Off Hours Chris Manning & Jon Edwards

Jon and Chris sit down for a chat with Daniela Marin, co-founder of the original Speake-Marin brand and the driving force behind The Naked Watchmaker as well as their recently released Masterclass.


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TheNakedWatchmaker.com
The Naked Watchmaker Masterclass Use the coupon code offhours-100$tnw.voucher to receive $100 off
The Naked Watchmaker on LinkedIn
The Naked Watchmaker Facebook Page
The Naked Watchmaker on Instagram
The Naked Watchmaker on TikTok
The Naked Watchmaker on Twitter
Speake-Marin Watches (no longer affiliated with Daniela Marin or Peter Speake)
Philippe Dufour
The BBC Where Daniela was working prior to moving to Switzerland
The Grönefeld Brothers
Stephen Forsey
Audemars Piguet (Renaud et Papi) SA A 2003 press release detailing the expansion of APRP’s facilities, around the same time that the Speake-Marin brand was getting started
Andreas Strehler
Stepan Sarpaneva
The McGonigle Brothers
Kari Voutilainen
WOSTEP Watchmakers of Switzerland Training & Education Program
Pentti Sarpaneva Famed jewellery designer & Stepan Sarpaneva’s father
Vianney Halter
François Junod
Deconstruction of Breguet Tourbillon Pocket Watch 1188 Among the earliest tourbillon watches ever produced
Deconstruction of Philippe Dufour’s Simplicity
Deconstruction of Breguet Tradition Tourbillon Fusée 7047 The modern Breguet Daniela would like to own one day
Speidel Twist-O-Flex An expanding metal watch bracelet, like the one on the watch Daniela purchased for her mother
Schwartz Étienne
Czapek & Cie
AHCI Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants
Urwerk
Felix Baumgartner
Pita Barcelona
Robert Bray
Piaget
Seiko
COSC The official chronometer certification body in Switzerland
Kees Engelbarts
Rebecca Struthers
Oster Watches Podcast Daniela Marin & Peter Speake’s discussion about their new Masterclass with Jeremy Oster

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Jon and Chris discuss the future of filmmaking, the transmission of know-how, and ornamental turning.

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White 2.0 An extremely white paint, from Stuart Semple
Pink Potion To pink what White 2.0 is to white
LIT Glowing pigment from Stuart Semple
Chris’ new bellows
The Best Bargain in Macro Photography A look at the humble bellows
Allan Walls Photography Allan has done some fantastic work using a bellows
Tilt-shift Photography
Powered Rails for Macro Photography
The Future of Filmmaking? Film Riot delves into Unreal Engine
The Mandalorian
Unreal Engine
Robert Rodriguez Independent filmmaker
Black Magic Design
DaVinci Resolve Non-linear video-editing software
Inside Voutilainen’s Atelier with SwissInfo
Kari Voutilainen
Comblémine Voutilainen’s dial manufacturer
Voutilainen & Cattin Voutilainen’s case manufacturer
Reuben Schoots
Tommy Jobson
James Palmer
Philippe Dufour
Greubel Forsey
Bradley Taylor
Watches TV
Naked Watchmaker Masterclass
MADE Lathe Rose Engine Presentation By David Lindow
OTI Ornamental Turners International
Society of Ornamental Turners
Plumier Foundation
Holtzapffel
Chris Ploof
L.A. Pen Show
Al Collins
Coburg Ivories

Having recently rescued some sorely abused collets after acquiring yet another lathe, Chris is now swimming in a sea of collets. He and Jon discuss various tools, blackest black ink, hyperwhite paint, watch photography, and movement finishing.

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Southbend Lathes
Cromwell Lathes
Waterjet Cutting Service at Carleton University
Schaublin 102
Cardon Tools

An example of a turret for a Schaublin 102

Schaublin 70
Aciera F1 Milling machine that uses the same collets as the Schaublin 70
Sixis 101 Another milling machine that shares the same collet system as the Aciera F1 & Schaublin 70
Hardinge
Stuart Semple BLINK Ink
Whitest White Paint
Watch Photography Using Camera Flashes Some timely, macro photography perspective from GaryG
Aputure Lights
Light Tent
100 Ways to Improve Your Photography by Ming Thein
Ming Watches
Focus Stacking
Camera Bellows
Anglage Work A macro video of Chris polishing the chamfer on one of the bridges for the watch movements he has been working on
Sigma 105mm F2.8 Macro Lens One of the lenses that Chris has been using to film watch work with
Laowa 24mm f/14 Probe Lens Another of the lenses Chris has been using to film watch work with
African Blackwood
Gentian
Ebony
Gold LUXOR Polishing Compound
Jeweller’s Rouge
Chopstick Master from Bridge City Tool Works, the jig that Chris has been using to shape wooden laps for polishing the chamfers on the movements he’s been working on
Daniela Dufour Interviewed alongside her father, Philippe Dufour, on The Watches TV

Chris and Jon continue their discussion of finishing techniques, as well as custom tools, and specialized work holding techniques.

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Straight Line Engine Turning An introduction to the art, by Roger W. Smith
8mm Watchmaker’s Lathe
David Lindow
A unique & memorable unboxing experience
Dr. Rebecca Struthers
Struthers 248 Craig & Rebecca Struthers project to craft a timepiece using two minds, fours hands, & an 8mm watchmaker’s lathe.
Struthers’ Screw Head Polishing Tool
KHWCC Screw Head Polishing Tool
Henrik Korpela Director of the KHWCC
Glendo Accu-Finish The lapping machine Chris uses to prepare his cutters for engine turning
BECS Sàrl Jon mentioned CNJ Duret in the episode, turns out since he last purchased from them they’ve been acquired by BECS Sarl
Rich Loen
LUXOR Polishing Compound
Jeweler’s Rouge
“Metal is fibres.” Denis Flageollet, of De Bethune, interviewed in the latest issue of Europastar Magazine
904L Stainless Steel A video detailing an alloy Rolex now refers to as Oystersteel
Manufactor S.A. Official Instagram account
Philippe Narbel Official Instagram account
Nathalie Jean-Louis Official Instagram account
Contantin Chaykin
Super Glue Fixturing for CNC Machining From John Saunders & crew at NYC CNC
Painter’s Tape
Super Glue
Powder Coating Masking Tape Thinner than painter’s tape, this is what Chris uses for fixturing watches dials for engine turning
Vacuum Chuck
Breguet

Chris and Jon are back recording after lockdown. They discuss the first-documented watch produced in Canada, which Jon recently performed some conservation work on, Chris’ many machine woes, and what constitutes a perfect finish.

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Compliant Mechanisms
Bistability
Chaykin Minotaur Wristwatch Konstantin Chaykin beat Jon & Chris to production
Dr. Organ’s Retirement Dr. Robert Organ has retired from the Goldsmiths’ Company after 21 years of hallmarking
Trial of the Pyx
Kicked Out by Royalty Chris recounts his visit to the Goldsmiths’ Company back in episode 17 of Off Hours, the show art for the episode features one of the one-kilo gold proof coins
Rich Loen
007 Special Issue A Bond-inspired, seven-kilo gold proof coin in a very limited edition of one.
Hazy Blue Halo Episode 30 of Off Hours
Masterpiece watch completed in 1890 by the Canadian Horological Institute’s first graduate, John Kincaid.
Henry Playtner
NAWCC Bulletin May/June 2021 Issue Featuring an article on Henry Playtner, as well as John Kincaid’s pocket watch (subscription required)
Museum of Timekeeping Museum of the British Horological Museum
Speaking Clock
Rigid 10K Resin From Formlabs
Schwartz Étienne
Techform Advanced Casting
Castable Wax 40 Resin From Formlabs
BlueCast Resin
ANYCUBIC Photon Mono X A relatively inexpensive but effective resin-based 3D printer
Elagoo
B9 Resins
Chris’ Taig Mill Conversion
Haas Super Mini Mill 2
Haas Compact Mill
Rexhep Rexhepi
Grönefeld Brothers
Greubel Forsey
Lapping Film
Lee Yuen-Rapati
Watches and Wonders
WWDC

Playing with light. From eccentric applications of phosphorescence to designing guilloché patterns in Excentro, Jon and Chris discuss a number of new releases and prototypes in progress.

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The process of making Swiss Super-LumiNova Behind the scenes at TRITEC with The Naked Watchmaker
TRITEC Swiss producer of phosphorescent pigments
James Thompson a.k.a. The Black Badger
MB&F
GoS Watches
LIT Phosphorescent pigment from Stuart Semple
Project Minotaur
Patek Philippe 6102P An example of a sky chart complication that displays the current position of the stars overhead
Sarpaneva Watches
Citizen Caliber 0200 Citizen’s new high-end mechanical watch caliber, featuring free-sprung balance, developed in partnership with Swiss subsidiary La Joux-Perret
Citizen Calibre 0200 Prototype An in-depth look at Citizen’s new caliber, from SJX
Why Machines That Bend Are Better Derek Muller on bi-stable & other compliant mechanisms
Frederique Constant 40Hz Silicon Oscillator
Patek Philippe Pulsomax A look at Patek Philippe’s silicon-based Pulsomax escapement, along with several other silicon developments from its Advanced Research division
Girard-Perregaux Constant Force Escapement
Tissot Powermatic 80 Fitted with a silicon hairspring
Seiko Spring Drive
Open Movement Project
Excentro The software Chris uses to design guilloché patterns