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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 ...

A Look Under The Hood: The Calendar Complication Of The Parmigiani Fleurier Hijiri Perpetual Calendar

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A Look Under The Hood: The Calendar Complication Of The Parmigiani Fle...

A world of hidden beauty is underneath the dial. One of the most interesting calendar watches currently produced by any brand, is the Par...

F.P. Journe Complications: The Chronomètre À Résonance, How And Why It Works

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F.P. Journe Complications: The Chronomètre À Résonance, How And Why It...

One of Journe’s most famous complications is also one of his most mysterious. The problem of creating what F.P. Journe calls a reso...

The Inbox: Aren’t Hand Wound Perpetual Calendars Obsolete?

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The Inbox: Aren’t Hand Wound Perpetual Calendars Obsolete?

If hand-wound perpetuals are such a bad idea, why do they even exist? Greetings all, and welcome back to The Inbox. We’ve been on a...

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We may not want to admit it, but quartz is here to stay — and that’s a good thing. When we talk about watch enthusiasts, what we usually ...

How to Spot a Fake Rolex

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How to Spot a Fake Rolex

Rolex is one of the most recognizable watch manufacturers, producing approximately one million timepieces per year. Rolex models have bee...

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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...

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8 Things to Know About IWC

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The Power of Necessity | Innovation in Watchmaking

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