A Chrono Without a Chrono
The latest version of Oris’s racing watch, the Chronoris Date, has no timing function. Is this good or bad? Oris’s racing chronograph – the Chronoris… Read More »A Chrono Without a Chrono
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Heuer Monaco ‘Dark Lord’ Chronograph Watch ref. 74033N
Manufacturer: Heuer Year: Circa 1975 Reference: 74033N Model Name: Monaco “Dark Lord” Material: PVD coated stainless steel Calibre: Manual-winding cal. 7740 with 17 jewels Dimensions:… Read More »Heuer Monaco ‘Dark Lord’ Chronograph Watch ref. 74033N
Vintage Heuer Triple Chronograph Watch ref. 2446 2nd Execution 1964
Approx serial range: 532XX – 599XX Movement: Valjoux 72 Details: The sub registers and markers are different from the 1st execution and lume plots are… Read More »Vintage Heuer Triple Chronograph Watch ref. 2446 2nd Execution 1964
Micro Watch Brands in America
Thanks to the exponentially large digital marketplace, a new breed of watch companies has developed in the United States and abroad over the past decade.… Read More »Micro Watch Brands in America
Fitting crystals in Elgin watch cases
In order to replace a glass crystal in an Elgin watch with a genuine Elgin crystal, the jeweler and watchmaker should know the correct procedure… Read More »Fitting crystals in Elgin watch cases
The Flat Hairspring
There is a characteristic present in a flat hairspring as it vibrates, i.e., winds and unwinds, that causes the coils to bunch together first on… Read More »The Flat Hairspring
The Breguet or Overcoil Hairspring
The idea for the overcoil came from the horologist Breguet who reasoned that if the outer coil of a flat hairspring was bent uo and… Read More »The Breguet or Overcoil Hairspring
Timex Code Numbers
On each watch produced since 1963, Timex has imprinted the dial with a special code number for ease in model identification. This code number is… Read More »Timex Code Numbers
Tudor Mines The Productive Seam of “Reinterpretation”
Officially, at Tudor, they don’t use the word “vintage”, preferring the term “retro-chic”. Old models are not “reissued”, they are “reinterpreted”. It was in 2010… Read More »Tudor Mines The Productive Seam of “Reinterpretation”
Vintage Mania
The fashion for vintage which has boomed over the course of the past decade concerns not only watches – far from it. Vintage is everywhere,… Read More »Vintage Mania
Revealing The Secrets Of The Queen Of The Night
2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 mission that took three American astronauts to the hidden face of the moon, a human adventure… Read More »Revealing The Secrets Of The Queen Of The Night
Breitling Datora 1968 Manual Wind Chronograph
In 1892, Leon Breitling set up G. Leon Breitling S.A., Mont Brilliant Watch Factory in Switzerland. In 1962, a Breitling chronograph was catapulted into space… Read More »Breitling Datora 1968 Manual Wind Chronograph