Be careful what you wish for

Jan 20, 2023,23:51 PM
 

I started just like you are, about 20 years ago...


I graduated from using a corner in the basement to the breakfast table (late at night)




Which morphed into this:





Which took a long time to extricate myself from! 

Now I just have a much simpler setup taking much less space, in keeping with my limited time and energy.





Cazalea

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Wife Said I Should Be A Watchmaker / Start A Timepiece Company

 
 By: enjoythemusic : January 20th, 2023-19:56
While I'm immensely impressed with the art and passion of horology on many levels, plus the skillset and discipline necessary, my aspirational wife has quite the imagination(!). She then came up with ideas and timepiece types (and names!) for the first fi...  
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Always start with a tourbillon repeater : )

 
 By: mdg : January 20th, 2023-20:06
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Lovely vote of confidence...

 
 By: enjoythemusic : January 20th, 2023-20:16
...yet honestly have to decline. The big takeaway is a newfound sense of appreciation for independent watchmakers. My wife and I very much admire their passion.
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Listen to her

 
 By: Weems@8 : January 20th, 2023-20:54
As she say start a timepeace compant. I have the same dream. When a friend who is very into watches have a talk with me, we agree our dream job is watchmaking. We have totally different backgrounds, but the passion for watches brings to the same dream job...  
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I wish I had 72 hours a day

 
 By: piccolochimico (aka dsgalaxy1) : January 20th, 2023-21:34
To learn CAD to draw the watch I've imagined, then I wake up and drive to work, where once in a while my mind begins designing and creating. ⚙️⚙️⚙️⚙️ If you have any chance, why not?
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Also a creative mind

 
 By: Weems@8 : January 20th, 2023-22:10
If i call a job that fits me best, industrial designer. As a child i wanted to be a car designer. My favorite car designer is Guogiaro. Alfa Romeo 75 is so nice, it must share the first spot with Fiat 131. But king for me is Ford’s Granada coupé from Colo...  
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All wonderful and thanks.

 
 By: enjoythemusic : January 20th, 2023-22:38
Especially the Pagani. The Spyker C8 also gets the nod. Incredible beauty and design!
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Spyker C8

 
 By: Weems@8 : January 20th, 2023-23:01
In 1999 my father and i where on a car expo. The Spyker C8 spider was displayed. A breath away taker. In that time it was a national pride. It was the same year Toyota brought Lexus to the Dutch market. I know a bit of the history, how Spyker birth. A car... 
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I know Victor …

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : January 20th, 2023-23:50
He tried to make some very imaginative sports cars. Unfortunately things didn’t quite work out.
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A most humble thanks. (❁´◡`❁)

 
 By: enjoythemusic : January 20th, 2023-22:39
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Be careful what you wish for

 
 By: cazalea : January 20th, 2023-23:51
I started just like you are, about 20 years ago... I graduated from using a corner in the basement to the breakfast table (late at night) Which morphed into this: Which took a long time to extricate myself from! Now I just have a much simpler setup taking...  
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Most impressive.

 
 By: enjoythemusic : January 21st, 2023-01:17
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What I can't figure out is why you hired my watchmaker . . .

 
 By: Dr No : January 21st, 2023-23:34
. . . to service your Uncle's Omega. It's not like you didn't have the tools. Shoot, you even have a can of WD40.
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What WD-40?

 
 By: cazalea : January 22nd, 2023-03:29
Don’t see no stinkin’ can Talked to my watch mentor Ken today. At 78 he’s given up watch repairs and now he’s repairing and upgrading Vacuum Tube Amplifiers for audiophiles! Anybody interested, let me know. Mike ...  
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