Silversmith, Chris Manning, and watchmaker, Jon Edwards, delve into Jon's backstory, his path to becoming a watchmaker and how he came to develop apps for iOS.
Full visual show notes available at http://offhours.show/ep2/
• Joseph-Armand Bombardier The founder of Bombardier enjoyed repurposing pocket watches to create other novelties in his childhood
• Star Caliber 2000 A pocket watch, crafted by Patek Philippe, that stoked Jon's interest in watchmaking
• Glen Keane
• Rescuers Down Under The eagle scene animated by Glen Keane
• Glen Keane Anatomy Studies
• Sheridan College Animation
• WETA
• How Will You Measure Your Life A book by Clayton M. Christensen, author of the Innovator's Dilemma
• Designing Your Life book A book by Stanford professors, Bill Burnett & Dave Evans, who've both worked for Apple
• George Daniels George Daniels in his own words, interviewed by Roger W. Smith
• Roger W. Smith Trailer for The Watchmaker's Apprentice
• The Watchmaker's Apprentice A documentary detailing Roger W. Smith's apprenticeship under world renowned watchmaker, George Daniels
• Herstmonceux Jon's alma mater, as well as the observatory where George Daniels' chronometers were graded
• Greenwich Observatory
• Worshipful Company of Clockmakers Guild
• What is an Escapement An overview of watch & clock escapements
• Watch Jewels
• Asprey
• Peter Speake-Marin An early interview with independent watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin
• Ecole Nationale d’Horlogerie The watchmaking school Jon attended
• Shortage of Watchmakers Supply of watchmakers predicted to be as high as 50,000 shy of demand by 2025
• Batch Files
• XT Computer
• Steve Jobs' Letter on Flash
• CS193P An early iPhone OS course taught by iPhone Engineers Evan Doll & Alan Cannistraro
• Nokia 7650
• Kello The iOS app Jon created to evaluate the rate of a watch using the microphone
• Twixt Time The iOS app Jon developed that uses a combination of NTP servers & the camera to evaluate the accuracy of clocks & watches
• Dynamic poising A long & comprehensive overview of dynamic poising the balance wheel of a watch
• NTP
