Satisfying Antique Brass and Copper Watchmaker's 3 Inch Double Calipers yarn winder in bottle A lovely thing to keep

A lovely thing to keep on or in one's desk in any case

Louis Kahn

I grabbed it in one second flat

measures 3 11/16" x 3 5/16" x 9/16"

Satisfying Antique Brass and Copper Watchmaker's 3 Inch Double Calipers yarn winder in bottle A lovely thing to keepSometimes an old tool just strikes as especially lovely, as was the case with this antique brass watchmaker's double caliper. What do I know about watchmaking? Nothing. But I find the delicacy of this, with its thin, tapering arms, and its symmetry, and the way the sides open and close together very satisfying. Feels like a metaphor for embodiment of balance and precision! This would have be used for measuring, truing, and modifying tiny watch