IWC has Ceramic in its History and Today in its Pilot’s Watch collection
IWC has a long history with ceramic cases and today they are usually found in the brand’s Big Pilot^s Watch collection.
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The Science of Steel: The Stuff of Cases, Mainsprings, Hairsprings, Pinions, Escapements and the Backbone of Watchmaking – Reprise
/0 Comments/in Watch Brands & Horology, Highlights, Technology, Thoughts & Opinion/by Joshua MunchowJoshua Munchow talks about steel here, the metal that made the world! Watch cases and other movement components are commonly made from certain stainless steels, 304 and 316L being the most frequent. It also happens that some brands hold exclusive rights to use specific alloys in the production of its watches. Here’s what you should know about steel.
Hairsprings: Origins, Progress, And (Dare I Say) Exciting Future – Reprise
/7 Comments/in Watch Brands & Horology, Technology, Thoughts & Opinion/by Joshua MunchowThe tiny, delicate, nearly impossible-to-create hairspring is the one of the biggest advances for modern scientific technology there is. Here Joshua Munchow takes a dive into the muscle of the beating heart of most mechanical watches: the hairspring.
Time Traveler’s Clock: Deciding An Atomic Clock, GPS Signal, Quartz Clock And Marine Chronometer Alone Just Didn’t Cut The Mustard, This Inventor Synced Them All Together
/1 Comment/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Technology, Clocks/by Ian SkellernImagine that after discovering and rebuilding the (imaginary) Time Viewer originally constructed by Leonardo da Vinci, an inventor saw the need for a navigational clock for time travelers. Well one inventor, Tom Bales, did just that and acted upon it.
What Is A Resonance Movement? The Watches TV And Armin Strom Explain (Video)
/0 Comments/in Highlights, Technology, Video, Armin Strom/by Elizabeth DoerrThe Watches TV goes deep into explaining a resonance movement in an easy way. The quick answer to the question of what resonance is in horological terms is that it encompasses two independent escapements in one watch that influence each other to average out timing errors. This video brings horological resonance to life and makes it easy to understand.
Hairsprings: Origins, Progress, And (Dare I Say) Exciting Future – Reprise
/1 Comment/in Highlights, Technology/by Joshua MunchowThe tiny, delicate, nearly impossible-to-create hairspring is the one of the biggest advances for modern scientific technology there is. Here Joshua Munchow takes a dive into the muscle of the beating heart of most mechanical watches: the hairspring.
Fast vs. Slow, Hertz vs. VPH: Your Watch’s Frequency Explained – Reprise
/2 Comments/in Highlights, Technology/by Ashton TracyYou may be familiar with numbers such as 18,000 vph, 28,800 vph, and even 36,000 vph describing the frequency of a watch’s regulator, but few really know what those numbers mean. Watchmaker Ashton Tracy explains why watch frequencies matter, but he oscillates in choosing a winner. Follow the discussion here.
It’s A Date! Taking A Closer Look At The Most Popular Complication Of Them All: The Calendar – Reprise
/0 Comments/in Highlights, Technology/by Ashton TracyDate windows on wristwatches can be a touchy subject. Many feel they are downright ugly and destroy the look of a good watch, while others swear by them as the most useful and affordable complication. Whatever camp you may be in, the date function can be the cause of considerable grief, particularly the rapid-set mechanism.
How To Make A Milanese Bracelet (Video)
/1 Comment/in Technology, Video/by Elizabeth DoerrOur friends at The Watches TV recently visited Laurent Jolliet, the last “chain maker” in business in Switzerland according to Marc-André Deschoux. As Jolliet crafts his bracelets and chains fully by hand, Deschoux and crew were able to find out in detail how Milanese bracelets are made, an art form no longer formally taught, and share the secrets with us here.
How Dials Are Made At The Glashütte Original Dial Factory In Pforzheim, Germany
/0 Comments/in Highlights, Technology, Glashütte Original/by Bhanu ChopraGlashütte Original dial factory manager Michael Baumann guided Bhanu Chropa through the complex process of manufacturing dials. He explained that depending on the complications of a given watch model, it takes 70 to 80 steps to manufacture a perfect dial. See for yourself in this interesting personal tour behind the scenes in Pforzheim, Germany.