It was a year of confinement. It was a year of staying home and avoiding the pandemic. It was a year of the digital boom, where everyone embraced Zoom and…
Tutorials and educational guides and information about watches and how they work, or about what you need to know about a watch.
Why Bovet’s Miss Audrey Sweet Art Watch With Sugar Crystal Dial Will Melt Hearts
Even though many of us may use sugar every day in coffee, tea or other foods, it just isn’t a substance you think of when you think of watch dials.…
Watches & Wonders Geneva 2021: Biggest Digital Watch Fair Starts Tomorrow
Starting tomorrow morning, Watches & Wonders Geneva digital watch show begins. This marks the second year in a row that the show has had to be on instead of in…
Watch Review: Accutron Spaceview With Electrostatic Movement
Just last year, Accutron celebrated its 60th anniversary. Once a sub-sect of Bulova, the Accutron has spun out on its own now. And the newest collection of watches has a…
Horological Society Of NY Has The Perfect Gifts For Watch Lovers
With the holiday season nearly upon us, we are all scrambling to find the perfect gifts for those we . Sometimes, this can be difficult when it comes to a…
Four Reasons Why The New Patek Philippe Ref. 6301P Chiming Watch Will Be Legendary
There’s no getting around it. If you are a watch collector, you already own, or aspire to own, at least one Patek Philippe watch in your wardrobe. I know collectors…
Hands On: Waldan American-Made Heritage Watches
Those who are really familiar with the watch industry for multiple decades have likely heard of Waldan watches. The brand, founded by Oscar Waldan in 1979, was all about creating…
Ulysse Nardin Unveils Diver Net Concept Watch Made From Fishing Nets
As one of the world’s greatest sailing events, Vendee Globe, gets set to begin, Swiss watch brand Ulysse Nardin – Official Timekeeper of the single-crew highly dangerous race—celebrates by releasing…
Why The New Omega Speedmaster Silver Snoopy Watch Is Hot
Just last week, Omega unveiled its Speedmaster “Silver Snoopy Award 50th Anniversary” watch in honor of the brand’s receiving the coveted Silver Snoopy Award from NASA in 1970 for the…
Introducing The Watch And Tech Nerd’s Dream Book On Accutron
We are not kidding here. If you are an electronics nerd, a watch fanatic, a space-age r, the newest bo on a 60-year-old icon and on-going phenomenon will have you…
The Millennium Watch Book: Pre-Order This Encyclopedia Of The First 20 Years Of This Century
Not too long ago, I was asked to contribute a chapter and some profiles for a huge undertaking: The Millennium Watch Bo. This is not the first time I have…
Perfect Father’s Day Gift: HSNY Virtual Horological Tutoring Program
Skip the ties, the shirts, the electronics. The Horological Society of New York (HSNY) has the perfect gift for Father’s Day this year: Virtual watchmaking tutoring. If dad s watches, he…
Video: Armin Strom Explains What Resonance Is and How It Works
Resonance. It’s a word we use in watchmaking that — for some — is difficult to understand. We have written a lot about independent Swiss watch brand Armin Strom —…
Armin Strom Gravity Equal Force Explained: Video
The most recent release from Armin Strom — the Gravity Equal Force — is an amazing timepiece. In all of its potential iterations, it is the sum of about 10…
Why Corum Could Exist With Only The Golden Bridge Watch Line, But Why Would It Want To?
Ever lo at a brand and see so much diversity in creation that you feel as though the brand needs every collection to continue its successful path? I have. I…