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A day in the life of a watchmaker A watchmaker can have very general or very specific responsibilities depending on seniority.  The more senior or experienced, a watchmaker can be tasked with only one type of job, usually the most...
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GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS
The essential components of a mechanical timepiece The basic architecture of mechanical timekeeping as we know it has remained relatively unchanged for a little over three hundred years.  Being entirely mechanical, a mechanical watch is one of the most intricate...
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THE GREAT OUTDOORS
A brief overview of field watches The “Field Watch” is a military spec type of wristwatch originally designed for use by military personnel during WWII, specifically for soldiers who needed a reliable wristwatch to use during combat conditions.  It is...
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Passion Play
Some tips or starting and building your collection Watch collecting is a fun and rewarding hobby, but it can also be very serious.  The history of timekeeping can be traced back hundreds of thousands of years, and the first mechanical...
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STYLE MAVEN
Filippo Loreti considers the right watch for the right outfit The Goldilocks theorem that suggests there is a watch “just right” for every type of occasion can also be applied to different types of outfits.  Indeed, wristwatches come in many...
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