AE.15 | Karel Bachand of Barrelhand Watches
In 2014, an 18 year old engineering student found a newly discovered fascination with watchmaking. With the mind of an engineer and a futurist with a vision of 3D printing, as a freshmen in college he set out to create a working 3D printed watch. Not just any watch, but a watch that to him was the penultimate design and tribute to mechanical engineering. By his senior year, he not only had a working 3d printed homage but his own original design to be 3d printed; and a passion to strike out on his own as an independent watchmaker and company.
AE. 14 | Watches from on-wrist to underwater?
Analog Explorer Podcast, Episode 14 “Watches from on-wrist to underwater” along with holiday recommendations with Zulu Time Podcast
A House in the Suburbs of Watchville
As I mentioned on YouTube, as a member in the #watchfam, it is sad to hear that Watchville is shutting down. But, and pardon the pun here, times have changed since Kevin Rose first put together Watchville. Now, with the free(mium) app called Feedly, you can put together your own custom Watchville together. The concept of feed readers, apps and services that aggregate website RSS feeds, have been around since the dawn of RSS. Long before we had push notifications on our smart devices…
Meeting the Gentle Giant of the PNW | The Giant Pacific Octopus
Keystone is perhaps best known by locals for the ferry crossing that goes from Whidbey Island to Port Townsend. I, like so many, take this crossing regularly either visit family or to venture out to the Olympic Peninsula. The ferry port is just below the old Fort Casey (Historical State Park), and directly adjacent to where the ferry makes its runs for the day, are some old dock piling and line of rocks making a jetty. Match that with a strong current in that area, and you have yourself the perfect conditions to find yourself a GPO, or the Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini).
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