Why I Tried Watchmaking Blindfolded

This video is an allegory for trying to learn something new. As dumb as it was to even try this (and yes, it was dumb) it was amazing working with a blindfold on. It forced me to think, plan, and visualize everything that I was doing. I highly recommend it. I didn't realize it at the time but it was also great practice for researching the GG! 😂Show more

I never thought that it would be possible to do anything this tiny of a watch movement with a blindfold on, let alone get as far along as I did in this video. If you try this yourself just make sure your wife (or anyone that cares about your mental well-being) doesn't walk in on you doing it, because I don't want to be responsible for your divorce or break-up.

Hence Forth wrote: "I love your fail first approach. Many of us are so afraid of failing that we never get started, it is an integral part of learning and ultimately succeeding."

In this video I attempt to remove the hands, dial, stem and crown from a tiny Arcadia 12mm diameter "Kimbel" ladies watch movement -- blindfolded -- as a test and in preparation for a complete IWC Cal 44 teardown -- also blindfolded.

This test didn't go perfectly -- but that's why I did a test before attempting the full Cal 44 movement.

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