Breitling Watches: A history
Breitling is a luxury brand of Swiss watches that are produced by a company known as Breitling SA, which is
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Automatic vs. Hand-wind watches
I’ve had many questions regarding the difference between automatics and hand-wind watches
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Zenith Defy Collection – The Classic Open
When you think of a timepiece that is immensely inspired by racing cars, the first thing that inevitably comes to mind is the Zenith Defy Collection.
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On the Ball: Railroad standardization and the Ball Watch Company
A brief history of the Ball Watch Company.
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Doubling over Time: Understanding Moore’s Law
“Moore’s law” is a near-constant reference in contemporary discussions of innovation, technological change, and the information age. This decades-old observation
Read moreBaselWorld 2017: Come for the watches
BaselWorld 2017 begins tomorrow and runs March 23-30. It’s THE place for watches.
Read moreWatchAnish Goes Print: Founder Anish Bhatt announces purchase of Watch This Magazine
WatchAnish magazine may already be the coolest watch magazine on the market. And it’s not on the market yet.
Read moreShort History of Atomic watches
Commercial atomic watches function by sending and receiving radio waves from atomic clocks at places such as the NBS headquarters in Boulder, CO, and adjusting the time to the millisecond.
Read moreRolex Explorer II 216570
Together with another Rolex creation, the Sea-Dweller, this timepiece represents the best of Rolex “tool” watches.
Read moreWhat’s the deal with world timers?
What I’m referring to are the complicated, historical types of world timers that essentially require an engineer to use and appreciate.
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