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Can Your Watch Be Damaged By Airport Security Scanners?

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Can Your Watch Be Damaged By Airport Security Scanners?

Millions of watches go through airport security every year. Just how safe are mechanical watches going through checkpoints? Going through...

The Evolution of Annual Calendars in the World of High Complication Watches

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The Evolution of Annual Calendars in the World of High Complication Wa...

Exploring the artistry and innovation behind annual calendars, and why they deserve more recognition in the realm of haute horlogerie. “T...

Let There Be Light: Why This Is The Golden Age Of Lume

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Let There Be Light: Why This Is The Golden Age Of Lume

After decades of dangerous and partial solutions, the future of lume has never been brighter. Luminous materials on watch dials are so ub...

The Antimagnetic Watch: How High Tech Materials Conquered One Of Watchmaking’s Greatest Problems

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The Antimagnetic Watch: How High Tech Materials Conquered One Of Watch...

Magnetic fields can stop a watch dead in its tracks. Here’s how the watch industry fought back – and won. The effects of magnetic f...

The Aspiring Pilot’s Guide To Using The Breitling Navitimer Slide Rule Bezel

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The Aspiring Pilot’s Guide To Using The Breitling Navitimer Slid...

If this doesn’t make you feel grateful for modern flight instruments nothing will. There are complications that make life easier, a...

METAS Certification: What It Takes To Be A Master Chronometer

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METAS Certification: What It Takes To Be A Master Chronometer

There are several well known international standards in watchmaking, but METAS Master Chronometer standards might be the most strict ever...

Yellow Gold, Once Passé, Is Now The Go-To Gold For Fine Watchmaking

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Yellow Gold, Once Passé, Is Now The Go-To Gold For Fine Watchmaking

How Yellow Gold Watches Made A Comeback At the end of 2023, the New York Times ran a story by veteran watch journalist Roberta Naas on th...

Defining The Dress Watch When No One’s Dressing Up

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Defining The Dress Watch When No One’s Dressing Up

The dress watch will always be with us – but will we always think of it as a dress watch? One of the things about writing about watches (...

Faces Of Time: An Introduction To Materials Used In The Art Of The Dial

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Faces Of Time: An Introduction To Materials Used In The Art Of The Dia...

Beauty is more than skin deep, but it’s not a bad place to start. It is a truism in the watch business that to sell a watch, all yo...

The Ultimate Guide to Summer Watch Straps: Surviving the Sweat, Stink, and Rash

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The Ultimate Guide to Summer Watch Straps: Surviving the Sweat, Stink,...

Beat the heat with the best straps for summer’s sweaty woes. I am a sweaty man. This is probably not the way my wife would like me ...

F.P. Journe Complications: The Centigraphe Souverain

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F.P. Journe Complications: The Centigraphe Souverain

One of Journe’s most sophisticated complications is also one of his most enigmatic. The Centigraphe Souverain was not Journe’...

De Bethune Innovations: The Triple Pare-Chute Antishock System

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De Bethune Innovations: The Triple Pare-Chute Antishock System

How De Bethune makes a star out of an unsung hero of watchmaking. The antishock system is something most watch enthusiasts can go a lifet...

F.P. Journe Complications: The Tourbillon Souverain

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F.P. Journe Complications: The Tourbillon Souverain

A look at why the remontoir and tourbillon are an ultra-rare match made in heaven. Welcome to the second installment in our technical ser...

De Bethune Innovations: The Science Behind The De Bethune Balances

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De Bethune Innovations: The Science Behind The De Bethune Balances

The De Bethune balances are cool as hell to look at, but behind the sci-fi aesthetics are basic laws of nature. De Bethune watches are ea...

The Definitive Guide: References Numbers All Collectors Should Know

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The Definitive Guide: References Numbers All Collectors Should Know

You don’t need to know them all, but whether you are a seasoned watch collector or new to the game — these are the reference ...

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Limited Addiction: The Best of Limited Editions

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Limited Addiction: The Best of Limited Editions

Let’s face it, acquiring a watch that only a select few others will own is always an appealing proposition. We live in an industry satura...

8 Things to Know About IWC

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8 Things to Know About IWC

There’s a lot we all know about the beloved International Watch Company. Famed for their iconic pilot’s watch collection, the longstandin...

The Power of Necessity | Innovation in Watchmaking

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The Power of Necessity | Innovation in Watchmaking

As the world remains at home, we are forced to come together—remotely, of course—to find a new way to work and solve novel problems. The ...