Your watch has been through a lot with you, so our guess is that you hope to hold onto it for a good, long time. But what happens when your…
In 1510, Peter Henlein, from Nuremburg, Germany, created the world’s first pocket watch. An astonishing achievement, he made advancements in mainsprings and created a smaller watch design that was previously…
When watchmakers talk about jewels, they are not referring to the decorative gemstones on your watch’s bezel or band. Rather, the ‘jewels’ they’re referring to are inside your watch movement,…
Buying a Breitling is like buying a piece of fine art: You have spent hours researching your favorite watchmakers to find just the right one, you saved your money, and…
Like many towns within 'The Watch Valley of Switzerland', the 19th century residents in the French speaking town, of Saint-Imier, gave up agriculture in favor of more lucrative jobs in…
Gone are the days when you only had one or two nearby repair shops you could choose from to fix your antique pendulum clock or expensive wristwatch. Today, after searching…
In January 1914, the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line conducted the world's first scheduled airline flight, traveling a short 17 miles from St. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida, a significant event. The…
No doubt you have heard of the extreme time-keeping accuracy of atomic clocks and quartz watches, but is there a watch or clock anywhere in the world that is truly…
Robert Ballard, born in 1942, is a name you may, or may not, know. He's a retired American Navy officer, and best known for being the most successful underwater archaeologist…
Once upon a time, deep in the heart of Germany's Black Forest, there lived in a small village a master clockmaker. Contrary to what you might think, this is not…
