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Saturday, May 15, 2021

2012 Santa Cruz Chameleon

I think this is the last of the aluminium-framed Chameleons that came with 26” wheels. It is has had very little use and is in excellent condition.

Frame: Santa Cruz Chameleon (medium) with EBB (eccentric bottom bracket)

Forks: Rock Shox Sektor RL (coil, adjustable 120-150mm)

Derailleurs: Shimano XT 2x10 spd

Shifters: Shimano SLX

Crankset: Shimano SLX

Brakes: Shimano XT

Wheelset: Nukeproof 26” (Schrader valve)

Misc: Fizik saddle & seatpost, Answer bars 720mm, FSA stem, DMR V12 pedals

Comes with spare Maxxis Advantage tyre, tubes, and Rock Shox booklet.

Pick up only. Thank you

Do you dance?

Nope.

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Seiko and the measurement of time

Presented to the Horological Society of New York in 2019.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1T32GWdkew

https://grandseikogs9club.com/chronicle-9/horological-society-of-new-york/

Seiko and the measurement of time

If you still prefer pure mechanical movements then here is the 9SA5 and T0 made to celebrate GS 60th anniversary presented to the HSNY at the end of 2020.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGd_86i3Zzc

https://grandseikogs9club.com/chronicle-9/horological-society-of-new-york/

Dig deeper with the HSNY:

Jack Forster on the essentials of precision timekeeping.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM1cRP2JWNk

Roger Smith on the development of a practical watch escapement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr9PDFAPj8c

More on watch escapements here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vefje8dxzU

Francois-Paul Journe on resonance in watchmaking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqLEP3xNb3U

Another description of resonance in horology here:

https://www.thewatchpages.com/resonance-explained-how-it-works-in-a-watch/

The clock that changed the world

https://youtube.com/watch?v=T-g27KS0yiY

The Antikythera Mechanism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDFaAjjWzt8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wp3wL8g2Eg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv-zWbxm2lY

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