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Exploring making a movement

Today I learned my gears need a do-over! 🛠️🔄 Check out these clips of my balance staff and barrel arbor in action. Making a movement is a wild ride! 😅 https://thebitcoinwatchmaker.com/post/view/exploring-making-a-movement/

The blog post dives into the complexities of crafting a movement, revealing that the author's initial understanding of gears was flawed and requires a redo. It touches on specific components like the balance staff and barrel arbor, with accompanying videos for a visual insight. Ultimately, it's about the journey of learning and refining skills in watchmaking, with a nod to the intricacies involved.

Been exploring understanding how a movement is deeply made, realized a whole bunch of things, like... my understanding of gears is wrong

I will need to re-make all these gears

A Balance staff

A Barrel arbor (you can see it installed in the first video)

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