Tag Archives: Watch history

« Precise sand gear with crisis potential » Precise, efficient, and highly controversial, electric movements have caused heated discussions in the watch world and changed the industry like no other innovation of the 20th century. But how does a quartz movement actually work? We take a look behind the scenes of this ingenious microtechnology, explore its history and explain how …

«A short watch history» Roman numerals to mark the hour indices are very popular, especially on classic watch models. However, the Roman 4 on watches often causes irritation when only 4 dashes appear instead of the IV. We have looked into the matter and have investigated an interesting piece of watch history for our readers. Roman numerals stand for tradition …