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The History of the Watch Making Industry

The Swiss watch and clock industry appeared in Geneva in the middle of the 16th century. In 1541, the reformer Jean Calvin, by banning the wearing of ornamental objects, in effect forced goldsmiths and other jewellers to turn to a different art: that of watchmaking. The earliest beginnings of watchmaking date back to the Middle…

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The Evolution of the Luxury Watch Industry

Back in the late ’60s, even the most clairvoyant observer couldn’t have predicted the havoc about to be wrought upon Switzerland’s watch industry by quartz technology. So revolutionary, then devastating, was the arrival of the electronic wristwatch that the era is still referred to in Switzerland as the Quartz Crisis.  Once bitten, twice shy. Today,…

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What Makes Mechanical Watches so Expensive

Generally speaking, because of the nature of their movements, mechanical watches are more expensive than quartz watches. However the other components of the watch can also be decisive in terms of price. The production of quartz or mechanical movements is at the cutting-edge of technology. You will often find mechanical and automatic watches at a…

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Our List of Best Watches from Top Watchmakers

Centuries before the advent of smartphones, watches served a highly practical purpose as efficient, mechanical time-telling tools. Since then, they have evolved to be about far more than just function. They're glamorous accessories, status symbols, expensive projections of identity, and, oftentimes, heirlooms passed down through several generations. Interested in horology? Here are the top luxury…

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Automatic or Quartz Watches?

Since the 1960s, debates have raged amongst both watch lovers and the industry itself over which is better: quartz or automatic. Whilst most purists would have you believe that there is nothing like the precision and tech of a mechanical watch, the modern technology behind the quartz movement certainly has its fair share of impressive…

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What Are the Types of Watch Movements?

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