While the Turn-O-Graph is often remembered as the first Rolex with a rotating bezel, it was actually the first serially produced Rolex with a rotating bezel. Before that there was another watch: the Rolex Zerographe!
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In Japan, Tokyo has emerged as the leading city for the watch industry in the country, but that wasn’t without fearsome competition from cities like Osaka and Nagoya since the 19th century.
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As far as the story of the Cellini goes, it may not be as exciting as other models, but it remains a standout in Rolex’s catalogue…
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As the world got accustomed to the novel new watch technology dominating the market in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Seiko was busy itself developing the Superior, Grand Quartz, and King Quartz lines…
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Christopher Columbus, the Wright brothers, George Washington - firsts, ‘official’ firsts at least, are always remembered in history, so what about the first automatic chronograph, Zenith’s El Primero?
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The Zenith Defy was released in 1969…
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Breguet’s reputation for making aviation watches is what attracted Ettore Bugatti, founder of Automobiles E. Bugatti, in the late 1920s…
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As far as public relations go, the watch industry may be one of the most significant in terms of impactful strategies that have long lasting effects…
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Today, NOMOS Glashütte has 13 movements in their arsenal, 7 self-winding and 6 manual winding. They’ve come a long way…
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AET Remould originated in Germany with a new and unparalleled perspective in the field of luxury watch modifications.
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Mido, the Swiss watch company, has been persistently producing timepieces since 1918. And one of those timepieces, the Mido Ocean Star…
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There are some very intriguing vintage Oris watches, like their early pilot watches, but their vintage dive watches are the most popular…
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The Nivada Depthmaster has its origins in the Nivada Depthomatic, the first watch fitted with a depth gauge – released in 1964…
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We all know the Rolex GMT-Master…but what about its more affordable Japanese cousins, the Seiko World Time and Navigator Timer?
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Watches and cars go hand in hand. After all, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele said it best himself: “Lovers of fine cars often have a weakness for fine timepieces and vice versa…
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The internet is home to a myriad of military-style watches, however real military watch brands are far and few between…
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