Horology Raw & Uncut: American Master Watchmaker Dan Spitz
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ค. 2020
- Dan Spitz is a third generation Master Watchmaker. He remembers sitting on
his Grandfather's lap in his watch and jewellery store in the Catskill
Mountains of New York when he was eight years old staring at the inside of a Patek Philippe in amazement. Yet the road to independent haute horology took a few bends - from being a cofounder of heavy metal group Anthrax, 40
million records sold, Grammy nominations; to decades of touring the world
spreading his love for metal.
Nowadays, at his watchmaking studio, Dan quietly shapes different metals.
Passionately and persistently, making his mark on time.
Two minds in one body, outspoken, raw and uncut.
Website: Danspitz.com
Instagram: / danspitzofficial
TH-cam: / @danspitzwatchmaking
Music: • Anthrax - Got The Time - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
Dan is one of the most criminally underrated guitar players in Metal !
His leads were always so unique so I imagine he brought that to making watches.
Are you frickin kidding me??? I spend my youth listening to Anthrax, skipping school and blasting their music in my car and now I find that Dan is a master watchmaker...something that I only was able to do on a hobby level??? I just passed out. Fantastic interview! 1000 thanks!
I'm the same... what the?!!! WOW!!!!
Right!!!
sounds like you gave up. dont give your self limits or youll have them
Danny's mom was a substitute teacher in my high school in the late 80s. When we had her for class, the only questions that were asked were about her son and Anthrax!
So awesome! hahaha
Dan Spitz. Killer guitarist and Co Founder of Anthrax......leaves band too stay with Family and Become World Renowned Watch Maker. Wow.
Dan, you inspired me to also make it in the Music Industry, getting signed, recording albums, touring and playing along side some of the Biggest bands in the World across the world, unfortunately never with Anthrax but I was front row directly in front of you in Melbourne when you toured for the P.O.T album. You have left a huge legacy in the Metal world and even though I was a Bass player and not a Lead Guitarist you still inspired this me and that helped me to leave my tiny legacy on the Metal World thanks to you. The world needs inspirational people like you!
I had no idea that Dan Spitz was a watchmaker!!!
This so f-ing Awesome
What a great interview. Thank you for doing it Dan. Love Anthrax and Horology.
Saw him with Anthrax at Hammersmith odeon in 87 , last time in Helsinki early 2000s . Fair play Dan , big inspiration..
He has Got the Time now. Tick tick ticking in my head.
Thank you Mr Spitz . Your life as you described is Genuinely Engrossing . Embarking on two instruments in your life with so much passion is a lesson that will teach me to care for anything I hold precious to my heart. Your Humility has changed my life just in viewing this interview program here on TH-cam . And may our Higher Power bless you... (May we all as humans being listen to one another and learn. ) ThanX DaN.....
I smiled to see at 26:45 when he makes the “call someone on the phone” sign he does it like the rock/metal “horns” 🤘🏼
Fascinating interview. I didn’t know much about watchmaking, but the passion behind independent watchmaking has me fascinated!
Seen Anthrax 5 times (3 with Dan) Every time I saw them, they blew every other band they played with off the stage. Antisocial is one of the great live sing-along songs EVER
Epic interview 🙌. Major take aways here. So much history and things one isn't told unless they lived it. I am interested in pursuing this craft. There's nothing like it. Beautiful pieces of art. True mechanical marvels. Keep up the great work and information, thank you!
Solid interview!
Thanks Nick and Josh. Great to see someone like Dan answering his second calling (or his original calling perhaps). Really sad about the issue with the parts and the training situation in the States and indeed globally. Great to meet you the other day Nick, I really appreciate here is somewhere in Sydney where you can buy watch repair equipment, I have already put the oils to good use.
Great Greg - hope your workshop grows ! Have fun fixing them :-) Dan is a really cool guy, honest, kind and generous ; it was a pleasure to chat with him. Thank you for watching,
awesome interview, great information. I'm 64 and just starting.
Love the video!
It sounds like master watchmakers have a lot in common with Cuba.
Being cutoff from parts but making it work perfectly, regardless. Rock stars. Not like glam because of their true love of what they are doing. Glam dudes only care about the fame. GAG!
And its funny.
I came to this after finishing on another TH-cam channel an Anthrax show from the Sound of White Noise tour. And just as what Danny had eluded to and what Charlie and Scott had said about Dan leaving. He looked disinterested on stage. Still played perfectly but disinterested.
You can definitely see that spark in Dan's eyes about his life now.
I don't care about time pieces but Dan's designs look killer.
I hope to meet him someday. Long time Anthrax fan who saw just how killer Dan is as a musician and since then a killer watchmaker.
GOD Bless you all in your future endeavors!
I've been watching Dan's "InTheMetal" for a while now & last time just wanted to comment when he'll guest out the Aussies... Well, nice turn around about that! :)) It was a great interview indeed! Cheers, AS
Really enjoyed this. It has left me wondering about the support for the watchmaker, the machinist. Also which companies are blocking, because they no longer deserve our support.
Wonderful insight. Thank you all.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great interview
As always excellent!
ATB, Robin
I love heavy metal and enjoy watch repair/making videos!
Dan Spitz of anthrax!
Ok, this is beyond cool and I think I was one his Dad's stock brokers in the 90's.
Much respect 👍
Cool vid Danny
From master guitar player to master-watchmaker.
Wow ...AWESOME....one of my all time fav guitar players (ANTHRAX KILL E D IT)..but as cool...watch guy...unbelievable
What a nice guy, I wish you well👍, Show us the watch.
Saw Dan play At Brooklyn’s La”mour in the 80’s for the Euphoria tour .
He was amazing !
Ps Rolex Sea-dweller favorite watch👍🏼
HE IS STILL SO CUTE HE TALKS LIKE IN THE 80s I LOVE HIM GES SO FKING ADORABLE DAN SPITZ RULES
Anyone should be able to buy any parts! If some total novice wants to take apart their $100,000 watch, that should be up to them! Sad this cannot be overcome, yet!
Thank you for all of you I really enjoyed it When I have mechanical watch in my hand I feel like I'm Holding for the universe
I’m at Watchmaker and a guitar player in the magician as well
I learned here that every industry is hypocritical and corrupt
I'm gonna do my Chris Farley imitation: Dude!!! U remember like when u trashed Al Bundy's house?? Huuu huuu, That was coooool!!!
Wow, I did a simple search as a fan of Anthrax checking up on a guitar player and found this video! I guess the 4 "thumbs down" on this video are the manufacturers that will not source parts for repair. Being an average, broke, somewhat mechanically inclined, U.S. citizen that was not born privileged, that can't hardly stomach the thoughts of the average repairman touching anything I own, I am a major advocate for the right to repair and am pissed off with what these manufacturers are trying to do to completely finish destroying our country! With companies like Apple, John Deere, and all the other ones you all may or may not know lobbying our governmental representatives trying their damndest to force us to have to be ripped off by them and essentially being forced to purchase new goods when in reality the item needing repair can be fixed for very little cost with a simple part replacement! Folks, if you are not aware, and most are not, Like Dan mentions in the video, these manufacturers engineer things to fail! At one part in the video, he mentions the manufacture of super-thin gears by some folks in the watch industry where the gears are actually designed to fail! This is nothing new in the manufacturing world, and as a matter of fact, it is actually a major avenue of business and a major generator of revenue for these companies that love to steal your hard-earned cash from you! Though I know nothing about watchmaking, I do understand a little bit about some of the techniques involved in such fine craftsmanship, and it is amazing! After finding this video, I have much greater respect for a guitar player that I have been a fan of for many years, and for as much as music does mean to me, and for all the pinnacles this man has reached in music, I'd have to think that he's been equally, or perhaps even more, successful in the world of watches! This is amazing, it's just sad what it sounds like the manufacturers are doing to the craft by monopolizing everything! Thank the Lord that we, the average person that likes to fix things, have such a brilliant mind advocating for us and our right to repair!! Thanks for creating and sharing this video, of course, you have another subscriber!
What is it ? Caught in a watch 😮
😂🤘🏻😂
Wow! This man is super duper smart. I just thought he was some dingy dude in a kick ass metal band. I can only imagine how many musicians are just in a band to finish their masters or doctrates.
Brian May's an astrophysicist!
Should`ve called it "Unplugged" instead......
I’ve commented on other videos, but same thing Tesla is doing
1:07:16
There are no astronauts on mars....
I play guitar and repair watcges