Watch and Clock Repair Blog

Arabic Numerals In timekeeping, there are plentiful ways to display the time. Currently, many watchmakers are following the trend of…

Western Aesthetics In a previous TT post, the prevalence of pocket watches—and other timepieces—in the “Western” genre of entertainment was…

Watch Hands in Ads In direct advertising, the watch dial is the first defense in brand building for watch companies.…

Timex Q Reissue: It Keeps on Ticking Timex has been building watches since 1854. However, their widespread fame didn’t hit…

Westworld Watches Film, television, and video gaming are currently experiencing a solid resurgence of the Western genre. Between HBO’s Westworld,…

History of Timex Timex, as a brand, has fundamentally redefined what it means to manufacture and sell watches. Bringing an…

Steve Wozniak’s Nixie Watch In the early 2000’s, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak (the “Woz”) equipped himself with a tube-display digital…

When Did Digital Watches First Come Out? In today’s digital age, it’s easy to envision a digital watch as more…

What is GMT? If you own a wristwatch that serves up digital world time, you’ve likely seen this acronym on…