Times Ticking Watch Talk

“Game over man, game over”. Okay, now that we’ve got that out of the way, we’re here to talk about Ellen Ripley’s futuristic Seiko wristwatch in Aliens.

Roger Bannister was the very first sub 4-minute-mile in recorded racing history and the timepieces behind this event are just as historic.

With a new 24-Hour Le Mans film releasing soon (Ford v Ferrari 2019), it's exciting to reminisce about Steve McQueen's Le Mans wrist watch.

The Bulova Precisionist is one of the most affordable HAQ watches on the market. If you’re a fan of accurate chronograph timekeeping, then it’s worth considering a Precisionist Chrono.

To pay respects to the classic comic character, an official Dick Tracy watch designed by Nick Mathis will be released in the later part of 2019.

How do watch companies achieve high accuracy in timekeeping? The answer is in their uniquely designed thermocompensated quartz movements. 

Sure to be a hit at any “intergalactic kegger”, the Hamilton Ventura watch has been regulation attire for the M.I.Bs for four consecutive films.

Citizen has recently announced a new watch which is meant to be the “most accurate wristwatch ever made”. This timepiece is reportedly going to be accurate down to the second—on a yearly basis.

Office culture has always featured some unwritten rules of thumb. One in particular is more of a rule of wrist: don’t wear a watch that’s more expensive than your boss’s.😂

The humanity-saving Hamilton featured in Interstellar was designed specifically for the film, but was based off of Hamilton’s Field Khaki series.

Diving deep into the history and evolution of one of Rolex's most coveted watch lines - The Rolex Oysterquartz.

In terms of price, $40 million is pennies compared to the $260 million Fossil paid to Misfit four years ago for their own smartwatch purposes.

Omega’s Seamaster Chronograph Bullhead is a superb retro snapshot. Tapering from top-to-bottom on the case design—in terms of case thickness—this watch sits higher on the wrist at the 12-position.

Times Ticking has been in operation for more than 30 years, since 1982. We have performed watch repair for customers both locally and internationally. If it Ticks! We KNOW it! Our team of watch repair technicians have a combined experience in watchmaking of over 120 years.

A discussion with Jake about staying in our lane and other ideas .

Kinetic watch movements use a power source called a capacitor. Today we talk about the most harmful mistake people make with these watches.

Between Odell Beckam Jr.’s Cleveland Browns debut and Rafael Nadal’s US Open win over the last weekend, Richard Mille has been stealing mainstream headlines.

During the time of the Cold War between America and Russia, Seiko had its own sort of arms race. Having both Suwa and Daini as separate entities of the same brand would become a company-wide attempt to promote healthy competition in design.

Leonardo Da Vinci was a powerful innovator, inventor, and mind in human intellectual history. Much akin to this groundbreaking individual, IWC’s 1985 Da Vinci was a perpetual calendar watch that set a new standard for innovation in watchmaking. 

In today's podcast we talk about the history of the Grand Central Station Clock along with secrets and facts you probably didn't know before. 

Watch complications come in varying degrees of complexity and utility. One particularly handy one—in terms of tracking the date—is the perpetual calendar.

Wristwatch wearing comes with its own nuances of comfort and style. Nowadays, you can get a watch that has a dial the size of a dime—or one that is the size of a softball. So a common question that a lot of jewelry shops and watchmakers receive is, “is this watch the right size for my wrist?”

Watch complications are traditionally a mechanical endeavor. As a way to show off the prowess of a watchmaker, these complexities add a much higher level of value to any piece.

Already household names in their own right, The Office features some pretty popular wristwatch brands too! Though Dunder Mifflin is a fictional company, the characters in the show are wearing very non-fictional timepieces.

From the beginning of his career choice, until his eventual death, Seth Thomas built a brand out of his namesake that would grow to be one of the largest clock brands in U.S. history.