Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderI was curious how he did those visualizations so I looked at the source code. Turns out he codes everything by hand in WebGL [1]. Absolutely impressive stuff. Source code is non-minified so you can have a look and understand everything as well. [1]: https://ciechanow.ski/js/watch.js
This blog is what got me into the fabulous hobby of watch repairing. Well, this blog and Marshall's awesome repair videos over at Wristwatch Revival: https://www.youtube.com/@WristwatchRevival Watch repairing is a very rewarding hobby. It requires copious amounts of patience, but there's something fundamentally satisfying about disassembling something to its individual components, cleaning them and reassembling them meticulously. These things are designed to be taken apart, and it shows. I'm hard-pressed to think…
This is very, very good. Clear explanation of a mechanical system is hard, but the author made it easy. Moment of inertia... do they calculate it for those tiny parts, or is it cheaper to just cut and try? The tolerances required must be exceedingly tiny.
What a fantastic presentation. The animations are quite superb, and the author has done a great job of breaking down the different components and functions into an extremely digestible read. I love it.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 5265
- Total comments
- 581
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-04 | Mechanical WatchFirst breakout · Best thread | todsacerdoti | 4298 | 413 |
| 2022-06-15 | Mechanical Watch | max_ | 2 | 1 |
| 2023-08-22 | Understanding the Mechanical Watch | ahstilde | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-09-07 | Mechanical Watch | punnerud | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-10-03 | Interactive article explains how a mechanical watch works | ohjeez | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-12-10 | Mechanical WatchLatest 20+ point return | Akcium | 954 | 163 |
| 2026-02-14 | Mechanical Watch: An Interactive Deep Dive | nefsim | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-03-28 | How a Mechanical Watch Works | josh-sematic | 4 | 3 |