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Automatic or quartz watch: which should you really choose?
Accuracy, energy, servicing, pleasure: the match between the automatic watch and the quartz watch, with the makers' own figures, from the gold watch of Christmas 1969 to the meca-quartz that...
Automatic or quartz watch: which should you really choose?
Accuracy, energy, servicing, pleasure: the match between the automatic watch and the quartz watch, with the makers' own figures, from the gold watch of Christmas 1969 to the meca-quartz that...
Chronograph: what the sub-dials on your watch are really for
The long hand that will not move, the three small dials, the figures on the bezel: how to use a chronograph, its invention in Paris in 1821, the race of...
Chronograph: what the sub-dials on your watch are really for
The long hand that will not move, the three small dials, the figures on the bezel: how to use a chronograph, its invention in Paris in 1821, the race of...
How does an automatic watch work? Rotor, mainspring and rubies explained simply
A rotor that turns with your wrist, a mainspring storing about 41 hours of energy, a balance beating six times a second and rubies against wear: how an automatic watch...
How does an automatic watch work? Rotor, mainspring and rubies explained simply
A rotor that turns with your wrist, a mainspring storing about 41 hours of energy, a balance beating six times a second and rubies against wear: how an automatic watch...
Seiko mod review: our workshop's view and 10 things to check before you buy
Movement, dial, crystal, water resistance, warranty, returns, delivery, reviews: a 10-point checklist for buying a Seiko mod with confidence, what the law already guarantees you and 5 checks to make...
Seiko mod review: our workshop's view and 10 things to check before you buy
Movement, dial, crystal, water resistance, warranty, returns, delivery, reviews: a 10-point checklist for buying a Seiko mod with confidence, what the law already guarantees you and 5 checks to make...
What is a GMT watch, and why did pilots adopt it?
One extra hand, a bezel marked over 24 hours and two time zones read at a glance: the story of the GMT watch, from the Greenwich Observatory to long-haul flight...
What is a GMT watch, and why did pilots adopt it?
One extra hand, a bezel marked over 24 hours and two time zones read at a glance: the story of the GMT watch, from the Greenwich Observatory to long-haul flight...
My automatic watch stops overnight: why it happens, and the one move that fixes it
A 41-hour power reserve, 10 hours of wear a day, twenty turns of the crown, a date that changes at noon and the real signs of a fault: what Seiko's...
My automatic watch stops overnight: why it happens, and the one move that fixes it
A 41-hour power reserve, 10 hours of wear a day, twenty turns of the crown, a date that changes at noon and the real signs of a fault: what Seiko's...