$275,000 Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon wristwatch

A gorgeous masterpiece.

I'm in a new book!!

Kinetic Cell Phone

Yanko Design website is featuring a cool design for a kinetic powered cell phone.

"The Atlas Kinetic Cell Phone concept focuses on greener technologies without sacrificing design. It’s all made of aluminum and glass. The central sapphire glass reveals the generating and charging unit. Power comes from kinetic energy similar to that found in watches that use oscillating weight to power a mainspring.
The phone only contains basic features. None of that fancy multi-media stuff. If power runs out because it was sitting still for too long, just give it a few upside down turns to get the kinetic rotors going again. Now you’ll never have to worry about batteries."


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New things are in the works.



Gears + metal + wire + gas + flame + tools + springs +
keys + solder = soon to be announced.


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Cathedral Clock

I fixed a friend's clock today. It's a German made clock marketed by the New England Clock Company in Connecticut. Both mainsprings were disconnected and needed reforming and reconnecting. Also the clock was filled with thick oil. Just a note. DON'T oil your clock. It doesn't like it. It will make it stop. Clocks only need a tiniest amount of oil at the pivot ends only. Anyway, it is working great and is hanging on my wall now for a few days to test and adjust its timekeeping.

Pistol Ring

This is crazy cool.

I saw this and had to pass it on. Click on the image to see more pics.

Coffee Grinder

There's nothing like making fresh ground coffee every morning in my cast iron grinder. Just a couple minutes of grinding produces grounds for a wonderful brew.
No electricity needed. You really should get one.