In this guide we will take a look at 6 ways you can cause serious damage to an antique watch. If you can avoid these scenarios, you can preserve your…
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As a gift, for most people, antique pocket watches make for a sentimental offering rather than an actual instrument for timekeeping. It is an ideal gift for a significant life…
What is an ébauche? An ébauche is an unfinished movement and sold as such. In Switzerland, before 1850, an ébauche consisted of only the plate, bridges, fusee and the barrel.…
I have a couple of trench watches in my collection. I am interested in these because they fall into the antique watch category and because they represent the birth of…
This watch is made by the English pocket watch company Hirst Brothers. They owned the brand name Limit. The movement was made in Switzerland and sent to England where it…
I don’t mean any disrespect, but Zenith as a modern watch manufacturer has never had any real appeal for me. I know the El Primero chronograph is considered a modern…
I am constantly browsing and looking for antique watches to add to my collection. One of the terms I had seen frequently on my searches was that of “marriage watch”.…
Anyone who has read some of my previous posts will know that a Borgel trench watch is high of my wish list. I like to turnover my collection, buying a…
To a watchmaker, perhaps the most interesting part of a watch is the movement. However, to the owner, it will most certainly be the dial. The dial gives the watch…
I am always looking for something new and different to add to my collection of antique watches. I enjoy researching my antique timepieces as much as wearing them. As I…