I prefer my watches to be simple and do just one thing. Tell the time. My collection doesn’t contain any watches with complications. I do…
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The Roskopf or pin-pallet escapements are extremely simple watch movements. The movement design is named after its developer, the German-Swiss watchmaker Georg Friedrich Roskopf, and…
3 CommentsThe long search for the elusive Borgel trench watch is finally over. It has taken two years for a suitable watch to become available at…
Leave a CommentIn this Time Worn Watches post, we take a look at a very interesting antique trench watch dating from 1918. The watch is a genuine…
Leave a CommentThese are the primary watch movement components found in most antique pocket watches, although the visual layout may change between models. In this post, we…
5 CommentsIt has been quite a while since I added to my collection. In fact, it has been nearly six months. This is not through lack…
2 CommentsIf you collect antique pocket watches for long enough, it is inevitable that you will come across railway-grade pocket watches. In fact, there are collectors…
2 CommentsKeyless watches are a relatively recent invention. The earliest watches were wound and set by using a key. Typically, the case back would be opened…
3 CommentsIn the world of watches, a complication is any mechanical function of a timepiece that goes beyond the display of hours, minutes and seconds. A…
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