Anglo Celtic (Smiths) Watch Film

[Blacklab]

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but I just came across this http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-time-of-change-1967/ Bit of a slow starter but ultimately a fascinating look at how watch making was carried out in the UK in 1967 before computers & quartz.

Thanks to http://www.grinidgetime.com for the heads up.

[dadistic]

I'm not allowed to watch it. Bummer. Still got a grudge against us in the old USofA, I guess 

[Geo]

Being a fan of Smiths watches, I fair enjoyed that.  I must admit, the music was doing my head in by the finish! 

[Blacklab]

Shame dadistic, probably down to the old gits who run the BFI still bearing a grudge about your lot stealing their girlfriends in WW2. Hopefully it might end up on Yootoobe one day.

Geo, I found the antidote to the music - go & listen to some full volume thrash metal in the bathroom, trouble is it might make your ears bleed or kill you.

[Cad101]

By eck that's when men were men and women were glad of it. All women were assemblers and paid a pitence I'll  bet and all the men were engineers of some kind although seeing an old drawing board took me back a few years I've spent many a happy day detailing at the board something that's taken for granted now with computers. 

[Alienfox]

I enjoyed watching that this morning, interesting film, thanks for sharing.