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Re:Mechanical Watch by soheil on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @02:07PM (#31263840)
To be 100% honest I found it very intimidating to even begin reading it. It's such a time sink (no pun intended) and a huge wall of text (with figures and interactivity nonetheless).
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Re:Mechanical Watch by duderific on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @05:01PM (#31265805)
I usually get about half way through his posts, see how much is left and just give up. Nonetheless I get a lot out of them.
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Re:Mechanical Watch by lupire on Friday May 06, 2022 @05:03PM (#31289588)
Dont give up. Pause between sections and come back tomorrow.

Put a reminder on your calendar.

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Re:Mechanical Watch by cardinalfang on Thursday May 05, 2022 @02:11AM (#31270132)
The end was the best bit. I have seen good explanations of the escapement and timing gears before, but not of the crown adjuster mechanisms.
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