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Leap Second Overtakes Y2K As Worst Internet Menace
Well, it turns out that the leap second implemented Tuesday night caused far more disruption than the mythical Y2K bug did fifteen years ago. That is to say, about 2000 networks around the world were down for a few minutes at midnight UTC. The same thing happened in 2012, with consequences that were a bit […]
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300 Years Old and Accurate to the Second
In the 18th Century it was seen to be the ravings of an old man. That man was John Harrison. John Harrison, born in 1693 to a Lincolnshire carpenter, is best known as the man who solved the problem of longitude. The Royal Navy had lost many ships at sea because although latitude could be […]
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The Growth of the Auction Business
You may have noticed, I’ve been talking a lot lately about watch auctions. Well, it’s for two reasons. One, it’s the start of the spring auction season. And two, timepiece auctions are more popular than ever. Fueled in the last few years by the sale of high-ticket pieces like the Patek Philippe ref. 2499 once […]
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A Growing Phenomenon: The Get-Together
You like your watches, am I right? And who doesn’t like getting together with a few like-minded friends over drinks. Who doesn’t like comparing notes, arguing finer points, and seeing what other geeks are geeking about? Exactly. That’s where a relatively new phenomenon comes in: The watch get-together. Now really, I’m sure this has been […]
