Not Quite Watchmaking

But very close.

One of the people I follow on the inter webs is Clickspring Chris, an Aussie artisan (can't think of another word that captures his talents).

I first noticed him when he built a mantel clock from bare metal, and then through various projects such as his re-construction of an Antikythera Machine.

His latest little project is a Dial Indicator and as it has some aspect in common with watchmaking I thought I'd share it. It's rather amazing to think that all of this is constructed by him from raw materials.

There is also a beautiful Art Deco influence in this tool which I'm sure will appeal to @Syrte and others.

The opening screenshot for the video (it's only a screenshot, don't click it).



Here are a couple of shots of his project.

The dial.



And the beautiful caseback.



Here's a link to the video, I don't know if it's open to everyone yet, but just search "Clickspring" on Youtube.


Or here on Vimeo.


I hope you enjoy it.

Cheers

Jim