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Kello for iPhone – A Portable Timing Machine

Many times when a watch lands with watchmaker, one of the first things they do is to put the watch on a timing machine. Timing machines measure one aspect of the watch’s health by measuring the balance wheel’s function, its amplitude, and how well the watch measures accurate time. Timing machines live with the watchmaker, […]

Swiss Seals and Certifications, and not necessarily for Rolex

Within the watch industry there are many seals and certifications to verify manufacturing provenance and accuracy. Horology’s long history includes certifications to insure that watches are as accurate as the marketers claim. Prior to GPS, telephone/telegraph, and atomic time keeping, time pieces were the only means for keeping trains synchronized and from running to each […]

Why There Are Not Any Waterproof Watches

Waterproof Or Water Resistant One watch concept that is hard to understand is the notion of a watch being “water resistant” to a particular depth. Rolex’s Deep Sea is “water resistant” to a depth greater than what a human can survive. Yet, they still do not consider the watch waterproof. Whether a watch was waterproof […]

Cool Rolex Strap on KickStarter

One of the few places one would expect watch items is KickStarter. KickStarter is a way to fund creative projects and allow people to become part of the ground floor of innovative projects. Kickstarter believes that a good idea, communicated well, can spread fast and wide. Leveraging the power of the Internet and the World […]

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