#horology

[odinsblog]

“First season of LEVERAGE - so he's 21 years old - he shows me his watch designs. I'm expecting, y' know, celebrity strap branding or faces. No, it's engineering schematics of GEARS and shit. Pages of them. Even then, there were none so cool.” - John Rogers

#aldis hodge #horology #horological design #watches #black history #hardison #watch makers #horological society of new york #leverage #leverage: redemption #black adam

[jewellery-box]

Watch in the form of a butterfly, ca. 1840–50

Swiss

Case of gold, enamel, and pearls

#watch #pocket watch #horology #butterfly #butterflies #victorian #victorian era #victorian fashion #19th century #jewellery #jewelry

[stricklandvintagewatches]

The staggeringly beautiful Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone, better known to the world as Sophia Loren. Here she’s seen in Manhattan in 1958 on the set of “That Kind of Woman,” wearing her ever-present men’s dress wristwatch. One of the first to popularize the trend, she’s still gorgeous, active and a fashion icon at 88.

#sophia loren #golden hollywood #italian actress #old hollywood #hollywood glamor #fashion jewelry #manhattan skyline #vintage #vintage watches #vintage style #vintage timepiece #timepiece #classic watches #horology

[heaveninawildflower]

Watch (British, 1819–20) made by Grayhurst, Harvey & Co. (recorded 1805–30).

Case of gold, enamel, and pearls, with floral design; jewelled movement.

Image and text information courtesy The Met.

#horology #watch #19th century #decoration and ornament #costume

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

This is my mom's vintage Kermit the Frog watch from the 90s. I cannot for the life of me find a single scrap of information about it anywhere online. The only result that confirms this watch even exists is a long dead listing without a price on an auction house website (apparently you can pay a subscription fee to see the price, but I'm not doing that). This watch isn't listed on the Muppets wiki with the othet pieces of the Kermit Collection, and it doesn't have any manufacturer info on it, just the copyright for the Henson company.

My mom has kept this watch in storage for years, I haven't seen it since the early 2000s, and I misremembered what condition it was in. I knew something was loose inside, and I thought one of the hands had snapped off, but it was actually the border of the mirror Kermit is looking into. I thought it was damaged beyond repair, but that's a super easy fix. Pop the glass off, glue it back into place, pop the back off, put in a new battery, good as new!

I have no clue who made it or when. This is the entire text on the back:

STAINLESS STEEL BACK ↑ JAPAN ⚡377 WATER RESISTANT V-246 HENL6616

KERMIT COLLECTION

TM & © Jim Henson Co.

And the strap just says

©Henson

GENUINE LEATHER

HONG KONG

I assume HENL6616 stands for Henson model 6616, but according to google, bing, and duckduckgo, that code has never been written on the internet before. It's hard to see on the fifth photo, but it's definitely 6616, not 6676.

⚡377 is the battery, an AG4 377

I have no idea what V-236 means. I'll pop it open later tonight and see if there's anything written inside. Hopefully the battery compartment isn't corroded to hell. If not, I could have it up an running in a matter of hours.

Her birthday is in October, and I think this is the perfect gift. Fingers crossed it still works.

#kermit the frog #kermit #the kermit collection #kermit collection #muppet collection #kermit watch #muppet watch #muppets #muppet #the muppets #jim henson company #henson #jim henson #wrist watch #horology #vintage #collector's item #vintage watch #1990s

[weepingwidar]

Sara Birns (American, 1992) - Sunset Horologist (2020)

#sara birns #art #painting #american art #horology

[blackgirlsreverything]

#aldis hodge #horology #horologist #watches #architecture #painter #violinist #he can nut in me

[calibre61]

#calibre61 #watches #watchfam #watchgeek #watchoftheday #horology #watch #watchfreak #rolex

[glassyeyedblinddivine]

horology!

#kglw #comic #my art #kgatlw #horology #king gizzard #king gizzard and the lizard wizard

[onedocumentedobsession]

#rolex #1655 #watches #menswear #horology

[green5quirrel]

TL;DR: I think Monroe's striking and chiming clocks were underutilized for truly hilarious interruptions when the hour strikes and 5 or so clocks announce it in sync.

I think we've all looked over a very important detail in Nick having stayed over at Monroe's for a time. I feel like I REALLY want someone to explore this in a fanfiction of some sort.

Monroe has several "striking" clocks in his house. A striking clock (or just clock for those who differentiate clocks as striking and timepieces as non-striking) makes sounds every hour, half hour, or can chime every quarter hour depending on the number of mechanisms.

Monroe obviously has a grandfather clock (or grandmother clock as I'm not sure the height of it) thanks to him telling Hap not to touch it. So that is definitely a striking and chime clock. Or has the potential to be as such if it's not silenced. He also has potentially more than one cuckoo clock.

Can you imagine the absolute terror of a person who has never been in a house with more than one striking clock as it hits the hour or half hour for the first time.

Now, ideally Monroe will have silenced most of his clocks. I don't know. I don't have any working clocks. I don't know how most horologists do things at their private homes. If they find the striking nostalgic or welcomed. But let's err on the side that Monroe has been living alone for a long time and actually does find a few chimes and striking nostalgic after growing up with it as his dad seemed to also be into clocks.

Let's layer this with the fact that Nick has very sensitive hearing (though I'm not sure when that happens. I could have my timelines wrong). Despite that, you're just getting to sleep at around 11pm or midnight and for some reason have been oblivious to or accepting of the chimes during the day. Or this is your first night in your friend, Monroe's, house and suddenly the first floor below you erupts in various chimes and tunes.

Can you imagine?!

I'm actually kind of astounded that this was never properly explored in the. In not one scene does any of Monroe's clocks strike despite how long everyone is at his house. I mean, if I had clocks I'd at least appreciate one of them striking.

The point is, I really want to either write or read a fanfiction where either Rosalee or Nick or Hank experiences the sound of an hour in the most unexpected way and grumpily complains to a completely and adorably oblivious Monroe.

(It would also have been a great gag if in the middle of a dramatic conversation it struck the top of the hour and Monroe patiently waits for his clocks to sound off before continuing. And Nick/whoever he's talking to is just like "Seriously dude?" And he's like, "What? ...fine! I'll silence them. Jeez! I didn't ask you to be here anyway, man!")

#Monroe Grimm #Grimm Monroe #NBC Grimm #Grimm NBC #horology #clocks #striking mechanisms #grandfather clock #grandmother clock #chimes #hitting REM to Westminster playing out with 12 fucking chimes after #Nick Burkhardt #Hank Griffon #Rosalee Calvert #The cacophony though #Grimm thoughts

[doctornerdington]

Did you know Mennonite clock-making was a thing? I didn’t, but there’s a temporary display on at the Manitoba Museum and it’s really interesting! Lots of clocks from the 1800s that have travelled from Ukraine to the US/Germany/Paraguay/Canada etc.

#mennonite #Manitoba Museum #horology

[stricklandvintagewatches]

Stunning WWI era silver Buren trench watch with rare "telephone" shrapnel guard and mesmeric porcelain dial; fitted with a correctly re-created two-piece desert-tan cordovan strap and matching buckle. Circa 1918

#burenwatch #trenchwatch #wwiwatch #ww1history #shrapnelguard #mensfashion #Menswatches #VintageWatches #antiquewatches #wristwatches #WristArt #classicwatches #horologicalfinds #horology #Timepieces #menstimepiece #vintagefashion #mensantiquewatch #ww1trenchwatch #WW1 #militarywatch #militarywatches #watchesofinstagram #ww1watchesofinstagram #trenchwatchesofinstagram

[heaveninawildflower]

Watch (British, circa 1790) by W. Welldon.

Silver, tortoise-shell; enamel.

Images and text information courtesy The Met.

#watch #horology #silver #watch making #timepiece

[transhuman-priestess]

Inspired by a post i saw recently about analog clocks in schools

this isn't about what's on ur phone and if you don't have wall clocks or a watch its not for you either.

#polls #tumblr polls #watches #clocks #timepieces #horology

[thurstongrey]

#Alan see #the armoury #a. lange & söhne #germany #horology #watch collection #vintage watch #watches #vintagestyle #pinstripe #flannel #bespoke