Delve into the heart of watch mechanics with our guide to watch movement specifications. Learn about the intricate details that make your timepiece tick, from caliber and jewels to complications and power reserve. Elevate your horological knowledge today.
The new Tourbillon Bi-Cylindrique represents a horological innovation that introduces many new featurese to haute horlogerie. It is the first wristwatch with a tourbillon escapement… Read More »Montblanc Tourbillon Bi-Cylindrique
Generally speaking a mainspring barrel will perform about 6 rotations during its autonomy (the time it takes to transition from a fully wound state to… Read More »Extra Power
When it comes to recording lapses of time there is one dominant complication – the chronograph. The common chronograph features its own seconds hand, minute… Read More »Recording Lapses Of Time
Since their inception, the principles of watch and clock mechanics have been used not only to facilitate the telling of time, but also to deliver… Read More »The Whimsical And Playful
The Celestial Chart/Sky Chart/Astrolabe There is perhaps no greater natural wonder than experiencing the Earth’s movement through the dance of the stars, and so a… Read More »Astronomical Complications
The phrase “digital watch” tends to bring to mind LCD-display quartz-regulated watches; watches that are widely available, cheap, but perhaps lack something of the “soul”… Read More »Digital And Jumping Displays
Perhaps the most lauded achievement of Abraham-Louis Breguet was his invention of the tourbillon, patented in 1801. The 18th century pocket watch, despite its many… Read More »The Tourbillon and Other Gravity-Defying Escapements
A true watch enthusiast will naturally want to understand what watches can do. To understand what watches can do one needs to appreciate how they… Read More »Overview of The Mechanical Watch Movement
“The coaxial escapement is the first practical new watch escapement in the 250 years following the invention of the lever escapement by Thomas Mudge in… Read More »Omega – The Coaxial Escapement
Eterna caliber 1424U is Swiss movement from 1950s. Functions: sweep second, quickset date Automatic movement with 17 or 21 jewels. F = 18000 A/h Power… Read More »Eterna caliber 1424U movement – specifications and photo
Landeron caliber 50 is Swiss movement from 1930s. Functions: 2 registers on the dial – 60 seconds, 30 or 45 minutes , sub second Manual-winding movement with 17… Read More »Landeron caliber 50 movement – specifications and photo
Rolex 1601 is Swiss movement from 1960s. Functions: without second, shock proof. Manual-winding movement with 19 or 20 jewels. F = 19800 A/h Power reserve: N/A Diameter:… Read More »Rolex 1601 movement – specifications and photo