As is usual with posts in this category, I’m trying to find a way to express my appreciation for Bartosz Ciechanowski’s blog.

I found his absolutely fabulous post explaining how a mechanical watch works. I own a mechanical watch and was always intrigued by it – how does a spring power a watch? How can the spring wind itself? This post explains everything, and more. Not only the magic is not lost, I now appreciate my mechanical watch even more!

Precise, high quality writing in itself is further elevated by hand-crafted 3D diagrams explaining the various bits and pieces. The presentation is so informative and valuable I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anything like it!

Check out his blog immediately: Bartosz Ciechanowski