The intricate patterns that you often see on watch dials are known as guilloché patterns. Seen on watches since the late 18th century.
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The Edward Hornby Tourbillon Pocket Watch by George Daniels / Credit: Phillips
THE EDWARD HORNBY TOURBILLON POCKET WATCH BY GEORGE DANIELS
Sold in Phillips’ recent New York Auction for nearly $1.7 million, this pocket watch made by George Daniels for his friend Edward Hornby is a testament to his talent.
Read MoreDISPLAY CASEBACK OR NOT: THAT IS THE QUESTION
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The see-through caseback has existed since the early 1900s, starting with pocket watches, and continues to develop more as watchmaking evolves…
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The ‘Go-As-You-Please’ Race, as seen with a magnifying glass / Credit: J. G. Francis
FLEAS AND WATCHES: A REAL CIRCUS
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Probably none of you have heard of fleas and their relation to watchmaking before, but it is a very interesting history…
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Patek Phillipe Grand Complications ref. 5320G / Credit: Patek Phillipe
PERPETUITY IN WATCHMAKING: A LOOK AT WHAT EXACTLY A PERPETUAL CALENDAR IS
The word perpetual, simply being something that happens frequently to the point of seeming endless and uninterrupted. In the watch world…
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1950s Paragon Dress Watch for sale here on Toronto Vintage Watches.
ART DECO HISTORY AND HOROLOGY
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The name ‘Art Deco’ goes back to the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes held in Paris, also where jewelers like Cartier and Chaumet first popularized Art Deco wristwatches for women…
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1967 Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1500 Credit: Analog/Shift
KILLER CLOCKS: HOW WATCHES SOLVE HOMICIDE CASES, PART II
Continuing with our story of watches, clocks, and homicide, we arrive at some more modern examples of horology intermixing with crime solving. Where technology plays a critical role in helping investigators.
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18k pink gold and steel vintage Patek Philippe pocket watch / Credit: Van Rijk Estate Jewellers
KILLER CLOCKS: HOW WATCHES SOLVE HOMICIDE CASES, PART I
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As far back as the 19th century clocks have been documented helping in some way to solve murder cases. We explore some of those early stories in Part I.
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‘Khanjar’ Rolex Sea-Dweller ref. 1665 / Credit: Davide Parmegiani
SWISS WATCHES AND DIPLOMACY: A SHORT HISTORY
Gifts are a natural part of diplomacy, but just how much of a role have watches, Swiss watches in specific, played in this process?
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Su Sung’s water clock / Credit: Cambridge University Press
EARLY CHINESE HOROLOGY: SU SUNG’S WATER CLOCK
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Modern history often doesn’t give China the credit it deserves for its many contributions to the development of science and technology. Su Sung’s water clock is one of…
Read MoreA LOOK AT TIMEKEEPING IN ANCIENT TIMES
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Time is arguably the most important thing we have as humans, and as such it has always been our natural inclination to measure it. The system of time, as we know it…
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The Canadian Horological Institute at Church and Wellesley in Downtown Toronto / Credit: WURM Hastings
A LOOK AT WATCHMAKING SCHOOLS IN CANADA
Watchmaking schools have long been central to the watch industry, what about some of the schools in Canada?
Read MoreIN MEMORY OF BASELWORLD
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As we’re sure many of you are aware, Baselworld has been struggling as of late…
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