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| - | [* black] With this first photo, we take |
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| - | [* icon_note] On the right, a pocket watch mechanism, circa 1890. (At 125 years old, it doesn't look a day over 39.) On the left, a smartwatch from 2015. |
| + | [* black] With this first photo, we take a moment to compare the internals of the Apple Watch with that of a classic mechanical watch as old as time itself. |
| + | [* icon_note] On the right, a pocket watch mechanism, circa 1890. (At 125 years old, and it doesn't look a day over 39.) On the left, a smartwatch from 2015. |
| [* black] Which of these will outlast the other? | |
| [* black] Although we're still dealing with a watch, this second photo makes it clear that the tools required for routine repairs have very much changed with the times. | |
| [* black] You're already familiar with our friends on the left: opening pick, tweezer, driver, and tech knife. | |
| - | [* black] On the right, the tool with the Mickey Mouse ears is none other than a pallet fork tool. To its immediate right, we |
| + | [* black] On the right, the tool with the Mickey Mouse ears is none other than a pallet fork tool. To its immediate right, we've got a pin vise. Below that, a roller jewel shlacking tool... |
| [* black] ...and to its right, ''tweezers''! Some things really don't change. | |
| [* icon_note] Our resident watchmaker informs us that the tweezers is perhaps more accurately called "the lazy man's screw holder." |