Apple Evolution
Protest all you like, but when the annual Apple keynote at the company’s Cupertino campus rolls around, the watch industry stops what it’s doing to… Read More »Apple Evolution
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A Little History Of The Chronograph
When talking about the birth of the first chronograph, there are many authors and spread rumours to be addressed. With regards to this, various watch… Read More »A Little History Of The Chronograph
How To Use Your Seiko Automatic Diver’s Watch: Cal. 6159, 6105, 2205
Professional Diver’s Watch – Cal. 6159 (Water resistant to 60 atmospheres) HI-BEAT 36,000 frequency movement. Seiko Professional Diver’s Watch is specially designed for deep sea… Read More »How To Use Your Seiko Automatic Diver’s Watch: Cal. 6159, 6105, 2205
Consecrating the chronograph – Patek Philippe caliber CH 29-535 PS
The chronograph, as one of the more popular watchmaking complications, has become somewhat devalued in recent time, so it a relief to see that the… Read More »Consecrating the chronograph – Patek Philippe caliber CH 29-535 PS
The Hunt for the Fifty Fathoms
Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms made a splash in the 1950s and 1960s, then vanished like a sunken sub for a generation. Now it has risen again… Read More »The Hunt for the Fifty Fathoms
Longines 13ZN Chronograph History
In autumn the tools for 13½ line chronograph were produced. This movement is to replace the 13.33 which has become too costly, as weel as… Read More »Longines 13ZN Chronograph History
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels: Calibre de Cartier Chronograph
In the world of watches, chronographs grab the spotlight. Their popularity endows them with disproportionate influence within a brand’s range. Done right, they have what… Read More »Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels: Calibre de Cartier Chronograph
Seiko’s Grand Plan
For 50 years, to get a Grand Seiko, you had to go to Japan. Not anymore. Last fall I made back-to-back reporting trips, first to… Read More »Seiko’s Grand Plan
The Citizen Watch Story
How a Tokyo jeweler’s experiment in making pocket watches 84 years ago led to the creation of a global watch colossus Citizen. In the 1920s,… Read More »The Citizen Watch Story
Tudor – A Strong Repositioning And A Return To Its Roots
The birth of Tudor dates back to 1946 when Hans Wilsdorf, the founder of Rolex, officially launched the company Montres Tudor SA. The name itself… Read More »Tudor – A Strong Repositioning And A Return To Its Roots
Movements: Who Will Succeed ETA?
From 2020, Swatch Group will be allowed to stop supplying third party clients with ETA movements. For Sellita and Soprod, the two biggest alternative manufacturers… Read More »Movements: Who Will Succeed ETA?
The Ocean, the Seamaster Playground
Less than a century after the launch of its first diving watch, the Omega Marine, and most memorably the Seamaster in 1948, the brand from… Read More »The Ocean, the Seamaster Playground