Times Ticking Watch Talk

The Moonswatch is a piece of marketing perfection. Combining a famed luxury timepiece with an equally popular yet significantly lower-priced fashion icon watch, this piece is already one for the history books.

After more than two years, Watches and Wonders once again threw open its doors to 38 major and independent brands and today we'll go over the top timepieces from the event.

Nothing says ‘Invest in Our Planet’ - this year’s Earth Day theme - quite like a quality timepiece made of sustainable materials, we picked the top 5 most environmentally friendly watches in the world.

The history of Azimuth, the watch company with some of the strangest watches you've ever seen.

The Patek Philippe 2499 is one of the world’s most sought-after watches. With only 349 units produced in history – an average of nine pieces per year, John Lennon's model is truly a marvel and a treasured piece of history.

The Swatch watch represented a sorely-needed renaissance for the Swiss watch industry after it was devastated by the advent of the quartz movement in 1969.

The most environmentally conscious watch brand in the world

How did the Swiss watch industry get their start?

Charles Lindbergh worked, with Longines, to produce one of the Swiss brand’s most historically significant timepieces. An intricate instrument, compared to current technology, the Hour Angle is still a remarkable timepiece, even today.

A masterpiece in horology was created and launched in 1972, that stands as America's biggest watch success story. The shiny, new Pulsar – announced the Pulsar Time Computer, billed as the world's first digital watch.

Both the Allies and Axis forces benefitted from some incredible watchmaker collaborations during the war years and some excellent individual contributions.

If you ask someone what sound a clock makes, their answer will be “tick-tock,” and never “tock-tick.” But every tick of the clock sounds the same – one doesn’t tick while the next one tocks – so why can’t a clock tock-tick?

The history of the Rockford Watch Company is mixed with a story of the very unfortunate man, Jacob Franks - whose life took a tumble, for the worst, the moment he tried to revive the company.

For decades the term ‘The Holy Trinity of Watchmaking’ has been used to refer to three of the most important luxury watch brands in the world. So let's break down what sets these brands apart from other luxury brands and why they deserve to be in the "top 3" in the first place.

In 1986, a fresh, minimalist approach to watches burst onto the scene... the 1 hand watch! But, seeing how people used to seek watches with the most complications, how did we get to this world of minimalism?

During the ‘Golden Age’ of flying the watch industry stepped in and developed the first GMT watches. Today we discuss the creation of the first GMT watch as it birthed the iconic 'Pepsi' colored bezel.

The Longines brand is at the cutting edge of innovation and seeks to ensure that all their watches offer a unique combination of tradition, elegance, and performance. Today, we'll be exploring the history of this Swiss luxury watchmaker tracing its roots all the way back to 1832.

Our watch repair pros decided to put together some must-know terms to keep handy when you talk to your friends about your favorite watch or are exploring the realm of horology.

It wasn’t long ago that wristwatches were considered a pure novelty. Before they were diving into trenches or soaring above the sky, wristwatches were seen as a delicate liability.

Exploring the sunken Titanic on the Atlantic Ocean floor pieced together the moments of that fateful night, and answered many mysteries. Among these discoveries was a highly collectible silver pocket watch owned by Sinai Kantor, which recently sold at auction for $57,500 USD.

Nowadays, there’s a common misconception about this phrase as it appears on clock and watch dials. It can appear to be a brand name to many—due to the prominence it has on many horological façades. However, Tempus Fugit (temp-us few-git) is a simple Latin phrase meaning “Time Flies”.

A true account of how cuckoo clocks became one of Germany's most popular and long-standing exports.

Boasting ~30million visitors a year, Niagara Falls is a hot destination for many a traveler. Part of this destination’s appeal goes beyond the falls, with a particularly time-oriented attraction at Niagara Falls is its massive floral clock.

The whole genre of Soviet horology, including the First Moscow Watch Factory, is truly enormous and its origins are significant in piecing together the grand scope of Joseph Stalin, his 5 year plan and the future of Russian made timepieces.

The Elgin National Watch Company factory was once the largest site  dedicated to watchmaking in the world. Today I'll be giving you the  history of this massive watch company, including why and how it was shut  down.