Updating your Watch with a New Strap
One of the neat things about wearing and collecting watches are some of the customizations that is easily done to a watch without requiring the skills of a watchmaker. Perhaps the easiest is replacing the strap with one that might be more comfortable, better suited to the elements of a particular outing, or just to […]
Where to Learn About Watches
Learning about mechanical watches has always been somewhat of a challenge because the watch industry believes that the less information is available to the consumer, the more reliant the consumer is to the dealer for information. For years, the only real information on watches and brands were consumer point-of-sale materials, a few books that were […]
Which Watch should I Get
Of the many questions that are posed to dealers and watch collectors alike is “which watch should I get?” Purchasing a fine mechanical watch should be a big decision as fine Swiss watches, the ones that will last generations, are expensive. Some watch companies intimate that one never really owns a fine Swiss watch, rather […]
Major Milestones of Rolex
The Rolex company is now over one hundred years old. First formed in 1908 in Switzerland, and then in 1912 in London, the watchmaker has a reputation built on outstanding quality and stunning beauty. During the last century, there have been many milestones along the way. The following is a chronological overview of many of […]