One-Hand, Two-Hand & Three-Hand Watches Explained
« How many hands does a watch need? » How many hands does a watch actually need? The question may seem trivial at first glance, but the answers watchmakers give...
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Hairsprings Explained: The Heart of a Watch Movement
Thinner than a human hair, weighing just a few milligrams and indispensable to a working movement: hairsprings are among the most delicate components of a modern timepiece. They look back...
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La Chaux-de-Fonds: Visiting the Swiss Watchmaking Capital
« The Watchmaking Hub of the World » Ville à la campagne – the Swiss watch town of La Chaux-de-Fonds doesn't bear the name "city in the countryside" for nothing:...
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The Thinnest Watch in the World: Piaget vs. Bulgari
« Which manufacture holds this record and which brand is vying for the title » Exceptionally thin mechanical wristwatches are considered not only elegant but also extremely demanding from a...
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Rehaut, Bezel & Co.: The Visible Parts of a Watch
« Uhrinstinkt presents all the visible parts of a watch » Most people know what a dial and hands are. Terms like rehaut, indices or bezel, on the other hand,...
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Chronograph Clutches: Horizontal vs. Vertical Explained
« Horizontal or Vertical Makes a Difference » Connecting the chronograph seconds hand to the movement requires a clutch. There are two types, horizontal and vertical, and they work in...
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Breguet wird Partner der Race for Water
« Vereint für den Schutz der Ozeane » Ob Sport, Kultur, Wissenschaft oder Umweltschutz - Luxusuhrenhersteller engagieren sich in vielen Bereichen als Sponsoren und unterstützen entsprechende Projekte. Die traditionsreiche Marke...
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Moon Phase Watches: How the Complication Works
« How the Complication Works » A moon phase display is one of the so-called minor complications. For watchmakers, it poses less of a challenge than the grand complications –...
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Vallée de Joux Watches: Swiss Watchmaking's Cradle
« Masterpieces from the Valley of Swiss Luxury Watches » For watch connoisseurs, the Vallée de Joux is a valley with a meaning all its own. What comes to mind...
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Swatch Group: History, Brands and Market Segments
« Watch Brands for Every Segment » At first glance, affordable, colorful plastic watches and mechanical luxury watches from storied Swiss brands such as Breguet or Blancpain may not seem...
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Watch Accuracy Explained: Rate, Time Standard and COSC
“What does the watch connoisseur mean by that?” That a watch should display the time as accurately as possible sounds trivial at first. But what demands are actually placed on...
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GMT Watches: How Second Time Zone Displays Work
« One Function, Many Solutions » Displaying the time in a second time zone is one of the most popular complications found on fine mechanical wristwatches. Not only does it...
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Luxury Military Watches: History, Features & Top Models
« A Watch Genre Steeped in Tradition » "No plan survives first contact with the enemy" – so went an insight of the famous Prussian Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke...
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