It’s very easy to get caught up in the aesthetics of a watch and subsequently make a judgement call based purely on how it looks … we’ve all done it before. And that’s not to say that looks aren’t important — they are crucial. But equally, if not more important than the way a mechanical watch looks is, well … its mechanism. A timepiece’s movement is its heart, its soul — it is the thing that gives it life. Because of this, I reckon more appreciation and admiration should be heaped at a watch’s case back, rather than its front. Nicholas Hacko, the only watch manufacturer in the entirety of Australia, recently uploaded a wonderful video to YouTube that showcases the various bespoke tools and machines used to make their latest watch, the Nicholas Hacko NH2 Timascus. It only lasts for a couple of minutes, but it gives you a pretty profound appreciation for just how intricate and precise the art of watchmaking is. Additionally, it did, for myself at least, fill me with a great sense of patriotic pride knowing that there are still people in this country keen to make mechanical things from scratch, to challenge the status quo laid…
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