Vintage wristwatches often have “tension ring crystals,” also known as “armored crystals.” These are domed acrylic crystals with a small, beveled ring—usually gold or silver in color—at the base. The… Read more »
One of my recurring New Year’s Resolutions is to stop buying crusty and broken watches to work on until I clear out the backlog of watches I already have. I… Read more »
In the last post, we saw a trio of watches I received that belonged to my late second-cousin Frank. I thought I’d start with the Seiko, which is unlike anything… Read more »