Profile: Breguet
In January, at an awards ceremony in Zurich modeled on the Oscars and televised in prime time throughout Switzerland, the first-ever SwissAward for Lifetime Achievement… Read More »Profile: Breguet
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Montblanc Vintage Pulsographe
To discover the origins of the Vintage Pulsographe, one must look back through the unbroken 153-year history of the Minerva Manufacture to the 1930s, when… Read More »Montblanc Vintage Pulsographe
Watch Your Watch
Mechanical watches are not only by and large more expensive and complex than quartzes, they are also a little high-maintenance, as it were. The mechanism… Read More »Watch Your Watch
Extra Power
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
Digital And Jumping Displays
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
Complications For The Explorer
The major benefit of these complications is that they can be sensitive to hemisphere, but they have one fundamental inaccuracy: they do not account for… Read More »Complications For The Explorer
Servicing Hamilton Grade 694 Calendar
Disassembly of Calendar Mechanism Remove minute work cock by taking out the two small screws. (The large screw holds the setting cap spring in place).… Read More »Servicing Hamilton Grade 694 Calendar
Rolex Datejust
In 1945, to mark the 40th anniversary of the founding of Wilsdorf & Davis, the company from which Rolex sprung, the Datejust model was launched.… Read More »Rolex Datejust
How to Use The Helium Escape Valve on Omega Watches
In its normal position (fig. 2.1), the OMEGA helium escape valve is perfectly watertight thanks to the gaskets (B), but it is not functional, since… Read More »How to Use The Helium Escape Valve on Omega Watches
Longines short history
Founded in 1867, Longines became the world’s first watch trademark and the first Swiss company to assemble watches under one roof. In 1877, Longines won… Read More »Longines short history
Restoration on Vintage Watches
When you find a vintage watch worthy of restoration, you must consider all of what that entails. Let us say that you discover a wristwatch… Read More »Restoration on Vintage Watches
Hunting Longines Pocket Watches
Gold Hunter Cased Minute Repeating Watch, Longines, circa 1900, 18k, gilt lever movement, highly jewelled, slide repeat, gold cuvette, white enamel dial, arabic numerals, subsidiary… Read More »Hunting Longines Pocket Watches