The French often get the back seat when it comes to watchmaking prowess, and that’s if they get a seat at all. But like with many European countries…

A little known complication that can easily go unnoticed in a timepiece, hacking seconds allows a user to stop the seconds hand by pulling out the crown in their watch…

We previously discussed the mid-century rivalry between Vulcain's Cricket and Jaeger-LeCoultre's Memovox, both accredited with popularizing the alarm function at the time.

Ah steel, a favourite among watch collectors for its robust nature and discreet look. While new trends point to metals like rose gold, white gold, and platinum becoming more prominent…

The story of ETA would not be complete without the stories of so many other entities. Much like many of the world’s largest conglomerates, inorganic growth was key to achieving ETA’s size today.

Honestly, I still don’t have a definitive answer to give you guys apart from ‘Spring Drive’. In my never-ending research into vintage Grand Seiko…

Laco, the little-known German watch company founded 1925. Like that kid in your friend group who’s always there but you’re not sure if he’s someone’s cousin or little brother...

Before the age of the automatic chronograph, dive watches, and the Quartz Attack, there was another contest underway in the watch industry: the race for the alarm wristwatch.