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A Brief Luminox Watch History
A Brief Luminox Watch History
Luminox is a profoundly recognizable name in modern watchmaking. Having a solid bearing on the affordable military dive-watch market, many swear by this brand—and nothing else. Meaning “Lumi-” (light)...
Leap Year Watch Setting
Leap Year Watch Setting
Each year we here at TimesTicking get questions about setting dates on watches after the month of February. Every leap year adds extra potency to this short-month date-setting struggle. Even with the extra...
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Citizen and Marvel Crossover Reveals Retro Spiderman
Baselworld 2018 saw the announcement of some pretty stellar Marvel watches from Citizen. Popular characters Captain America, Black Panther, and Spider Man found themselves on the dial with the similarly...
How Long Should My Watch Battery Last?
How Long Should My Watch Battery Last?
Expert Watch Repair Start Repair The above question is a tricky one—and is not uncommon for us to hear at TimesTicking. It’s also not uncommon for the first battery in a watch to last...
Jeff Goldblum Rocks Cartier and More
Jeff Goldblum Rocks Cartier and More
Here at TimesTicking we’re accustomed to covering celebrity wristwatch fashion. From the double-wristing endeavors of Billie Eilish, to the Icelandic exploits of Mads Mikkelson, no particular publicly...

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 Moscow Computus Clock
With spring and Easter just around the corner, let’s look at the complicated field of computus...

The Swiss Made Law
The Federal Council, established in 1848, is the executive body of the federal government of the Swiss...

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The Rolex GMT-Master and The Pepsi Bezel
In January 1914, the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line conducted the world’s first scheduled airline...
The History of The Longines Watch Company
Like many towns within ‘The Watch Valley of Switzerland’, the 19th century residents in the...
Will there ever be watches that are 100% accurate? Why or why not?
No doubt you have heard of the extreme time-keeping accuracy of atomic clocks and quartz watches, but...
How to Replace a Damaged Watch Crystal - Part I
Your watch has been through a lot with you, so our guess is that you hope to hold onto it for a good,...
How to Replace Your Damaged Watch Crystal - Part II
In Part I of this series, we shared some suggestions on how best to remove a damaged watch crystal from...
The One-Hand Watch
In 1510, Peter Henlein, from Nuremburg, Germany, created the world’s first pocket watch. An astonishing...
The Holy Trinity of Watchmaking
Today, there are numerous elite Swiss watch brands manufacturing elaborate complications within their...
Why do watches have jewels?
When watchmakers talk about jewels, they are not referring to the decorative gemstones on your watch’s...
The History of The Rockford Watch Company
On May 17th, 1901, the, Belvidere Daily Republican, headline read ‘THEY MEAN BUSINESS | Rejuvenated...
The Sound A Clock Makes
Why don’t clocks tock-tick? If you ask someone what sound a clock makes, their answer will be “tick-tock,”...