Tic Watches swabbed 10 different kinds of watches to test for aerobic bacteria, yeast and mould to find out how many germs really latch on. The stomach-churning results showed each watch had a concerning amount of bacteria, yeast and mould… Read More ›
I think the title says it all really. The video above is not remarkable as such, but when I finished I was surprised at how subtle the Tissot is and the specs you get for the money. I was, however,… Read More ›
While helping a TidBITS member with a login problem recently, Lauri Reinhardt learned something fascinating. The reader, an amiable gentleman named George Jedenoff, was almost 102 years old. There may be an estimated 72,000 centenarians in the United States, but… Read More ›
I was pointed to this article via Apple News yesterday and was surprised at how impressively it displays on my iPhone. If you have an iPhone and access to Apple News take a look at it. The story may not… Read More ›
In other words, before vintage watches started carrying more substantial values, the whole point was to buy what you liked and put no thought into the rest of it. With this basic mindset in place, it is definitely understandable that… Read More ›
All of the watches were pressure tested at Triton Sub’s facility in Barcelona with the attendance of a DNV-GL surveyor. The chosen maximum pressure is equivalent to the depth of the Mariana Trench, but to be extra sure and to… Read More ›
The latest edition of Wired UK magazine includes a supplement called WiredTime. It’s quite short, but worth a read if you think you will like the actual magazine. Ernest Jones are selling the Rado R22877025 for £720 at the moment… Read More ›
Rubens Barrichello has always had a particular affection for watchmaking and the mechanism lying behind each timepiece. If we had to pick one word to reflect this design, it would be “technique”. It was an extraordinary challenge to reimagine this… Read More ›
To tell the time, you’ll have to read a set of Tudor’s iconic “snowflake” hands. The easiest way to describe the hour hand is that it looks like a standard stick hand swallowed a diamond. The minutes hand is straight… Read More ›
Anordain is based in Glasgow, Scotland, and was founded with a pretty simple mantra: “the appeal of a good mechanical watch lies in its ability to operate independently of the modern world.” With that in mind though, Anordain’s watches don’t… Read More ›
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