employing Apprentices in this industry to think for themselves. Yet, lesser men who have done actually nothing choose to point the finger and say "hmmph, he's a blow hard.. Pot calling the kettle Black?..... Need I say more..?
Anyways, during my working day, I look forward to, and enjoy, taking a couple of minutes off every afternoon to learn something about Horolgy that I did not know before reading Nick's daily newsletter..
You can read many more posts here
http://nickhacko.blogspot.com/ and perhaps have your questions answered about where everything comes from.
I loved this post of his from Feb 2019. It's a little long, but bear with it....
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"Industrie 4.0" is based on FAST data exchange in manufacturing technologies. It includes cyber-physical systems,
The Internet of Things, cloud computing and cognitive computing. Or, to put it simply, we are no longer dealing with insulated computers and insulated robots, but billions of
‘things’ – from smart watches, smart fridges and microwaves, smart cars to robots which build robots, to robots which learn how to think – all interconnected, capable of
‘talking’ to each other.
Just one example: all four CNC machines in our workshop can be remotely operated from Germany, Japan and Switzerland. Actually, they can only do operations enabled and approved by the manufacturer for their intended use and purpose. On our Citizen lathe we cannot make machine guns - only watches – because Citizen does not allow its machines to be used for military purposes. Every machine is accounted for in time and physical place. We cannot cheat; we cannot on-sell the machine to a gun maker; we cannot even move it two metres away from its GPS-locked location without Citizen’s approval. And, in countries like Germany, Switzerland and Japan, our CNC lathe would be talking to raw material suppliers, distribution networks and couriers, as well as sales departments awaiting the finished product. A fully networked machine would be able to produce parts on demand, in the exact quantity at well pre-established price, with the part delivered to the end user – without any human interaction. This is Industrie 4.0 and this is already happening as we speak.
This morning, I got the phone call from our workshop: our internet, our bloodline, was down.
The TPG helpdesk offered help:
“Have you tried to restart your modem?...
Regardless, the guy is having a go. A typical immigrants story in Australia and I applaud the man!! Love to hear what his detractors have done!
