Servicing a Watch: Behind the Scenes
The servicing of a watch can seem somewhat oblique and esoteric to the uninitiated. There’s truth to this; it’s a complex and highly-involved process that… Read More »Servicing a Watch: Behind the Scenes
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The Art Inside the Movement
Bevelling, engine-turning, circular graining and mirror polishing are just some of the terms that we hear about in the watch industry every day, and each… Read More »The Art Inside the Movement
A Rolex State of Mind
Cutting edge doesn’t even begin to describe Rolex, and yet traditional is only the tip of the iceberg. To fully understand the world’s best loved… Read More »A Rolex State of Mind
Engraved Pocket Watch – c. 1906, Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier (1887-1965) is most celebrated as an architect and is one of the defining figures of first-generation modernism. His upbringing in the Swiss city… Read More »Engraved Pocket Watch – c. 1906, Le Corbusier
Cortebert “Jump – Hour” mechanism – 1920s, by Josef Pallweber
Digital watches are generally thought of as a product of the electronic era and of the microchip. However, there is a form of digital watch… Read More »Cortebert “Jump – Hour” mechanism – 1920s, by Josef Pallweber
LIP “Tourbillon” movement wristwatch – 1930
A tourbillon is an exceptionally complicated and expensive category of timekeeping movement that only the most skilled watch companies are able to manufacture. Specifically, a… Read More »LIP “Tourbillon” movement wristwatch – 1930
Heuer “Monaco” Watch – 1968
Named in honour of the principality’s celebrated Grand Prix, the “Monaco” was one of the first automatic chronographs, meaning that it is a chronograph that… Read More »Heuer “Monaco” Watch – 1968
Storm “Tornado” Watch – 1989, by Steve Sun
Storm was formed by watch enthusiast Steve Sun, whose job in the retail fashion industry did not provide the funds to buy the quality timepieces… Read More »Storm “Tornado” Watch – 1989, by Steve Sun
Revolutionary Watches
Revolutionary Watches Two hundred years have passed since Breguet invented his ‘whirlwind’, the Tourbillon. Now there is even a Swatch with a rotating movement Anything… Read More »Revolutionary Watches
Oris watch company – history
Oris was founded in 1902 under the brand name Lohner & Nägelin in Hölstein as a local watch factory. In 1903 the company registered the… Read More »Oris watch company – history