These were the defining characteristics of Timex watches for men in the 1990s. The once-prestigious American watchmaker had transitioned into a purveyor of dependable but disposable watches sold everywhere from department stores to drug stores. Their function was purely utilitarian,… Read More ›
Vintage Watches
Timeless…
I posted about the new Hamilton Railroad pocket watch a few days back and commented on how lovely it is. The timeless nature of the design struck me and to have it with a modern movement inside offers the best… Read More ›
Beaten up watches can look better
I like watches beaten up! Well, some of them. By “beaten up”, I mean watches that have aged well as a glorious result of daily use. There aren’t that many watches around that can take wear and tear well. The… Read More ›
A ‘not quite working properly’ watch can beat them all
I picked up a Tissot Seastar Navigator from 1974 last week for a price that was hard to ignore. It was from a dealer I know well and is a genuine example of a watch that is growing in popularity,… Read More ›
A Vintage LCD Seiko Memo Watch (to buy or not to buy?)
Vintage LCD Seiko Memo Watch. Good working order excellent condition.. battery removed for storage beautiful time piece. Very rare to be in this condition with its paper’s and case and box very collectable. Almost tempted by this auction and at… Read More ›
How The Left Wrist Became The Right Wrist
And what happened next? You know what happened next. The pocket watch faded into oblivion, except as an object of fascination for the few, and the wristwatch became the ubiquitous and universal tool for portable timekeeping. And most of the… Read More ›
The Casio Calculator Watch: a ‘huge’ dose of nostalgia
If you want to purchase a new product today to experience a genuine hit of nostalgia from your youth (if you are around 50 years of age in my case) it is very hard to do because so few products… Read More ›
The Fall and Rise of Zenith
Zenith was “the first manufacture“, one of the greatest watch companies in Switzerland, and the economic force behind Le Locle. Then it was purchased by an American electronics company and ordered to destroy its mechanical watchmaking assets. This is the… Read More ›
The search for the perfect watch had to end somewhere
* Warning: if you are not interested in watches it would be advisable to jump to the next article. If you are interested, I hope you enjoy it * The title sounds like hyperbole and the words of someone who… Read More ›
Would there be a watch industry without Rolex?
The title of this article is somewhat hyperbolic and to suggest that there would be no watches without Rolex is not what I am saying. What I am asking is if the watch industry we know would be anywhere near… Read More ›
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