With the 8/0 747 movement ticking away nicely, it’s time to turn to the case. Like many Hamilton watches from that era, the “Clinton” model had a two-piece case with… 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 »
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 »
A friend asked me if I would have a look at her grandfather’s old pocket watch, which he owned long ago in Iran. Needless to say, I was curious. And… Read more »
Watch collectors aren’t as obsessive as home chefs or Paleo dieters when it comes to blogging, but we’re close. Of the many watch blogs, one of my favorites is Dan’s… Read more »
I rarely buy working watches—repairing and adjusting them is the fun part—but sometimes they are broken in quirky and comical ways. When you bottom-feed on eBay, you never know what… Read more »