By Sigrid in Breguet, Bulova, History, Wristwatches, watch news
Early man was quite straightforward when telling time. It was only done through simple observation of the stars, the changing of the seasons, the start of day and the beginning of night. But prehistoric man’s straightforward ways of measuring time was mankind’s most fundamental building block for horology –the study of clocks. Telling time was necessary for prehistoric man, it was a necessary thing for planning their nomadic activities and later on for their farming and their sacred feasts. Continued…
By Sigrid in Uncategorized
Technology, tradition, and performance –these are the terms we always hear when one talks about watch complications and the watches that have these complications. The legendary spirit of innovation can be seen in an old watch and while saying that it is a bit complicated to make one is an understatement, there are still so many good watchmakers that have made it in history books. Continued…
Tags: Watch Complications and the Culmination of a Watch
By Sigrid in seiko
The Grand Seiko Collection of 2009-2010 is a rather masculine set from the Japanese brand and this is a good thing says watch enthusiasts. It may be just a Seiko but these watches are made by people from mountain villages and they bend the springs and assemble the small pieces by hand. This is the usual Western concept of by hand though, these people who make these watches adhere to Shinto purity when making things. These watches are underrated and definitely underpriced but buying them is a good investment. (Photo via watchmatchmaker.com) Continued…
Tags: just a SEIKO? Think Again., seiko, The Grand Seiko Collection of 2009-2010
By Sigrid in Patek Philippe, Wristwatches
Do you really need a watch with complications? If you are a watch enthusiast and appreciate the workmanship put into the watches that you buy, then buying a watch with complications is a fine idea. Most of these watches are investment pieces (please take note of the word most in the sentence) especially when one is planning to buy a Patek Philippe. Continued…
Tags: a tricky road to tread, complications, investing on watches, Patek Philippe, Rolex, watches as investment pieces
By Sigrid in Breguet, Wristwatches
The talk of investing on watches is a very tricky thing and we have said this a lot of times before –it is something that only experts can treat through as if it’s a walk in the park. One has to note though that even watch investors do not have the formula on how to decide which watch will have value after a certain number of decades.
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Tags: Guide To Buying Wristwatches For Invesment
By Sigrid in Wristwatches
Taking the topic of investing your hard earned cash on timepieces head on is a pretty fine way of spending your time –if you have the time to do so. However, being a collector means you will be using history as your basis on whether one watch is a good investment piece or not. Continued…
Tags: timepieces as investment
By Sigrid in Breguet, Patek Philippe, chronograph
The study of clocks also known as horology is a very complicated thing to master. To make things easier for watch complications newbies, a complication refers to features of a timepiece or a watch beyond minute hands, seconds and hours. Continued…
Tags: watch complications
By Sigrid in Bulova
Buying an old watch means you would have to be well versed with mechanical watches. A mechanical watch is a watch that you wind yourself –this is something that you should remember when buying vintage watches. If you are planning to get one, you may land a few great deals at your local flea market. However, buyer beware because these watches may need to be restored and the cost for restoring them can be quite expensive especially if the mechanism of the particular vintage watch you bought is difficult to understand or you may need an expert to restore it. Continued…
Tags: vintage watch, vintage watches
By Sigrid in Wristwatches
Admit it! Anything vintage is just so adorable whether you are talking about bags, clothes, shoes or wristwatches. As online gamers and social networking addicts would say, vintage watches FTW! Of course, those who like buying vintage watches from esteemed watchmakers probably do not say FTW or use it in their social networking communications but hey, vintage watches are that cool. Continued…
Tags: vintage watch
By Sigrid in Wristwatches, chronograph, tourbillon
The inside of a watch is called engineered art by many watch enthusiasts and more like art, some are deemed more valuable than others. According to Men’s Journal Benjamin Clymer, the Valjoux 72 for example reigns over pre 1969 watches. The said movement was used for the Rolex Pre-Daytona and the Heuer Carrera. Continued…
Tags: tourbillon, vintage, watches, wristwatch