If you are in the market for a new watch and you’ve been looking through advertisements for the latest models, you’ve probably noticed a reoccurring theme in every photo: the time on the watches is set to 10:10. This ubiquitous visual is no accident and can be traced back many decades. Nowadays, whether it’s a … Read more
For people who spend their days traveling through the wild blue yonder, it can sometimes feel like they are disconnected from normal life. With the rapidly passing landscapes below and the frequent crossing of time zones, frequent flyers exist on a different plane than the rest of us (pun, woefully, intended). Of all the types … Read more
Are you in the market for a new wristwatch but you’re not looking to spend Wall Street Tycoon money on a fancy timepiece? Luckily, there are plenty of brands that make fashionable yet cost-effective watches. One of the biggest names in luxury-adjacent timepieces is Fossil, the American-based company founded in 1984. Fossil watches tend to … Read more
There is no better time of year than when it finally gets warm enough to take a break from your job or classes and go out and enjoy sun-drenched nature. It doesn’t matter if it’s just a weekend getaway or you’re finally taking that trip you’ve been planning since the first snowflakes fell on your … Read more
So, you’ve heard about atomic watches, and now you want to know what all the fuss is. Simply put, an atomic watch is the most accurate timepiece you can buy. Given the level of accuracy, you might expect atomic watches to be astronomically priced, but there are affordable models from brands such as Casio and … Read more
Automatic watches do not need batteries since they are powered using the kinetic energy that the wearer generates by moving their arm while they wear the watch. These automatic or “self-winding” watches use a rotor (an oscillating weight) inside the watch that generates energy to wind and power the watch. Manual wind watches also do … Read more
The watch is the next best invention after the clock. It may come as a surprise to you, but the first watches appeared as early as the 16th century in Germany, and the credit is given to Peter Henlein. The watch has evolved enormously over the centuries, in line with emerging technology. Dive watches were … Read more
Watches are intriguing devices and have always been objects of fascination due to their extreme portability but highly sophisticated but tiny mechanical parts. What is even more interesting is the fact that all this sophistication is fitted into such a tiny enclosure. You may have noticed that it is written on some watches that they … Read more
The perceived value of a watch depends much on the person wearing or admiring it. The same could be said about many things that we buy, especially non-essential items such as designer clothes or luxury cars. Many consumers can not comprehend how some watch aficionados and collectors can pay thousands, hundreds of thousands or even … Read more
Most watches are pretty reliable, if your watch has a battery you rarely have to think about changing it and most watches last for years or decades. So when a watch stops working it can be a very frustrating experience trying to figure out what the cause of the problem is. Fortunately, many of the … Read more