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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
January 1, 2010 – 9:44 pm
Some of our most popular posts here on the blog have to do with watchmaking schools, of which there are very few left in the world. We have done our best to cover what we do know about watchmaking schools and related courses, but we can’t cover all of the bases. So, if you are [...]
December 10, 2009 – 10:36 pm
My boss recently came to me with a very interesting question: He was trying to sell a new Rolex to a gentleman who had a Rolex with a 3035 inside. He wanted to know what improvements had been made in the 3135 movement. That was a tough question.
I often hear people say [...]
September 8, 2009 – 9:33 pm
I’ve talked about them in the past. I’ve talked about special tools for adjusting them, but what is the big deal about end shakes?
End shake refers to the amount of play that a wheel has to move laterally along its axis between the jewels which support it. In modern watches this is typically [...]
We’ve talked quite a bit about the movements that run inside of Rolex watches here on the blog, and with good reason. They are among the best engineered mechanical watch movements currently in production. One of the most commonly employed Rolex calibres today is the 3135, and is a prime example of where the evolution [...]
Clearly, I’m a fan of Rolex watches. If you haven’t figured that out yet you haven’t been reading this blog enough. Most watch enthusiasts will know that Rolex invented the “water-proof” watch. The very first model had a crown inside a two piece case and you had to unscrew the bezel to [...]
It’s time to own up to this year’s Basel Predicitons.
From everyone you’ve never heard of we will see more new Tourbillons. Enough with the tourbillon already, how about a totally new and useful complication. — I haven’t seen much about this actually except in the pre-Basel reports we saw all kinds of double & [...]
January 23, 2009 – 8:59 am
It’s that time of the year already. SIHH (Salon Internationalde de Haute Horlogerie) is several months before Basel this year (it’s going on now)and the blogosphere is reporting lots of new models from the Richemont brands and the few other brands exhibiting there. You might check out Men’s Watch Review for some of [...]
