Historical Horology

  Today, if you were asked where the best watches were made, what would you say?  Very likely Switzerland, as that country is currently at the top of the heap…

  Many, many times, we are rather eager to push quartz movements to the side as we quest for the perfect mechanical movement.  And to be sure, mechanicals (manual or…

  While today's post isn't necessarily a history lesson in and of itself, it is concerning a certification we'll often see applied to higher-end mechanical movements - COSC. Often times,…

  While some of our earlier Historical Horology articles have brought to light some older aspects of our hobby, today, we"ll zoom in to something that"s a little more practical,…

    One nice thing about our watch "hobby", specifically with the mechanical side of things, is that it's an old one.  This is why you can get a book…

  When you think of telling time in the dark, you're thinking of one of a few things - lume (whether paint or tritium), backlighting, or flipping on an electric…

  I've been having fun with these "Horological History" posts - as well as managing to learn some things along the way.  It seems that you, the readers, like these…

I had a friend send me a link for this video, and I knew this would be something perfect for this Sunday series of posts. It"s a movie made by…