The word jewel conjures up images of elaborate, expensive and exotic gemstones. As a component of a watch movement, the word jewel refers to a…
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This is an interesting timepiece I uncovered on my search for my first hunter cased pocket watch. It’s a silver hunter chronograph with a centre…
1 CommentAs I have mentioned in a couple of recent posts, I am looking for a hunter-cased pocket watch to add to my collection. My preference…
2 CommentsThis month, I am starting to look for a new antique pocket watch for my collection. Actually, I am always looking for a new watch,…
83 CommentsI am on the lookout for my next purchase, and I’m hoping to find a good antique hunter pocket watch. I have been looking for…
Leave a CommentThis is the very first of my antique pocket watches and the one that started my interest in collecting antique watches. It is a Sir…
4 CommentsI am new to the world of antique watches, and I am trying to grow my collection and my understanding of the horology world in…
Leave a CommentEven the most accurate mechanical watch gains or loses a few seconds a day. If we look at a modern example, the ETA 2824-2 movement,…
1 CommentThis English lever pocket watch has a key-wind, key-set movement, which is ticking away nicely in front of me as I type. It is an…
Leave a CommentThe word ébauche is borrowed from the world of fine art, where it refers to the preliminary underpainting over which a finished painting is done.…
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