The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors is a big tent, but it clearly has “watch people” and “clock people.” I’m one of the watch people—I own a lot… Read more »
I’m often asked for advice about buying pocket watches as gifts, and it usually looks like this. Someone who doesn’t know anything about watches has a son or spouse… Read more »
Some time back, we serviced and adjusted a Gruen N510. The Internet is stuffed with Gruen fans, apparently, because that post is in this blog’s Top 10 all-time posts. Who… Read more »
You don’t want to put a clean, fine-tuned watch movement into a grimy, crusty case. Aesthetics aside, the gunk and grime can flake off into the movement or eat away… Read more »
A friend of mine is one of the watchless—people who haven’t worn a watch for years. But he’s intrigued, I can tell, so I offered him a watch from my… Read more »
When fishing for watches on eBay, you occasionally gamble. You see a watch for sale for cheap by a seller who can’t open it and doesn’t know how to describe… Read more »
Most wrist watch cases have one or two common finishes: bright, reflective surfaces or brushed, matte surfaces. This blog has talked about brushed finishes before, and a post on mirror… Read more »
The natural habitat for broken and abused watches is eBay. A recent fishing expedition in eBay’s murkier waters yielded this old Rolex: an Oyster Speedking 6420 with the 1210 hand-wound… Read more »
Most tasks in watchmaking are much harder than they sound on the Internet, but a few are pretty easy. When describing my Elgin 313, I mentioned that restoring the enamel… Read more »
Sometimes you need a challenge, and we have one here: an ORIS F1 Williams Team automatic watch. It was sold as “not running” and “can’t be opened.” Those are never… Read more »