We may not want to admit it, but quartz is here to stay — and that’s a good thing. When we talk about watch enthusiasts, what we usually ...
Rolex is one of the most recognizable watch manufacturers, producing approximately one million timepieces per year. Rolex models have bee...
While it hasn’t exactly become widespread, it’s no surprise to find that enamel is a thing in contemporary watchmaking. Over and above th...
Being seen without us knowing where it comes from: such is the dark destiny of black, watchmaking’s lucky color. Let’s find out more by t...
Also known as goldstone, aventurine has had a resurgence as a dial material in the watch industry over the last two decades. Its unique c...
Do good things always come in threes? Not always. For the majority of chronographs, counting minutes and seconds is enough. In which case...
They’re the first thing you look at and the last thing in which you take an interest: such is the cruel destiny of watch hands. They requ...
A watch bezel may be graduated, feature a tachymeter scale, calculation or diving functions, or GMT. Bezels form a major part of a watch’...
A GMT is a useful complication for travelers, international businesses, and those with family abroad. The complication is extremely popul...
Approaches to making dials more readable are many and varied; they can be mechanical, technical, optical, or aesthetic. Here’s an overvie...
Watch winders can be useful but are also misunderstood. Are they necessary for a watch collection? Do they do more damage than good? Auto...
Take a look at Rembrandt’s portraits. What do you see? A rich use of brown, black colors as the background, where the subject emerges fro...
The Grand Seiko Spring Drive movement is not something often seen in watchmaking. It takes a traditional mechanical movement and blends i...
Are you a QF sort of a person? Or does METAS, PP seal, Geneva seal, Viper’s Head seal, ISO, or COSC do it for you? That may seem an odd q...
A chronograph or a chronometer, what do they both mean? They both start with chrono, which means ‘time”, but they mean different things r...
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