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You might turn a few heads saying this one out loud. Horology (typically pronounced “hō-rol-uh-gee”) may not come across well to polite company—at first. However, its origins are far from…

Glow in the dark watches first started showing up in the early 1900's. At first, many people were entranced by this green glow and couldn't get enough of it. But…

In the 1990's, the International Organization for Standardization ( an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations) issued standard 2281, this prohibited watch companies to use…

Kikuo Ibe Back in the early 1980’s, Japanese inventor, Kikuo Ibe, was beginning to put on the watch his parents gave him as a high school graduation present when it…

Why does my watch or clock read quartz? A lot of our customers assume that the word "quartz" that’s usually inscribed somewhere on the dial is indicating that the glass covering…

The U.S. Elgin Watch Company unveiled the first electrical watch (The Elgin Grade 725) in 1952. People, at the time, were looking for something more accurate than mechanical watches and…

A young man, Albert Wittnauer, had a dream of creating a durable watch which eventually he realized and evolved the brand into his name being found on the wrists of…

Zodiac Watches are a brand of Swiss timepieces. The Zodiac watch company was founded by Ariste Calame in 1882 in the beautiful town of Le Locle, Switzerland. Calame had a…

Today, the Movado watch group now includes the brands Ebel, Concord, ESQ, Lacoste, Hugo Boss, Coach, Juicy Couture, Tommy Hilfiger and recently MVMT.  Movado began in 1881 when 19 year old Achille…