Reference Guide Patek Philippe - Sub-Second Time-Only Watches
I'll try to lay the foundation for a community driven database for the rare, the rarely seen and the rarely remembered timepieces that do not get the attention that other...
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A Matter of Taste - Popularity of Different Materials
You can't argue taste... but interestingly taste is strongly influenced by your cultural upbringing. I wanna make the case that this is also true for case materials. This means that...
A Brief History of Date Windows
Date windows are these little apertures on a watch's dial (mostly) located at 3o'clock. If you ask some watch enthusiasts about the topic you'll get widely varied opinions... Some people...
A Watch Guide to Numerals - Types, Layouts & Evolutions
Numerals and their layout are nowadays not really an important factor in watch design, so why bother? I argue it can grant us a better understanding of the evolution of watch...
Tool or Dress Watch? - Vacheron Constantin 6782 "Turnograph"
How to best describe this piece? Think classic VC dress watch of the 1960s and pair it with a rotational diver bezel in 18k gold! Yes, that is a thing!...
Omega Chronostop Reference Guide - The Monopusher Chronograph
One of the funkiest Omega creations of the space age definitely must have been the Chronostop... Certain vintage timepieces stick out of the pack and draw your immediate attention. Sometimes these pieces...
The History of Audemars Piguet Wristwatches - The Early Days Part II
It's 2023 and this is the second part of our story on vintage AP. As the conscious history of the brand seems to start only in 1972 we wanted to...
The History of Audemars Piguet Wristwatches - The Early Days Part I
It's 2023 and the year of the Royal Oak is over. We can finally start talking about other amazing pieces originating in La Brassus. Importantly, the conscious history of the...
A Beginner's Guide to the early Rolex Daytona (1963-88)
We all know the Daytona... But let's talk experimentation! Rolex's goal throughout the 1960s and 70s was not to conceive a legend but to purely survive and establish itself within...
Opinion - Stop the "In-House" Frenzy
This is an opinion piece - and I guess my own opinion on the matter becomes quite clear from the title already. But the question is: Why do we care...
A Beginner's Guide to the Rolex Pre-Daytona (1950-69)
We're in this twilight period of Rolex's history. The Pre-Daytona era. It's the time when classic Postwar ideas and designs are put to rest to make place for a new...
A Beginner's Guide to Vintage Rolex Chronographs (1935-52)
Vintage Rolex is so different from the big machinery we see today. During the 1930s to the 1950s in particular Rolex created wonderful chronograph pieces with an ooze of old-world...
The Evolution of the "Everyday Watch" - Part II
How does the average everyday watch look like? What about the dial, the hands, the markers? This is part 2 of our series on the dress casual archetype and how...
Design Highlights - The Cartier "Helm"
About the Cartier Ronde Squelette - The horological world is full of wonders. Cartier in particular is a cornucopia of unusual to avantgarde designs all throughout its illustrious history. You...
The Evolution of the "Everyday Watch" - Part I
If we think about watch archetypes there are dress watches and tool watches. Well, and there's a lot(!) of room in between. The "dress casual" category is what might best...
The Ultimate Watch Guide - Dial Color
Real design is never random! That too is true for a watches dial color. As minuscule as this design element might appear it can grant us new insights into the...
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