The case back engravings are pretty damn crisp. Usually they're half gone. That's a nice addition. 👍
Continue readingThe Rise of Watch Microbrands: A New Era of Craftsmanship, Community, and Innovation
How To Ruin An Antique Watch
Many people appreciate the years of trial and error, the hard work by lantern light, the failures and triumphs, the mesmerizing patterns, the fantastic precision, and the incredible history found in these mechanical work…
Continue readingUnder the Caseback: My Watch Needs a Battery
ONVA at Wind-Up Watch Fair: Supporting the Next Generation of Micro-Brands
The Biggest Clue When Buying
Watch hands don’t simply fall off when installed properly, but they could get snagged and break if the crystal is missing. This is especially true of the minute hand, which is the longest and sits above the others. If yo…
Continue readingA Very Rare Aurora Ball
Aurora was another factory that half-heartedly complied with Webster Ball’s new standards in the early 1890s. Fewer than a dozen 18-size variants are known to exist in both open-face and hunter and Aurora was apparently …
Continue readingA 24-jewel Hamilton 920
Here’s an exceptional 24-jewel Hamilton 920, sent in by an excellent customer in Connecticut.
Continue readingThe Illinois Penn Special
The Pennsylvania Special was a private label found in several brands, most notably Illinois and Waltham, ordered by jeweler H M Jacobson & Son of Philadelphia. Illinois made several variants in jewel counts ranging from …
Continue readingTo Hang or Not To Hang
People like to use vintage pocket watches as wall clocks, displaying them vertically and winding them daily, but watches were designed to be carried. The accuracy of these antiques is an average of twelve hours in a pock…
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