Andrew, this is the most interesting explanation of the history of timekeeping that I have ever seen. You have packed more clear and easily understood information into 13 minutes than I have ever seen in much longer documentaries on the subject. I like that your knowledge of and interest in time is greater than just your love of watches. It helps me to appreciate your opinions all the more.
My dog knows what time it is - every single day at 4pm he starts getting squirrelly, because he knows 4pm is time for food 🤯 Incredibly interesting video Andrew!
You, sir, get a thumbs up. I love this kind of history/ science/ engineering /design content on wrist watches. The reason I like watches is because they are so many things at once. As a hobby and as a collector object they offer a lot to hold one’s interest.
From the biological clock, ancient timekeeping to tidal breaking of the earth and SI- units in one well narrated video! Brilliant - and I am only at the 8:40 mark. 😁
This is by far the most interesting video you have produced to date, thank you. My day to day working life is dictated by the ringing of a school bell, so I do like my watches to be accurate. This video takes it to another level though and I really appreciate your time taken to research and put this video together. Pun not intended. Keep up the good work and keep well :-)
Andrew, Andrew, Andrew... I thought for a few picoseconds you had finally defind time for us all, but suddenly realized, you failed to define your altitude, temperature and coordinate location when you presented this wonderful slice of time. Now we must deal with the potential phase shifts inherent to adjust for possible errors. And latent lag. Almost, Andrew, almost. My plank time is drifting into uncertainty.
3 interesting experiments to look into: 1. Human put in dark room and exposed to light differing exterior conditions turned out could function and adapt to a daily rhythm much higher than 24 hours cycles. 2. Our body wakes up with eyes in complete darkness as long as our skin is exposed to light. 3. Finally the most relevant...experiment #1 is applied to chickens making them believe that the sun rises few times a day. This is just to give us more scrambled eggs & bacon for breakfast.... Thank you for this Discovery Channel episode!
Very well explained Andrew. It just goes to show that it takes a lot of time to really understand how much we don't understand about time. This explanation helps us to understand why we don't see a bus for ages and then we get three together.
This is my favourite video you've ever done. I love watches, but I am even more so fascinated by the passage and measuring of time. From the stars and moon, to mechanical, to quartz, to cesium atoms and beyond, you've done a stellar job researching and narrating the history of timekeeping. I applaud you, good sir!
Thank you Andrew for this informative video on humanity's intimate connection with time, and our persistent pursuit to accurately track it as much as possible. Of the myriad of things that distinguish us from other animals, our fixation with measuring time is one that is seldom discussed.
This is great for many reasons. It’s interesting. It’s relevant. It’s fun to listen to. It filters out the idiots and chavsticks whose eyes will have glazed over We don’t have to look at horological horrors It shows promise of further leftfield videos, which is increasingly what you are about. It keeps me really looking forward to your videos Thanks very much
Your forte is not as a slapstick comedian, scandal monger nor a rabid ranter. Your best videos (and there are many examples) are always well considered and presented in your unique “matter of fact” style with a dash of humour. Streets ahead of your competition.
Random Fun fact: in advertisement, almost every time the product says it's: 10:10 on watches 10:09 30" on Apple watches 9:41 on Apple products 8:16 on Xiaomi products And I know why
Speaking of humanity's perennial obsession with accuracy, the one thing that those who exist outside of the watch enthusiast community find odd is why anyone would buy a more expensive mechanical timepiece which is less accurate than a quartz or smart watch. I love how Frederico, from Frederico Talks Watches, puts it. I am paraphrasing here, but he said something to the effect that: *_"Your quartz or smart watch maybe able to tell time more accurately, but my timepiece tells time more elegantly"._* That one retort perfectly distills a watch lover's passion for watches - a passion that transcends the practical concerns of pinpoint precision. Its about the love of the art form of watchmaking, and the craftsmanship and ingenuity that goes into creating the intricate movements. Its the same compulsion that causes classic car enthusiasts to embrace older vehicles, despite the fact that the newer vehicles, from a standpoint of efficiency, features, and performance are far superior. There is mystique about older cars, which allows carvlovers to connect to a bygone era. Our love of mechanical timepieces gives us the that same feeling.
The one thing that always gets me is the explanation that quartz crystals resonate at 32768 Hz. They do if you order them that way, and the main reason they use that frequency is that it's easy to electronically concoct a 1 Hz signal (1 beat per second) from that frequency because it's a power of two. The 32768 Hz spec is also a simplification, the frequency is often set a little higher, and during manufacturing of the watch the exact frequency is measured and the watch chip is then programmed to compensate by skipping a few pulses every minute or so.
So much more interesting than A-level physics! Pleased that I had the 'time' to watch (multiple puns probably not intended...). In fact, the deeper you delved into it the more interesting (confusing?) it got. What is on my wrist will suffice for now. Cheers from a pleasantly warm (for the time of year) Otford, Kent, UK. BTW, I did my A-levels in 1977 - a long time ago - haha.
It's pretty early on a Sunday to actually learn something, but thanks Andrew, now that I have, I can turn my brain off and watch Spongebob and learn nothing, happily.
This was one of the most interesting videos I have seen on a watch channel! Don't get me wrong, I love watches, but the history of time itself, is something beyond the usual watch reviews! I really appreciate the time and effort you put into the research for creating this video. Thank you! Next possible theme! Are time-machines a possibility?
Wow. This by now my favorite video. I am so impressed by the achievements of the early explorers who had to rely on sextant, precise observations and time keeping.
This is like a dharma talk where there's a lesson to be learned, but it's not the obvious one. Will likely listen to this one a few times and still not figure it out...
If you are ever in the DC area, there is a Time and Navigation exhibit in the Smithsonian Air Space museum that talks about this, and it is amazing. Also the book "Longitude" is a great read on the subject.
This is such a watch/time/engineering nerd video!!! That is exactly the reason I’m on my second time watching it, and will most certainly be the reason for the uninterested look on my wife’s face as I explain why we should do more research on time dilation.
Now I'll use my watch as a bracelet! Everytime I think about time, it ends to one result: our life is very, I mean VERY short, but Love makes it worth living this short period of time.
Terrific video, and a very impactful insight into time. I wish I can be reminded of this video on a daily basis..so as to remember how precious time is.
I agree with many here- that was one of the most interesting overview of time and humanity I have seen, and in a relative short vid- BRAVO 👏! Enjoyable as always! Thanks
A very nice one. Really enjoyed it. And couldn't resist, self driving cars have an ethical, not technical problem, to become reality. Until the ethics are solved, nothing will happen.
Wow! That was amazing. Thanks man! Really interesting and well explained. Loved it. As i read when i was a child "a man with one watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure" :)
@@AndrewMorganWatches hahaha! Well yes. And when you ask this man what time is it precisely, he will probably take his phone out. I wouldn't mind not to be sure which one is correct between s PP, a JlC, an A. Lange and s FP Journe. But i can only dream of such confusion.
Wow, this was a wholesome! Very interesting, thanks! Though having seen it after a late Sunday lunch, my brain melted a bit towards the end. Too much to consume! 😅
Great video. Genuinely fascinating, entertaining, educational, and mind-blowing. I will be sharing this with many people. IMO, the best video from your new channel thus far!
Thought watching a history or discovery channel, your voice are money Andrew ❤ i think documentary film will definitely race to have you as a voice-over! You should be making a variation of documentary mate! Most formal professional voice-over i n my books 😊😊
Wow! Great lecture Andrew, or should I say professor Morgan? I learned any watch is basically rubbish. I volunteer to collect all your watches to dispose for you. Please send me your Daytona first!
Now I know how you could write vessel…. The research for this video is astonishing… can’t imagine how much you invested into your books… which I highly recommend by the way!
Its pretty sad to know that most, if not all, of the earliest mechanical timekeeping devices have been lost to time. Only ONE has been found, named "the antikythera mechanism". Its dated at 2100 years old and functioned very much like modern cellestial complications we see on high end watches. They were made of bronze and had many interlinked gears.
Hey, I'm way ahead of you. In spite of many excellent detailed explanations including now yours, I still have no idea what time is or how anyone has ever been synched with anybody else. It's a strange way for an horological enthusiast to be!
These kind of video's may not get you lots of views and subscribers, but these are my favorites. Try to post more ofthen and shorter interesting video's like these, you will get more subscribers
Look at your hair grow, isn’t it strange: how time makes your appearance change? (…make it stop) It’s out of my hands-I’m only a clock! Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll be fine! But eventually, everyone runs out of time:)
@@AndrewMorganWatches 3 minutes? Not really. 30 min would be annoying. If I go back to bed with 30 minutes left no alarm will wake me. Only option is to get up 30 minutes early. Now that would be annoying
Andrew, this is the most interesting explanation of the history of timekeeping that I have ever seen. You have packed more clear and easily understood information into 13 minutes than I have ever seen in much longer documentaries on the subject. I like that your knowledge of and interest in time is greater than just your love of watches. It helps me to appreciate your opinions all the more.
No wonder he writes novels
Thank you, I really appreciate that
My thoughts exactly. My Andrew fandom just kicked up a notch. Now time to give one of his books a read. 👋🏻👍🏻🙏
@@patrickhartmann1540 thanks very much 😁
Just downloaded New Youk Deep. Looking forward to being left alone long enough to listen...
My dog knows what time it is - every single day at 4pm he starts getting squirrelly, because he knows 4pm is time for food 🤯
Incredibly interesting video Andrew!
Mine does the same 😅
You, sir, get a thumbs up. I love this kind of history/ science/ engineering /design content on wrist watches. The reason I like watches is because they are so many things at once. As a hobby and as a collector object they offer a lot to hold one’s interest.
Username checks out
@@Not-a-bot222 Remember Bounty Hunter, hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good watch on your wrist.
Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching!
Love it! Time is such a mind-blowing concept. That’s seriously a big part of my fascination of watches, clocks, and all things horological.
Thanks!
From the biological clock, ancient timekeeping to tidal breaking of the earth and SI- units in one well narrated video! Brilliant - and I am only at the 8:40 mark. 😁
This is by far the most interesting video you have produced to date, thank you.
My day to day working life is dictated by the ringing of a school bell, so I do like my watches to be accurate. This video takes it to another level though and I really appreciate your time taken to research and put this video together. Pun not intended.
Keep up the good work and keep well :-)
Thank you for taking the time to watch 😊
Andrew, Andrew, Andrew... I thought for a few picoseconds you had finally defind time for us all, but suddenly realized, you failed to define your altitude, temperature and coordinate location when you presented this wonderful slice of time. Now we must deal with the potential phase shifts inherent to adjust for possible errors. And latent lag. Almost, Andrew, almost. My plank time is drifting into uncertainty.
We’re all just footnotes in the pages of the universe after all, I wouldn’t worry too much about it 😂
3 interesting experiments to look into:
1. Human put in dark room and exposed to light differing exterior conditions turned out could function and adapt to a daily rhythm much higher than 24 hours cycles.
2. Our body wakes up with eyes in complete darkness as long as our skin is exposed to light.
3. Finally the most relevant...experiment #1 is applied to chickens making them believe that the sun rises few times a day. This is just to give us more scrambled eggs & bacon for breakfast....
Thank you for this Discovery Channel episode!
Interesting stuff, thank you!
This was incredibly educational, Andrew! Loved it! Thanks for doing this.
Thank you for watching!
Very well explained Andrew. It just goes to show that it takes a lot of time to really understand how much we don't understand about time. This explanation helps us to understand why we don't see a bus for ages and then we get three together.
That’s just crappy public transport 😅
@@AndrewMorganWatches Or the drivers didn't have a decent watch 🍺
@@anthonystevens8683 😄
Good job Andrew. As a physicist I can verify that your facts were spot on.
Always good to know 😅
Apart from the '12 lunar cycles in a year', of course.
Every so often I wear my Luch one hander just to remind myself of the subjectivity of time. Great piece of work, Andrew.
This is my favourite video you've ever done. I love watches, but I am even more so fascinated by the passage and measuring of time. From the stars and moon, to mechanical, to quartz, to cesium atoms and beyond, you've done a stellar job researching and narrating the history of timekeeping. I applaud you, good sir!
Just love it! Thank you soo much!
Thanks very much!
Thank you Andrew for this informative video on humanity's intimate connection with time, and our persistent pursuit to accurately track it as much as possible. Of the myriad of things that distinguish us from other animals, our fixation with measuring time is one that is seldom discussed.
Thank you for watching!
Amazing video. The best video on time ever made, truly.
Thanks!
Thanks for the history of time. It is good to know, I am glad you shared it with us.
The amount of research that went into this video is insane. My man Andrew is the GOAT 👏
Much appreciated. As a physicist and engineer, nice to see.
Thank you for watching!
Awesome video. I love history, and really appreciate videos like this, which are essentially short documentaries on interesting topics
Thanks for watching!
This is great for many reasons.
It’s interesting.
It’s relevant.
It’s fun to listen to.
It filters out the idiots and chavsticks whose eyes will have glazed over
We don’t have to look at horological horrors
It shows promise of further leftfield videos, which is increasingly what you are about.
It keeps me really looking forward to your videos
Thanks very much
Thank you, I really appreciate that!
Great episode! Lots of research hours behind this one for sure.Thank you!
Great video and really great explanation. I will definitely pause the next time I look down to my watch. Thanks for your work you put into this video!
Thank you for taking the time to watch!
ladies and gentlemen, presenting professor andrew morgan…👍😏
Your forte is not as a slapstick comedian, scandal monger nor a rabid ranter. Your best videos (and there are many examples) are always well considered and presented in your unique “matter of fact” style with a dash of humour. Streets ahead of your competition.
Everything should be set to my Casio f91w-1 and that's it, nothing beats it
Random Fun fact: in advertisement, almost every time the product says it's:
10:10 on watches
10:09 30" on Apple watches
9:41 on Apple products
8:16 on Xiaomi products
And I know why
Speaking of humanity's perennial obsession with accuracy, the one thing that those who exist outside of the watch enthusiast community find odd is why anyone would buy a more expensive mechanical timepiece which is less accurate than a quartz or smart watch. I love how Frederico, from Frederico Talks Watches, puts it. I am paraphrasing here, but he said something to the effect that:
*_"Your quartz or smart watch maybe able to tell time more accurately, but my timepiece tells time more elegantly"._*
That one retort perfectly distills a watch lover's passion for watches - a passion that transcends the practical concerns of pinpoint precision. Its about the love of the art form of watchmaking, and the craftsmanship and ingenuity that goes into creating the intricate movements. Its the same compulsion that causes classic car enthusiasts to embrace older vehicles, despite the fact that the newer vehicles, from a standpoint of efficiency, features, and performance are far superior. There is mystique about older cars, which allows carvlovers to connect to a bygone era. Our love of mechanical timepieces gives us the that same feeling.
Personally I think perfection is the opposite of character, and that’s why we’re drawn to things that are objectively worse
Excellent!
Bravo, well done.
The one thing that always gets me is the explanation that quartz crystals resonate at 32768 Hz. They do if you order them that way, and the main reason they use that frequency is that it's easy to electronically concoct a 1 Hz signal (1 beat per second) from that frequency because it's a power of two.
The 32768 Hz spec is also a simplification, the frequency is often set a little higher, and during manufacturing of the watch the exact frequency is measured and the watch chip is then programmed to compensate by skipping a few pulses every minute or so.
Huh, that’s interesting, thank you!
I love these little informative videos! Well done, Andrew!
Thanks very much 😁
Your best video. Very informative! This is the type of stuff I subscribed for
Thanks!
Epic! Amazing episode. Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Very timely! 👍
I just look at my watch just to appreciate it.. I take it off and look at the case back regularly just to appreciate the engineering..
This is Rediculousness
Great vid!! Really interesting stuff!
This soothes my watch nerd soul.
All that matters is that everybody's wrong in the right direction. As long as we're all in agreement it shouldn't matter much.
Wow! I really wasn’t expecting this based on the thumbnail. This is incredibly interesting and delivered wonderfully
Thanks!
So much more interesting than A-level physics! Pleased that I had the 'time' to watch (multiple puns probably not intended...). In fact, the deeper you delved into it the more interesting (confusing?) it got. What is on my wrist will suffice for now. Cheers from a pleasantly warm (for the time of year) Otford, Kent, UK.
BTW, I did my A-levels in 1977 - a long time ago - haha.
Had to rewind a couple of Times, I Think i got it Now..! Thank U Andrew.
Excellent stuff, mate! Glad I had the time (sic) to watch (sic)!
It's pretty early on a Sunday to actually learn something, but thanks Andrew, now that I have, I can turn my brain off and watch Spongebob and learn nothing, happily.
Very interesting!
Thanks Andrew for an amazing history of time👍
Thank you for watching 😊
Great episode! That was impressive!
Wow, thank you so much! That’s really kind of you 😊
This was one of the most interesting videos I have seen on a watch channel! Don't get me wrong, I love watches, but the history of time itself, is something beyond the usual watch reviews! I really appreciate the time and effort you put into the research for creating this video. Thank you! Next possible theme! Are time-machines a possibility?
Wow. This by now my favorite video. I am so impressed by the achievements of the early explorers who had to rely on sextant, precise observations and time keeping.
Thanks 😊
This is like a dharma talk where there's a lesson to be learned, but it's not the obvious one. Will likely listen to this one a few times and still not figure it out...
If you are ever in the DC area, there is a Time and Navigation exhibit in the Smithsonian Air Space museum that talks about this, and it is amazing.
Also the book "Longitude" is a great read on the subject.
This is such a watch/time/engineering nerd video!!! That is exactly the reason I’m on my second time watching it, and will most certainly be the reason for the uninterested look on my wife’s face as I explain why we should do more research on time dilation.
Outstanding video, just leaving a comment for the algorithm… this deserves all the views
I thank you!
Brilliant! Thank you.
Now I'll use my watch as a bracelet!
Everytime I think about time, it ends to one result: our life is very, I mean VERY short, but Love makes it worth living this short period of time.
Please, more of this.
Thanks!
Fascinating stuff. I'm definitely going to need to watch this again. Thanks for another great video.
Thank you for watching 👍
Good gosh at the number of facts !!!! I'm tired lolzzz Thanks ! Amazing
Nicely organized.
Thanks Andrew that was a fun and interesting video!
Excellent video
Thank you 😊
Terrific video, and a very impactful insight into time. I wish I can be reminded of this video on a daily basis..so as to remember how precious time is.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks! just downloaded your novel.
Thank you very much!
Very informative and concise video. And it was really nice to see Longines Master Chrono right at the start, pretty enjoyable and affordable watch
Added to Favorites!
This was amazing. Thank you. You answered so many questions I had spent hours trying to figure out. Keep up the great content.
Thank you 😊
I agree with many here- that was one of the most interesting overview of time and humanity I have seen, and in a relative short vid- BRAVO 👏!
Enjoyable as always! Thanks
Thank you 😊
Really well done, Andrew - thank you.
Thank you for watching!
A very nice one. Really enjoyed it.
And couldn't resist, self driving cars have an ethical, not technical problem, to become reality. Until the ethics are solved, nothing will happen.
Not to mention regular road users will just bully the self driving cars straight off the road…
Very interesting. Great video.
Thanks 😊
A BIT of extra TIME gone into making this one! 😂 Love your work as always & thank you.
Thanks for watching 😁
Great episode !
Thank you!
Fantastic Vid Matey, Very interesting stuff!..
Wow! That was amazing. Thanks man! Really interesting and well explained. Loved it. As i read when i was a child "a man with one watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure" :)
Thank you very much! And a man with three watches is a member of his local RedBar chapter 😁
@@AndrewMorganWatches hahaha! Well yes. And when you ask this man what time is it precisely, he will probably take his phone out.
I wouldn't mind not to be sure which one is correct between s PP, a JlC, an A. Lange and s FP Journe. But i can only dream of such confusion.
@@jonathanblanco3100 keep dreaming 😆
@@AndrewMorganWatches nice problems to have!
Very interesting and wide-ranging video. Thank you very much for this. I think it would take me a couple of times to fully digest all of it.
Thanks 😊
Wow, this was a wholesome! Very interesting, thanks! Though having seen it after a late Sunday lunch, my brain melted a bit towards the end. Too much to consume! 😅
Thanks for watching!
MORE LIKE THIS PLEASE!!!!
You missed a chance to play Chicago and their line about “does anyone really know what time it is?” Although I guess there might be royalty issues.
Fantastic video!!!
Thanks 😊
Great video. Genuinely fascinating, entertaining, educational, and mind-blowing. I will be sharing this with many people. IMO, the best video from your new channel thus far!
Thank you 😊
CASIO saved my life.
On a side node... love your narrations master Andrew.
Thought watching a history or discovery channel, your voice are money Andrew ❤ i think documentary film will definitely race to have you as a voice-over! You should be making a variation of documentary mate! Most formal professional voice-over i n my books 😊😊
Lost you for a second...
Can i gain it back? ...or gone for ever?
Great vid mate, cheers.
It’s all an illusion anyway, I wouldn’t worry too much about it 😄
The time is now.
This was awesome and I enjoyed every second of it…I think
😄 thank you!
A masterpiece.
Thanks!
Your best video yet. Great content and it didn't need to mention Rolex. Why knew
Rolex! Thanks 😁
Awesome video does that mean I might be at work when I shouldn’t be!
The research it must have taken to make this video 👏
Wow! Great lecture Andrew, or should I say professor Morgan? I learned any watch is basically rubbish. I volunteer to collect all your watches to dispose for you. Please send me your Daytona first!
Who started this rumour that I have a Daytona?! 😂
great info
For a change, this video didn’t sound like you going at it again
Now I know how you could write vessel…. The research for this video is astonishing… can’t imagine how much you invested into your books… which I highly recommend by the way!
Thanks 😊 and I hope you enjoyed Vessel!
Its pretty sad to know that most, if not all, of the earliest mechanical timekeeping devices have been lost to time. Only ONE has been found, named "the antikythera mechanism". Its dated at 2100 years old and functioned very much like modern cellestial complications we see on high end watches. They were made of bronze and had many interlinked gears.
Clickspring is doing a great series on it 👍
Hey, I'm way ahead of you. In spite of many excellent detailed explanations including now yours, I still have no idea what time is or how anyone has ever been synched with anybody else. It's a strange way for an horological enthusiast to be!
All I know is it’s bed time (boooo)
These kind of video's may not get you lots of views and subscribers, but these are my favorites. Try to post more ofthen and shorter interesting video's like these, you will get more subscribers
It’s weird that isn’t it? You’d think the inverse would be true. Ah well. Thanks for watching!
Look at your hair grow, isn’t it strange: how time makes your appearance change?
(…make it stop)
It’s out of my hands-I’m only a clock!
Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll be fine!
But eventually, everyone runs out of time:)
That was very interesting! High end content ✨👌
Thanks for watching!
yeah you get bummed in the arctic in winter, but you go totally insane in summer and that makes up for it.
😂
1:03 and there’s me thinking the part of the brain that tracked time was called Shatner’s Bassoon.
😂
I can wake up within 3 minutes of my alarm pretty much on any given day before it rings.
Ah that’s super annoying when that happens 😅
@@AndrewMorganWatches 3 minutes? Not really. 30 min would be annoying. If I go back to bed with 30 minutes left no alarm will wake me. Only option is to get up 30 minutes early. Now that would be annoying