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Do You Know Why Watches in Ads Are Always Set to 10:10?
An idea, regardless of its origins or motivation, is only the beginning of the story. It is the seed that if fostered leads to its realisation. Without actions, it has no value, with actions….
“White Label” refers to the purchase of a completed product, made to custom specifications, normally to be sold forward. This practice has existed since the 17th century….
Henrik's Minutes, eye glasses, the watchmaker's eyes…
I was asked, what it was like to deconstruct a 200-year-old Breguet…
The Orin bell both influenced the technical and cultural approach behind the Credor Sonnerie.
Tourbillons, one of the most animated of mechanical complications, like ideas, will always defy gravity.
Found in this Cartier pocket watch is an unusual system for assembly of the case. Resulting from the onyx material used in the main body, the onyx was in essence hollowed out forming a cup for the mechanism and dial. The system was often executed by Cartier but few others.
Each year, companies and professions specializing in watchmaking, jewellery & microtechnologies meet in Geneva for the world’s largest high precision trade show.
The development and execution of the X Fathoms including the use of different alloys and manufacturing processes to attain a precise and functional divers instrument resulted in an understated technical achievement. Combining watchmaking and micro-mechanics in a way that is rarely seen.
There are many steps to ensure precision in timekeeping and every link in the chain from the power supply to the ticking balance plays a part. The consistency of the power transmission from the watches barrel through to the isochronism of the balance wheel all plays a part.
Bulova’s "Accutron" tuning fork watches, were first sold in October 1960, using a 360 Hz tuning fork replaced the balance wheel as the regulating element. Invented by Max Hetzel, born in Basel, Switzerland, and joined the Bulova Watch Company in 1948.
Perpetual calendar (QP-Quanitiéme Perpetual)
Calendar mechanisms that change the date at the end of each month taking into consideration mechanically the variation of days including the 29th February in leap years.
The Key To Time
The very first pocket watches since their creation until the third quarter of the 19th century, had key-wind and key-set movements. This was done by opening the case back or bezel with crystal, which then gave access to the winding and, or setting arbour.
Isochronism is the primary goal of every modern timekeeper. It is the characteristic of generating a constant, uniform period of vibration, to be able to assure a consistent rate of time. Although every part of a movement is important to achieve this, much of what can be made following the mainspring and barrel would be rendered ineffective if the mainspring is not well made.
The world's first waterproof watch that worked. This historically significant American watch is being re-issued with the backing of Watch Angels for the pleasure of the entire watch enthusiasts community. This important timepiece is dedicated to those who always wonder about the history of a watch and the impact it has had on the world.
In a world in which we are inundated with information sometimes the most simple of things become complicated. One of the most common mistakes we hear is the confusion between two very different watches whose only real similarity is found in the first 5 letters of their name.