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Horology has come a long way in a short time. The first mechanical clocks (that we know of) are fewer than 1,000 years old. The first wristwatch is just over 200 years old, created for the Queen of Naples in 1810....
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Recently I’ve been on a streak talking about watch straps. I first looked at what kind of watch straps exist and why and then made recommendations for winter watch straps. Today I want to talk to you about rubber as a watch...
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The very first watch I owned was quartz Flik Flak. Then I eventually got one or more Swatches before getting a Casio F91W. You know this one, don’t you? However, eventually I got into mechanical watches around the age of...
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The terms ‘dress’ and ‘sport’ are as ubiquitous as they are reductive. In the world of watches, these categories are unavoidable. Despite the diverse offerings of today’s market, people tend to think about watches along this binary. When you think...
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Plenty has been written already about the Rolex Submariner, the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, and the Zodiac Sub 300 amongst many professional and iconic dive watches. So I will not bore you with detailed historical tidbits about these iconic models. But...
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The Rolex Milgauss is the brand’s signature anti-magnetic watch. It boasts resistance to 1,000 gauss, thanks to a soft iron Faraday cage that envelopes the movement. It was certainly an innovation of its time. However, many argue there is room...
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This article discusses the best ways to integrate a date window on a watch dial and looks at examples of brands that do it very well.
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