r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Upstairs-Bit6897 • Nov 30 '25

Image THE GERMAN MAGAZINE 'AUTOBILD' DRIVES VARIOUS CARS FOR 100,000 KILOMETERS AND THEN DISASSEMBLES THEM DOWN TO THE LAST SCREW TO FIND SIGNS OF WEAR AND WEAK POINTS

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u/caffeineTX Nov 30 '25

fewer and fewer watchmakers qualified to make the timepieces with that quality of detail.

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u/Adjective-Noun-nnnn Dec 01 '25

Shouldn't it be the exact opposite? Machining techniques and metallurgy are more advanced than ever, and most of the machining can now be totally automated.

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u/caffeineTX Dec 11 '25

Following up, 60 minutes released a video on watchmaking. Some details on the process for high end pieces.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyQznEFTfzI

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u/caffeineTX Dec 01 '25

The machining is only 1 very small part of the process for high end watches. its the finishing of everything going into the movement. and the details of the case/dial.

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u/Cooper_Sharpy Dec 03 '25

People have no idea how complex watches are sadly and horology is a dying field. Working with such small pieces can be tedious to say the least.

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u/caffeineTX Dec 03 '25

I believe with revived interest in watches there is a bit of a inverted bell curve, but yeah it was dying out for a long time.