# How a watch works - Host: [kottke.org](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/kottke.org/) - Saved: September 7, 2010 (2010-09-07T14:54:36Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/90e429cecd69/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/90e429cecd69.json ## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words) From 1949, a video explanation of how the innards of a mechanical wristwatch function. Ingenious. It's difficult to take the complexity of technology for granted after watching that. (via paul) Tags: video ## Facts - Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/) ## Same host - [Think Different](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/b17746952ed1/) (kottke.org, September 3, 2010) - [The Luckiest Bastards Alive](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/40eb144cdb28/) (kottke.org, September 14, 2010) - [Michael Lewis on the Greek financial crisis](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/8eccdff8beb4/) (kottke.org, September 15, 2010) - [Lost World's Fairs](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/9dfeae97dc58/) (kottke.org, September 15, 2010) - [Bouncing baby bombs](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/d713a7fb7863/) (kottke.org, September 20, 2010) ## Saved the same week - [Facebook Brings 'Liked' News Stories To Search Results](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/b11ad7f374de/) (gigaom.com, September 6, 2010) - [Announcing Micro Instances for Amazon EC2](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/0984c824125f/) (aws.amazon.com, September 10, 2010) - [Facebook Surpasses Google In Time Spent On Site Domestically](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/a75a5b63dfe2/) (allfacebook.com, September 10, 2010) - [Ask a VC: Fred Wilson Gives Blunt Answers to Your Questions (TCTV)](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/6d4480b21a1f/) (techcrunch.com, September 10, 2010) - [The Danger of the Dream Job Delusion](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/a83524885a9b/) (calnewport.com, September 10, 2010) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://kottke.org/10/09/how-a-watch-works