The Painstaking Art of Luxury Watchmaking
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The Swiss watch brand Arnold & Son builds all its own movements and tools in-house and from scratch. Each timepiece is a painstaking work of art that takes hours to come to life.
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The quality control methods they use are astounding.
@ziryab92
4 жыл бұрын
All Marketing BS. Even cheap mechanical watches uses the same movements.
@folksdi3784
4 жыл бұрын
@@ziryab92 name one.
@jubilee285
4 жыл бұрын
@@ziryab92 actually, name one lmao
@kmcel190
4 жыл бұрын
@@ziryab92 I don't think you know what you're talking about.
@anonymousstout4759
4 жыл бұрын
@@ziryab92 still waiting to buy those watches with the same part, method and cheaper price, we're counting on you
When I was younger I always wondered why my dad liked so much watches. Now I understand.
@anuragjangam
3 жыл бұрын
You dad would be proud if he saw this comment.
@lanemcnally5159
3 жыл бұрын
@@anuragjangam i am dad and i am proudly viewing this comment
@anuragjangam
3 жыл бұрын
@@lanemcnally5159 awesome.
@agilelynx2008
2 жыл бұрын
@@lanemcnally5159 hi "proudly viewing this comment", I am Dad.
This is as honest and transparent a video of how a high end watch is actually made. Basically it is made industrially, and then hand finished with electric tools, and finally extensively tested. But, no it is not made by a 5th generation Swiss Master Craftsman high in the Swiss Alps painstakingly hand crafting every component like they did 200 years ago.
@jong9379
4 жыл бұрын
@Aryan Sharma which is why I find it strange that they have such high price tags.
@koil5933
4 жыл бұрын
I think there are some people who do that. But it is a slow process so those that do so cant make too many of them
@arnavramanujam9606
4 жыл бұрын
There are def some great watchmakers that only use their hands. Search up masahiru kikuno
@theotimenk
4 жыл бұрын
you obviously know nothing about manufacturing. It's not because you use a machine that it suddenly becomes easy. Very, very, VERY few people can do what engineers and technicians there do
@entroheat
3 жыл бұрын
Théotime Nieradzik are you professor nutty, handmade is handmade you are seemingly weak on the linguistic side of that man response. Using machines makes it not a handmade only the aesthetic finishing is which in my opinion is at max half hand made if that. Swiss Patek and Germany Lange & sohne are milking it while feeding their sheeps that lie of fully handmade watches.
You see all of the state -of-the-art tools and machines , now think of making these watches with more simple tools like they used 150 years ago . Watchmaking has always required great skills.
@HRM.H
2 жыл бұрын
Think of the poeple that had to make and invent those tools 300 years back. They had to invent tools to work and measure to accuracy's that had never been done before.
Imagine how people did this 200 YEARS AGO
@wholeNwon
4 жыл бұрын
Like A. L. Breguet.
@tuomasmikkonen6746
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's just crazy! They were absolutely amazing artists
@iMin00
4 жыл бұрын
a c they weren’t automatic watches back then and far away from being precise. You actually had to set it correctly every day, because it was so badly precise
@GODOFLIQUOR
3 жыл бұрын
@@iMin00 That's basically how inaccurate my seiko 5 is 💀
@mikee3261
3 жыл бұрын
@@iMin00 o hush
This is just simply phenomenal, micro engineering at its finest
Even crazier to think of all the complications that some watches have. Like the IWC Big Pilot Perpetual Calender, which keeps track of the time, day, date, month, and year, and has a power reserve and moon phase. Not to mention it accounts for months that have 30 or 31 days, and accounts for leap years, all done mechanically. Or the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Grand Complication which has all of that and a split second chronograph, all for the low price of roughly $700,000.
@MuszZico
3 жыл бұрын
What a bargain
this thing is more cool when being made than being used, it's like a high stake jigsaw puzzle
Never heard of this brand but after watching this I'm extremely impressed they look incredible
@user-wi9nn6dz8w
4 жыл бұрын
and they are fantastic pieces. I have the Nebula in steel.
INSANE JUST INSANE ...QUALITY.. PRECISION.. JUST BEAUTIFUL...WOW !!!!...MUCH RESPECT !!!👍🇨🇦🇬🇧✌
Beautiful video and great narration editing! The $4000 Olympus microscope for checking dust is probably the cheapest tool in the shop. :)
Love companies with a unique goal : trying to deliver the best. Quality not quantity.
Absolutely stunning! Wow, gorgeous watches and so great to have a glimpse of the art of the making them
Amazing. Something that small, delicate and complex can be accurate in time.
i will surely buy one when I get job , this kind of complex art and science make me proud that I have five fingers.
Costs justified! This is art and science in motion. Lots of respect.
This is the most beautiful video I have seen on youtube. Thank you Bloomberg for making this. My highest regards for your endeavors.
human ingenuity is incredible
very cool. I love how all the precision workers are licking their lips when they work, haha.
I'm very captivated by mechanical time pieces. Wow.
A craft brought to it's highest form. I would enjoy just viewing the variety.
Precision is a powerful message.
Still one of the most amazing crafts I have seen.
I'd get sacked in 1hour lol
@operasinger2126
5 жыл бұрын
i wouldn't last that long.
@silentinvestor
5 жыл бұрын
Why hahaha
@silentinvestor
5 жыл бұрын
I would prob get frustrated and punch it
@paulchristian5375
4 жыл бұрын
@@silentinvestor you mean throw it to the floor
@jkornj2011
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's a type of time piece you dont stroll around the hood with 😂
These watchmakers have my utmost respect.
Great craftsmanship, respect
Very nice craftsmanship
I used to work in a factory setting such as this is but it was more like putting fuses in plugs than arts and crafts. Although this advert strengthens my certainty in being able to relate to the repetitive nature of a similar day’s work, it curries a deeper desire, a hope that the lives of these employees isn’t being put to waste. I lasted a little under a year. I hope your aptitude leads you further afield yet. Kind regards LM
ÓTIMAS OBRAS de ARTES MICRO MECÂNICAS, BRASIL CONGRATULATIONs
Magnificent skill and art
Didn't know about Arnold & Son -- would totally buy their product!
this is the great content that people should enjoy from the internet.
This js so satisfying to watch.....
WOW!....THIS is FASCINATING and very EXTRAORDINARY artistic interfacing and monstrous technique mastering....WOW!... Much LOVE and much RESPECT, .....from 🇺🇸👍☺
Great job. Let us keep horology alive for a few more generations. I am with u all for such activities.
İmpressive. I loved factory and production system.
spectacular
This makes me feel love and hope for humanity again...we can do anything if we respect eachother and work together. I was a high level machinist for 12 years. This is art!
@brandysigmon9066
5 жыл бұрын
ditto
Thanks for sharing!
Lovely mechanics
this video is so beautiful
Love it, just amazing!
Beautiful
One of many many reasons why I am absolutely in love with watches
@billmimms
2 жыл бұрын
Very, very interesting comment. I'm obsessed with watches. They are, I think, literally, paintings in frames. Unfortunately, due to cell phones, I think people have lost interest in wearing wrist watches. I HAVE to have mine on me all the time. It takes too long to pull the cell phone out to attempt to look at the time rather than the turning over the wrist.
Wow, 😯 bespoke is just like Haute Couture, I'm not into watches but I love the process. The artisans are so passionate like me I want to be the first Couturier designer in America, hand craftsmanship has vanished over the last century in New York we need talented artist and designers to take this generation into next world. I have been blessed with a gift I choose to stand up and make a change for our next generation to come.
It's Amazing
Amazing Craftsmanship
Wonderful
Very interesting video. Thanks
..... Jewelry job ! ..... * * * I wonder why everyone loves the exact time....? * * * Thanks dear Bloomberg ! ... What time is't ....?
Amazing
I would like to work in such a factory by mwnos I would be seeing up close these wonderful mechanisms And just wonderful
That is the real art that equal its values and price...
Switzerland ❤️
Awesome.
Very very cool!
I thought this was gonna be some bullshit cash grab video, but this is actually a respectable process (unlike that "high end" speaker assembly video). It actually takes a lot of time, effort and nice materials to build these. Is it worth $30,000 for one of these? Probably not that much. But it's impressive nonetheless.
@TheOfficialCzex
5 жыл бұрын
It's more so about supply and demand, expert assembly, quality control, and R&D than material costs.
@imjustlookingformydog896
5 жыл бұрын
@@ILOVEXJAPANXXXX you think that's being hard on someone?
@blessed8543
4 жыл бұрын
Price is all about perspective. My uncles a CFO at a very large Vegas Casino and he collects these kinds of watches (different one everyday kind of guy). It’s not expensive to him, just a hobby, though a single one is the same amount of money that a teacher makes in a year.
@bwb4416
3 жыл бұрын
of xourse it is, what do you know? you own one?
@danielwiles5869
2 жыл бұрын
don't forget the amount of money it costs to hire the horologists that work for these companies!
Sensational
Amaazinggggg
Very cool
Interesting
i like it!
This is so fascinating.
It's all about the finesse...
Awwwwwweeeesssssssooooommmeee!!!! I loved swiss watches..
@helenrobaro3937
3 жыл бұрын
Im not really a materialistic person so what else do I love?: My family..
عجييييب... ابيش تقريبا الوحده
Amazing 😁👍
magnificent
Unlimited power
Freaking beautiful
WOW!!
When a watch costs more than an average Toyota!
@zenninja10
7 жыл бұрын
They do also last far, far longer than the average Toyota though.
@duckwerksofficial
7 жыл бұрын
have you seen an audimars, or a rolex or whatever last for over 300,000 miles?
@jondough7777777
6 жыл бұрын
Ravi Rajyaguru yea and it will keep its value where as the Toyota loses value as soon as it leaves the lot
@bobbyhp26
6 жыл бұрын
Panzer Applehusky and have you seen a toyota or a honda or whatever last over 50 year?
@CortezEspartaco2
6 жыл бұрын
Bob's Performance Yes.
This manufacture deserves the same attention that the other famous independent watchmakers receive.
Wow
I wish I could own this piece of art.
nice video
watch the video before making a snarky comment about how your quartz watch is more accurate
@richardx.x1765
6 жыл бұрын
Quartz watches are more accurate and yes there are high end quartz watches.. Bet you didnt know quartz watches could have rubys in them too.. But mechs are far more beautiful and enjoyable imo..
newfound respect for watches
Maybe one day I will buy one of these watches. That would be nice.
The dexterity omg wish I wasn't such a klutz.
Mini Universe of its own. It was too short of a video though. Timepieace of art.
Thumps down to quartz movements!
I wanna go to Switzerland 🇨🇭
Zizz iz crazee!!!
cool job there... I want to work in that factory :D
@pixeldoor4792
3 жыл бұрын
As a former Rolex worker trust me, it’s really tedious and only the type of thing you go into if you’re extremely passionate about your craft. Luckily enough, I was and am.
Like many great pieces of artwork, it should be kept safe in a... well, safe.
zis iz very interesting
masha allah
I want a arnold Schwarzenegger watch
@arshbhullar3093
7 жыл бұрын
NallePu83 lol wtf how about a Dorian Yates watch
@NallePu83
7 жыл бұрын
or Chuck Norris watch
0:05 yeah time
im a huge fan of watches but ive never heard of that brand
@user-nd2zc3um8y
4 жыл бұрын
They have them like diseases
@arbazkhan7035
4 жыл бұрын
I check the prices and the prices are insane starting from 44000 dollars
@kevinbender6153
4 жыл бұрын
cause you poor.
@jakepatterson3235
4 жыл бұрын
Arbaz Khan that’s not that crazy for luxury watches
it’s something i would be so into but it’s so small. if it was like hand sized or larger id be down to do it, but working for 8 hours a day with pieces as small as a hair would make me literally physically aggressive.
@nickace843
2 жыл бұрын
Likewise
Patience matter
I love watc
The Bueaty of time pieces.
I need to work harder
I'd love to see a drop test
Fantastic watches! How long do wrist watches last?
@hb9145
2 жыл бұрын
As long as they are serviced, probably lifetimes.
I really want to know the name of that last piano song that was played.
What's that song at 3:43??? So beautiful 😍