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The crown is a mechanism located on the side of the watch case. It serves many purposes in the Rolex catalog, including supplying power to the mainspring and setting the time. Rolex produces a few types of crowns, including the...
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If you're unaware, a chronograph is essentially a stopwatch. Although they were invented in the early 1800's, they didn't appear on wristwatches until 1913, with Longine's caliber 13.33Z. Today, as with most complicated watches, you can find one to fit...
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There are a few things that watch people often argue over. Who made the first professional dive watch? Which ones were the best of the Dirty Dozens? Are applied markers better than painted ones? While the answer to two of...
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Lately I have been enjoying predicting what brands might come up with next. Whether it be a new type of watch, a new color, or new specifications. What are the amazing independent brands working on that we should know about?...
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This is possibly the most egocentric article I’ve ever written. But hang one for five minutes and read it to the end. Because, honestly, who truly doesn’t dream of designing their own watch? I can hardly think of anyone who...
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I might be wrong here but I’d imagine that bezels on watches appeared when the first dive watch was invented in the 1950s—whether it be by Doxa, Rolex, or Blancpain. (We will never agree on who was first!) The dive...
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Despite the limitations of mechanical watch functionality, brands have been creating unique designs for over 200 years. All watches (hopefully) tell the time, some tell the date, others tell the moon phase. GMT watches, introduced in the early 1950’s, tell two or...
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