[n2linux]

Watchmaker in training here - after 20 years in startups I am now in my first semester of watchmaking school. It is one of the hardest things I've done in my 47 years, and I am loving every minute of it. It is training my brain, hands, and eyes to see and do things I never thought possible.

Repairing a watch feels similar to dealing with code to me:

- observing to see how/why certain watch components/chunks of code work and interact with each other - analyzing performance - disassembling and cleaning parts/"cleaning" code - troubleshooting why something isn't working - repairing faults caused by the previous watchmaker/developer

I highly recommend it to anyone needing something physical to do after a day spent staring at a screen. Stare at a watch instead!

[tjomk]

Are you going there as a hobby or plan to work as a watch repairman/watchmaker? if the latter, how big is the market these days for analog watches? I feel like everyone is wearing electronic watches. I have been thinking of also learning horology as an entry to building automata machines