Meet the Horologist Bringing Antiques Back to Life | Infrequently Asked Questions | Atlas Obscura

What's an antiquarian horologist? And how does whale oil help her bring watches back to life? In this episode of Infrequently Asked Questions, we meet Nico Cox, an antiquarian horologist. Her job involves bringing life back to antiques that involve mechanical engineering and horology, such as clocks, watches, and automatons. Watch the full video to go behind the scenes of her workshop, learn what her oldest tools are, and what whales have to do with watches.

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