August 25, 2008 – 8:25 pm
The automatic wristwatch is a fantastic invention, but sometimes it gives me a headache.
Abraham Perrelet produced the first automatic pocket watch in 1778. The wristwatch didn’t show up on the scene with any popularity for more than a hundred years later (around the turn of the twentieth century.) About 20 years later the first automatic [...]
August 20, 2008 – 12:54 pm
I don’t make tons of money as a watchmaker. You can read all about it in my post about on Watchmaking Injustice. I probably could afford a Rolex but with a young family I have (what are in my opinion) more important places to put my money at the moment. That’s why I frequent [...]
August 19, 2008 – 5:51 am
Another one of those great freebies I walked away from the AWCI Convention with was some of Bergeon’s new and “improved” RODICO Premium. For those of you who don’t know; Rodico is a cleaning product designed specifically for watchmaking. There are 3 main varieties of this product. They are similar in nature to [...]
August 14, 2008 – 6:40 am
Congratulations Sheldon, a random comment number generated by random.org selected you as the winner of the Lange & Sohne DVDs. I will contact you via e-mail. As for the rest of you, expect some more contests in the coming week.
August 13, 2008 – 11:39 am
If you have lots of time and you like sitting around watching videos about watches and watchmaking check out Time TV.
August 12, 2008 – 6:22 pm
Just a reminder that you have just one more day to comment on the Lange & Sohne Giveaway post to be eligible to win the DVDs.
August 12, 2008 – 1:10 pm
I got lots of great SWAG (Stuff We All Get) at the AWCI Convention. One of the little things I brought home was one of Bergeon’s new oilers. These new oilers cost about $25 each whereas the old oilers cost about $3. So what makes them so much better?
The old oilers don’t work [...]
August 11, 2008 – 10:25 am
I recently had a client inquire as to why the minute hand on his watch always seemed to trail the second hand by half a minute or so whenever he set the time. This can be a common problem, particularly on mechanical watches because they need to be set more often. Most people either don’t [...]
August 8, 2008 – 10:43 am
I hear Rolex described as a non-profit corporation all the time. I heard it just today as I was listening to a podcast from Jake’s Rolex Watch Blog. I just want to clarify Rolex’s financial position as I understand it. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Upon the death of Hans Wilsdorf, [...]
How many watches do you own? Comment on this post with a little information about yourself and be registered to win a pair of DVDs from A. Lange & Sohne including fly-through animations and a screensaver. Tell me if you are a collector, watchmaker, or dreamer; how many watches you own; and which is your [...]
