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A Pennsylvania company, from Lancaster, along with help from Electro-Data, Inc., of Garland, Texas, created a masterpiece in horology, launched in 1972, that stands as America’s biggest watch success story....
You’ve probably heard the old saying, “If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and swims like a duck, it’s a duck.” As true as that might be, it really doesn’t work for determining the authenticity...
That clock hanging on your wall or sitting on your mantle is working very hard to keep time for you. Whether it has a pendulum or balance wheel, it’s making thousands of movements per hour. In order to...
Because we have easy access to cell phones to tell us the time, many Americans are venturing into the world of wristwatches for the first time as adults. Whether you are hoping to make a fashion statement,...
With Halloween around the corner, there are plenty of inexpensive watches out there to satisfy any number of ghoulish themes, from vampires to werewolves to witches. However, only a handful can boast being...
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The Elgin National Watch Company Observatory
The United States National Bureau of Standards (now known as The National Institute of Standards and...
Essential Timekeeping
In the fast-paced world of healthcare, accurate timekeeping is essential to ensure smooth operations,...
The War Within
In 1854, America’s first watch company, Waltham, was formed, which went on to make the first-ever...
The Honorary Citizen Of Disneyland
The date, July 17th, 1955, was magical, for California’s Disneyland. Their opening day saw joyous children...
The History Of The Cornell Watch Company
Over 150 years ago, in 1870, Paul Cornell, a real-estate dealer, teamed up with J.C. Adams who was a...
Understanding The Clepsydra
It is an almost innate human need to count our seconds, to track time. Our ancestors had devised many...
How do clock experts determine if a vintage clock is valuable?
You just found an ancient-looking clock in grandpa’s attic and wonder if it could be worth something....
The History Of The Cyma Watch Company
Cyma is a Swiss watchmaking company with a long and rich history; filled with innovation, precision,...
The Most Popular Watches
From world-famous brands like Rolex, Citizen, Movado to more under-the-radar names that have caught our editors’ eye.
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Niagara Falls Floral Clock
Boasting ~30million visitors a year, Niagara Falls is a hot destination for many a traveler. Part of...
Graff Diamonds Hallucination
Becoming the world’s most valuable watch doesn’t just happen overnight. For Graff Diamonds, it took its...
Romain Jerome: Pop Culture Luxury
Romain Jerome is a luxury watch company that does not shy away from fun and entertaining designs. Though...
Tempus Fugit
Nowadays, there’s a common misconception about this phrase as it appears on clock and watch dials. It...
Gaming Watches
A veritable benchmark in timekeeping, modern digital watch tech emerged in the early 1970s. When these...
Moon Phase Watches
Time immemorial has borne witness to the sun’s rays reflecting off the surface of Earth’s moon. Our ancient...
The First TV Watch
In terms of today’s post, we don’t mean “watch” as in viewing, although that is an important aspect of...
Quartz Crisis
A new technology emerged in the later half of the 20th century that nearly displaced mechanical timekeeping—and...
Stranger Things Watches
Being one of the hottest releases of the summer, Stranger Things is back and as nostalgic as ever. In...
Quartz in Watches
Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral that is as omnipresent in commercial use as aluminum, steel, glass,...
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