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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steelers Fan" data-source="post: 4034355" data-attributes="member: 16254">Good Stuff! The relation of watchmakers and arms manufacturing is fascinating. Eight centuries of collaboration (that's right, I did some reading, 800 yrs worth) where the watch and clock makers contributions to precision mechanics were applied to ancient mechanical weapons thru to the advent of firearms. Not just arms were developed and modified by this groups tedious toil of torturous thought and invention but has had profound impact in the fishing world too. Today I regularly fish with my collection of Mitchell series spinning reels (most are around 70-80 yrs old now - a score more than me). These fishing reels changed fishing forever and are considered to be one of the greatest contributions to angling.     Time is not timeless as it continually moves on. "Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping - into the future," (a classic Steve Miller line for those in the know and those not). But the gift of precision by these candle burners is timeless. Tachometers, altimeters and a looooong list of other inventions were all in concert and development of the clock/watch maker.      Thanks for arousing my curiosity as my wife doesn't do that much any more. I have my father's 1964 (my birth yr) Seiko self winder he bought on a TDY trip to Japan. I had it repaired once and wore it for several years. I don't use a watch any more except on dress up occasions in an attempt to garnish myself. Cell phones have replaced these jeweled jewels. But still I would like to have it fixed as a reminder of not time but memories.</blockquote>

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