1995 Apple System 7.5 ad
The Apple Watch has come a long way from its early versions, to having ‘outsold’ the Swiss watch industry in 2019. While you may have first seen the Apple Watch in 2014…
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1975 Ulysse Nardin Chronometer 36000 Cal. NB11QU / Credit: Zeitauktion
From the first half of the 20th century, increasing the beat rate of watch movements has been a challenge for the watchmakers of the industry. One of the most exciting periods…
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Zenith ‘De Luca’ Chronograph ref. 02.0310.400 / Credit: Vintage Portfolio
The story of Zenith’s Rolex Daytona homage powered by the movement the Rolex Daytona borrowed from Zenith. The story of the Zenith ‘De Luca’ chronographs.
Read MoreTime 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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My Seiko QZ Quartz 0923-8010-G
The story behind the high-end Seiko quartz of the early 1970s that cost more than Grand Seiko: the SQ, QT, QR, and QZ lines.
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Hublot MDM Geneve Chronograph
Non-fungible tokens, unique tokens that exist on a blockchain and can represent things from artwork to video clips. They’ve recently received a lot of attention, especially…
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Paul Newman wearing the Daytona sold for $17.8 million in 2017
A watch that set records for its almost $18 million sale in auction. The timepiece that belonged to icon Paul Newman and was even nicknamed after him. This is the story of Paul Newman’s…
Read MoreWhy do people refer to the 95GS as the first Grand Seiko quartz movement? What about the Grand Quartz produced between 1975 and 1980?
Read MoreAlthough we have typically discussed standard mechanical clock towers – the likes of Big Ben, the Zytglogge, and the Strasbourg Astronomical Clock – the question of how…
Read MoreSeiko made a very particular series of watches for blind people in the 1970s and 1980s. These were watches with Braille markers on the dial and crystals that could be lifted up…
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Microacquistions have reached the watch industry / Credit: Paramount Pictures
Despite the turmoil of the last year in many businesses, including the watch business, a new trend may be taking hold and that is the one of microacquisitions…
Read More“One Brick Higher” - A simple quote that inspired the rebuilding of Purdue University’s clock tower and eventually became the spirit of the institution.
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Patek Philippe 1923 Officer watch / Credit: Sotheby’s
A look back at some of Patek Philippe’s most unique and intriguing timepieces, their early wristwatches.
Read MoreOne of the most underrated vintage Seiko collections is the ‘Lord’. With many models using movements from King and Grand Seiko models - not to mention the design, it really is value for money.
Read MoreA look at the the films and timepieces surrounding the Vietnam War.
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One of history’s most iconic monarchs, Queen Victoria (1819-1901) / Credit: History Extra
One of Canada’s most important monuments…and it has a clock! What’s the story on this Canadian clock tower?
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Rolex's women's offerings were once much more than just the Lady-Datejust, the Pearlmaster, and the like. Just what did those vintage ladies' Rolexes look like?
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