The Weird Watch Mystery that Took 350 Years to Solve | Watchfinder & Co.

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[@amorbavian]

350 years or the amount of time it'd take me to make enough money to buy a FP Journe.

[@barfymann362]

I recon if all of Watchfinder's subscribers donated you a $1, you could easily afford one within the week.

[@Liam-nx7hf]

I’ve got it down to 342 if I do a bit of window cleaning at the weekends.....

[@tim2163]

Peasant

[@yetidh9]

It's only 50 grand. Sell your car, a kidney, then remortgage.

[@taurusmonkey8780]

there is a clock on the stove.

[@TDwulf]

every time I watch a video from this channel I'm left in awe. This sin't just a channel featuring beautiful watches in incredible detail anymore, every time I come here I learn something new. Incredible work, keep it up!

[@juliusraben3526]

No pun intended? Every time I "watch" :P (since the clip only shows watches)

[@1D0N]

I would like them to actually review a watch.

[@shareurtube]

That was my thought also as I hit the up vote. This is much more than a discussion of watches as much as it is a discovery of science that we all have tended to take for granted.

[@m.s.g1890]

1D0N there a plenty of channels that do just that. This one offers something different. Although, really, this video was an in depth review of what makes this watch special.

[@ryangwj]

A short lesson on physics and horology before bed. How Nice.

[@danmar007]

Experts say you shouldn't be watching your computer screen just before bed. :-)

[@shareurtube]

Sure beats watching the garbage produced by the MSM. Much more useful and restful at the same time.

[@bermchasin]

if you wanted to know about horology... just go ask your mother.

[@Inzanti]

Aesthetically, I'm not a huge Journe fan but stories like these make me appreciate his talent and brain regardless. Great content.

[@povijestbolesti]

Can't like this video enough. From the storytelling to the incredible movement and the whole watch, the macro shots... Watchfinder is 🔝

[@diegobittar7425]

Watchfinder leaves you to the most poetic, historic and practical subjects of horology.

[@danmar007]

Like Jeremy Clarkson's road test of an Aston-Martin. Whatever you think of him if you even only like cars that was the most poetic road test of a vehicle ever. A paean to the most amazing cars created by humans.

[@diegobittar7425]

@@danmar007 Exactly!

[@satbirsingh4969]

Now that's how history should be taught! Feels like 'celebrating' rather than dull 'record keeping'. These videos are such mind-boggling impeccable works of art. I always get speechless in awe while watching your content. Well researched historical facts along with sweet sweeet presentation skills! Simply can't praise you guys enough.

[@kingflum]

How this is cheaper than a steel Nautilus is beyond my understanding. People are bananas. This is horological art. Long may the irrational madness continue, until I can get one. 😂

[@kingflum]

Issac Harrison ETA movement is cheap to service I thought 🤷‍♂️

[@hemipemi]

Prices on these things aren't exactly controlled by the market. They don't come with clear benchmarks based on quantifiable qualities like performance, R&D budget or material value (although obviously they will all factor in somewhat). The manufacturer has to take a gamble on what they think they can price it at and maximise their sales. The metrics which they will use to determine that are arcane. In some respects, the price they set for the watch can actually represent a key aspect of its value. In other words, it is a very expensive watch therefore it is a very valuable watch. Of course you can't just price a watch at an insane amount without some kind of justification behind you, but provided your justifications appear to be sound enough for *some* insanely rich people, then you could sell the same watch for 10,000 or 100,000 or 500,000 euros, and experience similar returns Certainly the 100,000 euro watch priced at 10,000 would not sell as many more units as you would expect it would. It might not even be a linear increase (10 times as many). If the watch was truly worth 100,000, then discounting it 90% should yield 100's of times more sales as people cash in on the bargain. Similarly if you priced it at 500,000, of course it would sell less, but not so much less than a 10,000 euro car that was priced at 50,000. That car would not sell at all. 99.9% reduction in sales, perhaps 100% reduction. Price a 100,000 euro watch at 500,000 and you would see less overall sales, but perhaps only 50-80% less overall profit. Enough would buy it just because it cost 500 grand.

[@pilotstyle123]

You should be happy that real art is more affordable than hype pieces.

[@2adamast]

Imagine putting two seiko automatic back to back on the same winding weight. Cost: 200$, value: more than a Nautilus

[@bermchasin]

Horological art?! Thats what my dad calls the strip club

[@topg2820]

I'm a Mechanical Engineer but love it that a Horology channel is teaching me Physics :)

[@Harveyfett]

I now equate this guy's voice with timepieces. When the latest Rolex commerical came out and I heard a different voice, I felt cheated.

[@eliask5463]

Wow! This is the first time I’m hearing about it! And I’m a watch collector for more than 20 years... Congratulations!!! This is exceptional!

[@OctavianDunare]

I love the way you create stories around these watches. It translates your passion for watches perfectly and I think it should be a lesson to many content creators on how to tell engaging stories.

[@AlxM96]

Weirdest episode of Vsauve I've ever seen. Jokes aside, remarkable video quality, immersive shots, compelling story, and skillful narration. I love the way you share your passion for watches, and the effort you pour into your channel.

[@diegobittar7425]

This is my favorite channel.

[@akeekamath]

What a beautiful and simplistic way of explaining such a complicated concept. One of the best videos on this channel. Many congratulations!

[@jimbegin6554]

I’m impressed by Huygens, FP Journe & Watchfinder!

[@somedude....]

If he built the first pendulum driven clock, why wouldn't he have two in his bedroom?

[@nilajpresi]

The reason Christian Huygens had two clocks is that he was on a ship. Ships usually had two clocks to be used as a marine chronometer. One told the local time and the other told the time at a fixed location (usually Greenwich). The longitude can be calculated using both of these. I am a Physics PhD student and my first research works were on studying very similar synchronization phenomenon in different systems (chemicals, biological networks).

[@donaldasayers]

He was not on a ship. You cannot get a pendulum clock to work on a ship at all, no one has ever. The Marine chronometer was a hundred years later. The pendulum clock had only just been invented and was still being perfected for static use.

[@David-ut2nr]

He was not on a ship. He was bedridden in The Hague - where he lived and conducted research in the properties owned by his father - when he first observed the phenomenon. His letter to Sir Robert Moray and The Royal Society (with whom Huygens was corresponding regarding sea trials of pendulum clocks), dated 27 February 1665, confirms this.

[@jackforgach1637]

Love when my notification pops up for Watchfinders

[@oOOpIIIqOOo]

Fantastic video, thank you for making this! Hope your channel continues to grow!

[@2001eloc]

Not being able to understand this helps me understand why I can't afford this XD

[@orcokiwo6703]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 good one 👍👍🤣🤣🤣🍻

[@jamesbizs]

It’s not like being able to afford this, would even remotely mean you’d be able to understand this

[@derekrolle6705]

The level of research that comes through in these videos to promote understanding at the almost layman’s level is awe inspiring. This is a well-done video, as they all are, in fact.

[@shinytan]

Watchfinder is all about jaw dropping story... I am out of words to describe how good it felt after each video... I am sure most of us are not in position to ever hold this masterpiece in person; let go having own one to wear it on our wrist.. Yet, we truly appreciate the sheer beauty and mechanical wizardry presented by briliant minds like F. P. Journe and alike...

[@shaunolson8913]

If a sudden movement caused one balance to slow, the other would speed up. And resonance synchronization would bring…. Oh no I've gone cross eyed

[@PopeLando]

I couldn't believe you said that the first mystery - why Huygens had two clocks - would remain a mystery. Christiaan Huygens had two pendulum clocks in his bedroom because Christiaan Huygens was the man who invented the pendulum clock! If I'd been the man who invented such a world-changing device I'd be sleeping with two of them as well.

[@rare6499]

This is a truly beautiful watch. Wonderful insight as well, thank you!

[@NateTrucker92]

I've never found any other youtube channel about watches or anything else that consistently educates me and leaves me with a feeling of pure amazement.....keep up the fantastic work gentlemen (and possibly ladies).

[@denelson83]

"Watch"ing this for the first time, and at 0:58, the concept of "coupled harmonics" has already flashed into my mind. It's like putting several metronomes on a shelf on two rollers and letting them tick.

[@WatchGeek]

A perfect video as usual of one of my grail brands!!! Hopefully one day an F.P.J will share a place in my watch box with my DW5000 G-Shock 😃

[@stevek8829]

Awesome presentation of an awesome movement. I wonder what the accuracy is in practice. Is it also less sensitive to position?

[@Shadow77999]

6:58 Lmao, ive thought about this too, imagine all the geniuses were are wasting their potential today in the internet and videogames

[@gret689]

Or stuck watching endless youtube video's at 4am......

[@Shadow77999]

@@gret689 hey i do that too lol

[@muskyoxes]

Worse, they're all hedge fund managers

[@aromaticsnail]

Suggestion for a future video: Vacheron Constantin Dual Beat

[@aromaticsnail]

@donkey ass reviews and do's And compare it with the IR Remote Control CMD models!

[@OnPointFirearms]

Six Phatek Calatravas. Asking for a phriend.!

[@piquetuk]

Could you zoom in a little more in future I couldn't quite make out the individual molecules in the dial. Stunning work sir.

[@edjack1993]

2m32 - Lordy, that’s a great shot. Thanks for the content - love this channel.

[@FitOutPost]

Have you noticed that those 2 seconds hands are not in-sync @ 4:40 ?

[@RRudolf88]

Interestingly enough, there is a resonance pocketwach commissioned by J.W. Benson in the early 1900s which also has two independent movements and a similar closeness between the two balances (I am not talking of those catpain's watches from the 1860s which also had two independent movements for home time and local time). I have seen this Benson watch in a 1990s auction catalogue.

[@WorldsWorstFishing]

FP is doing amazing things

[@qwertyman9560]

I think Huygens had two clocks for redundancy. Many Engineering systems have this for safety, especially in critical application. For example, an aircraft I believe is required to have two or more independent ways to measure critical parameters such as airspeed, altitude etc. Or maybe I am overthinking and he just hated odd numbers.

[@DrAlexVasquezICHNFM]

This was a notably excellent video; thanks and congratulations

[@udin737]

You know your stuff. And I appreciate this a lot. Intelligent argument, the creator has a great design and engineered watch. Only time will tell if this engineered movement will be appreciated or stand the test of time. Vety cool video. 👍

[@peglor]

Has anyone measured how much more accurate this setup actually is over a well designed single balance wheel? John Harrisons's ocean going clocks used a pair of balance wheels locked to each other in counterrotation to achieve a similar effect without needing to double up on the rest of the mechanism. This arrangement is still affected by yaw, so was supplanted by a single higher frequency balance wheel in later designs.

[@michaelholmes9735]

Fantastic lecture! (In the best possible way) Perhaps the best on the channel to date.

[@elijahschnake3863]

This video was an absolute treat. Thank you.

[@jayebirdjb7143]

So much more than just a watch review. Very informative and fascinating.

[@AirAdam13]

On top of everything else, this is my favourite Watchfinder music - don't hear it enough!

[@timgreen6952]

Fantastic video! Many thanks!

[@rajasimanta]

God damn it man, you articulated this so WELL .. WOW

[@doodyaviv]

Love all of your videos. I think this one was the most fascinating!

[@andreykirichenko6502]

Always a pleasure to watch your works

[@jet198100]

Not sure this channel can get any better!

[@imbubbajones]

Agreed. My suggestion is a rustic wooden table as backdrop so our eyes don't bleed from the vibrant, sterile, white background.

[@theonlyredspecial]

the lack of 1000 comments such as 'OMG I clicked so fast i broke my fingers' and 'OMFG, the narrators voice gives me orgasms' every third post would make it infinitely better IMO. Less comments on the 'awesomeness' of the channel and more talk about the content would be, well, most awesome. right ?

[@nowyouresaltyclancrew290]

The way you tell these stories and how you perfectly get that in one with the Physics behind it WOW

[@cinaasgharzadeh308]

What was the needle pointing to in the top left of the face ?

[@lethargio]

Bring back the wooden table!

[@RSWILDERNISS]

What an exceptional watch, truly great craftmanship

[@AngelInTheDesert]

What an absolutely beautiful video. Learned a lot!

[@738polarbear]

Absolutely fascinating . what a genius Huygens was.

[@harry-eto]

Astonishing, both the story and the watch!

[@Arabisc]

Fascinating timepiece and history. Thank You!

[@tt55k]

I have watched your videos so much while in bed in the evening that I get tired when watching during the day, like a little horological bedtime story. Big fan btw.

[@MrVoayer]

What a fascnating mixture of physics, high watchmaking craft and sheer beauty of design and execution ! Terrific stuff !!!

[@MidEnginedFan]

Some of your videos deserve more than just one Like per person. This is one of those. Love it!

[@halfmeout]

I seriously love your videos. You helped me understand a watch I honestly always thought was weird

[@mitfreundlichengrussen1234]

Excellent story telling - thanks a lot!

[@eurabio]

I always wondered what was about this curious watch, the answers amazes me more!

[@mrandmrswheels1142]

Beautiful video as per usual 👌

[@ttpgm]

Brilliant video thank you!

[@azlanameer4912]

Brilliant video!!!

[@blacktaxi2d]

Excellent storytelling and videography. Cheers m8

[@babakht]

Excuse me if I didn't get your point correctly but if the concept was sound shouldn't the two second hands be in sync? Cause at 4:38 they're clearly not

[@OneAndrew98]

FP Journe, A. L&S, Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin are hands down the best Maisons right now.

[@JaySpeed911]

This is an amazing timepiece. A gmt function delivered by a feature that regulates accuracy.

[@e99783]

Outstanding

[@filipveran2705]

I simply love your content. Keep up the good work, bravo.

[@TucsonDude]

An awesome intro to an awesome review of an awesome watch! Thanks for posting!!

[@sanghoonlee5171]

It's a rare watch that manages to be mesmerizingly eye-catching without being flashy. If you met a gentleman who sports this watch on his wrist, you will probably not notice it at all for good many minutes--but once you do you will not be able to pull your gaze away.

[@jbhomme]

Really fascinating; Thank you

[@juliusraben3526]

BEST INTRO EVER, Greetings from Holland !!

[@Tinfed]

if there is a beam or link between these two balance wheels that are sensitive to vibration doesn't it also follow that external vibrations will also nudge the time faster/slower?

[@inkitatus1]

An exquisite presentation as always. Thank you 👍👍

[@FilterYT]

What a well done video, congrats!

[@surajvaishnav1891]

Please do a video on Credor watches.

[@bongkem2723]

the humour of this channel is top notch =)))

[@dariodeagostini]

what an AWESOME video. thank you

[@revthat4789]

What a great story telling! Very inspiring. Hope one day I can enjoy them on my wrist.

[@theuktoday4233]

I really do not have any regard for watches, however this particular watch is quite stunning especially the engineering

[@AnirudhGargi]

Its in some sorts hypnotizing. Lovely video as always.

[@jaimejaimeChannel]

350 years is how long I feel I've looked at this watch advertisement before getting to the point.

[@David-ut2nr]

Huygens had two clocks in his bedroom because he lived where he worked: his father owned a few properties in The Hague among which Huygens located his residence and work. He was likely restless being bedridden for several days, and then had his brother, also a lens grinder, (or another family member) bring a few clocks into his room so he could do some experimentation. He was not on a ship as another comment here suggests. Huygens wrote a letter, dated 27 Feb 1665, to Sir Roberty Moray (a Scottish philosopher) and the Royal Society discussing his first observation of the synchronisation phenomenon In that letter it is quite clear that Huygens was at home in The Hague.

[@slick4401]

I just listened to your voice in the very first videos in this channel and this one now. You seem to have evolved from some well - sounding normal chap into some sort of horologist divinity. Kudos.

[@user-rg6yb6ge7c]

U Doing great job..👍👍👍 With Amazing voice 👌👌👌

[@martin4374]

Holy hell that was fascinating. Brilliant video.

[@Sailor86To]

Just discovered this channel ... I’m in Love !

[@frankyw8803]

Is one of the balance wheel springs bent at 5 : 41 ?

[@dreadog6425]

Way over my head so i watched it twice. Great review i love learning stuff like this.

[@spencerreid1580]

What can you tell me about the Patek Sky Moon tourbillion?

[@patriceortovent3337]

Excellent exposé, a pleasure to listen such excellent diction in the English language, as agréable as the look of the watch itself. Bravo

[@lucianolizana446]

This is so interesting, thanks!

[@mrneene]

Does anybody know if what this mechanism is called, that resets the running seconds to 0 when triggered? Just like in this watch, not a chronometer. Are there other mechanical watches with this mechanism?

[@alphadog4802]

Awesome channel ! New name suggestion , The Watchfinder Learning channel . Love it !