Twin Quartz: A Seiko Grand Quartz 9943-8000 from June 1978
In the ten years that followed the release of the world’s first production quartz watch in December 1969, the cycle …
In the ten years that followed the release of the world’s first production quartz watch in December 1969, the cycle …
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The second of my two palate cleansers conjures up memories of previously well-trodden paths and consequently offers a potential source …
It is very easy to take the view that the quartz revolution represented some sort of cataclysm for traditional watchmaking. …
At the British Labour Party conference held in Scarborough in 1963, Harold Wilson, the then leader of the opposition, made …
The Cabot Watch Company is arguably the best-known maker of British military watches. It was founded in 1972 and produced …
In the broader context of the somewhat intimidating business of tackling seemingly complex watch repair and restoration projects, it is …
What exactly constitutes an iconic watch design? Is it something that derives from design for its own sake and somehow …
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It is not that common these days that I find myself confounded by a fault affecting a watch movement. Well, …
In flagrant violation of my self-imposed rule not to buy watches with lug widths larger than 20mm, I find myself …