Wrist watches have many different types of complications: chronographs, GMTs, perpetual calendars , day and dates. One uncommon compilation is an alarm in your watch. Alarms are common in digital quartz watches but somewhat rare on a mechanical watch. Alarm watches have been around since the early part of the 1900s when Eterna first patented an alarm wristwatch in 1908. That patent was put into use when the watch was.. Read More

What watch do you wear when you’re zooming through the air? Probably one that can give you information in the quickest way possible so you can go back to keeping an eye on the sky and your other instruments. Here are a few examples of fighter pilots’ watches. Bell and Ross Aviator Bremont Alti-Zulu Citizen Eco-Drive Sky Hawk Omega Skydweller Hamilton Khaki Pilot Tom Cruise wearing his Porsche Chronograph in.. Read More

Warmer and longer days are hallmarks of summer. It is also a time when people tend to wear more colorful outfits to fit the season. Clothes aren’t the only thing that can be brighter in the summer. Adding a colorful watch can be an easy way to make an outfit pop. Here are some examples of watches with colorful dials. Tutima Tissot Seiko Rolex Day-Date Rolex Submariner Patek Philippe Omega.. Read More

In this blog post, I will go over the steps for an overhaul of an Omega Seamaster Cosmic. The watch arrived to me in need of an overhaul and it also had a broken oscillating weight axel. After much searching, I found the axel and started on the repair. This movement comes with a one piece case and a split stem. Luckily the split stem was still in good shape.. Read More

Whether it’s a world-class competitor or a luxury watch, either of their worth usually boils down to what’s on the inside. For these eight luxury watches, each features a transparent display that allows the wearer to marvel at the movement on the inside with what’s called an exhibition case back. These are the pinnacle of watch observation letting you see the inner elements that keep your timepiece ticking. Best of.. Read More

In the 1980s, the world’s youth was in search of fresh new ways to stand out. They already had their MTV, were wearing day-glo clothes and patterned leg warmers and organized their school lives with the help of Trapper Keepers. Those kids and teens were perfectly primed for a new way to wear their hearts on their sleeves. In a sea of neutral-colored watches, Swiss watchmaker Swatch revitalized that segment of the accessories industry.. Read More

The crown is the part of the watch with which you set the time of the watch and also manually wind the watch. This is the most important aspect of the crown and why it can be found on almost all timepieces. The crown has traditionally been positioned at 3 o’clock, but it can also be at the 4 o’clock position Oftentimes, the crown can also be used for hand-winding.. Read More

All year long, left handed people have to live in a world that is made for “righties”. Doors, desks, tools, and so many other things in this world are designed for the convenience of righties. Have you ever seen a leftie write with a pen or pencil on a piece of paper? Odds are, they ended up smearing the ink all over the paper! Life for lefties isn’t always easy… Read More

While the Disney Company of today may be a merchandising machine, it was not always this way. The early days of the Disney brothers’ company saw them often strapped for cash, prompting Walt Disney to first sell merchandising rights of Mickey Mouse to a man he me in a hotel lobby who wanted to sell writing tablets featuring the famous mouse — Disney earned $300 cash from this first deal… Read More