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Mystery Steel Cases – How to Know Who Made It?
Who actually makes all these watch cases? Today it’s the manufacturing brand but over most [...]
What Are They Made Of? – A Historic Guide to Watch Case Materials
Who actually makes all these watch cases? Today it’s the manufacturing brand but over most [...]
More Than A Typo – The Curious Case of The Universal Geneve “Contax”
February 21, 2025 More Than A Typo – The Curious Case of The Universal [...]
Decades of Technical Evolution – Henri Gerber & His Opus at Omega (1928-60s)
February 26, 2025 Decades of Technical Evolution – Henri Gerber & His Opus at Omega [...]
A Watch Dealer’s Diary Part II – How Many Watches are Sold at Goldammer?
Apr 10, 2025 A Watch Dealer’s Diary Part II – How Many Watches are Sold [...]
A Minimal Change for Maximal Speed – A Unique Universal Geneve Compax
May 12, 2025 A Minimal Change for Maximal Speed – A Unique Universal Geneve Compax [...]
Why Even Bother? – Watch Finishing Techniques Beyond Aesthetics
The fine decorations on watch movements are just for aesthetics, right? Well, that’s not how [...]
Why Movado Matters – Meet the Movado Triple-Calendar (1938-54)
Do you know who launched the world’s first automatic Triple-Calendar wristwatch…? Movado is one of [...]
Ultra-Thin & Symmetrical – The Secret of Patek Philippe’s Backwinding Automatic
Meet the third generation of Patek Philippe automatic watches. And not any ordinary movement as [...]
The Coup No One Speaks About – Longines First Automatic Movement
The automatic movement – something we consider normal in modern watches – was still an [...]