August 26, 2010 – 8:43 pm
That’s right, very few things in life are truly random. Random means “lacking any definite plan, order, or purpose.” Even if you go to random.org and generate a random number it won’t truly be random. It may appear random but it is derived using a formula and is in fact quite calculated, [...]
August 20, 2010 – 1:53 pm
On multiple occasions recently I had problems with mid-range watches that failed when they shouldn’t. Both of these examples were Tag Heuer wristwatches. At some point in the last couple of years Tag Heuer began using much lower quality movements in their watches. They can’t be saving more than $10 per watch [...]
August 6, 2010 – 10:13 am
A Course in Wristwatch Repair The Gruen Horological Text and Technical Bulletins. Compiled by Mike Barnett, 105 pages, black and white illustrations.
The Gruen Horological Text was really a joy to read. As a young watchmaker who has been exposed mostly to modern repair techniques, I found it reassuring to know that fundamentals [...]
The History of Watches
by David Thompson
175 pages Hardcover with full color photographs, Abbeville Press 2008
Showcases the incomparable collection of watches at the British Museum
Includes bibliographical references, index, and glossary.
My father-in-law is the kind of person who, when he is at a museum, reads every plaque about every artifact. If you are like my [...]
The long awaited details from my Co-Axial training at Omega, USA.
First things first, if you haven’t taken the time to look at a Omega’s (Geo. Daniel’s) Co-axial escapement you are in for a treat. The principles of servicing the swiss lever escapement do not apply to the co-axial escapement, don’t try and apply them.
To [...]
February 15, 2010 – 9:28 pm
Normally, I’m a Rolex guy. My schooling was paid for by Rolex, I service them day in and day out, and as of this Christmas I wear one on my wrist. My personal opinion is that they are among the most robust and well-built watch among all the high-end mechanical timepieces on [...]
February 11, 2010 – 8:53 pm
I read a fantastic post on watchprosite about watch servicing, oil degradation, and damage caused to parts in watches. It is two years old, but I was fascinated and you all may want to check it out.
February 9, 2010 – 8:24 pm
I keep coming back to this topic, because it is one that I see nearly every day. You should really keep your watches clean. Besides, the fact that a watch full of body cheese is disgusting, it also causes your watch bracelet to wear out prematurely (I touched on this in A clean [...]
February 1, 2010 – 8:05 pm
Friday yahoo declared that watch careers were on the way out: 9 Careers on the way out. They attribute this to cell phone use displacing watch consumers. Too bad the Swiss watch industry exported 26 Million watches in 2008 (the most ever) totaling 17 Billion Swiss Francs, a 7% increase over the previous [...]
January 29, 2010 – 10:13 am
It’s that time again! Basel World is March 18-25th, 2010. This is where all the major brands (except Richemont brands) announce the newest and greatest for the watch world. I’ve made it a habit to make a few predictions about what Rolex will release. First a disclaimer: I do not have [...]
