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Ashton TracyWatches are complicated. Learning about them doesn’t have to be.
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Aftermarket — It Isn’t a Dirty Word.
The luxury watch industry is one of the most heavily counterfeited in the world. More fake watches are produced annually than genuine Swiss watches. So-called ‘superclones’ are becoming increasingly difficult to detect, capable of fooling f...
Water-PROOF: Seriously, are we still talking about this?
Courtesy of thehourglass.com
With Watches and Wonders 2026 just around the corner, a story from last year recently came to mind. I was escorting guests on a tour of the fair when we stopped to look at the new Rolex 1908 release with a gold...
Dethroning the King
Rolex’s latest video teaser for W&W 2025 seems to indicate that a new Natural Escapement could be just around the corner for the brand. With that in mind, I wanted to republish the following article I wrote, which was first published i...
Seiko’s Simple Solution to the Seconds Hand
We all love vintage chronographs, don’t we? There’s something spectacular about the manual-wind models of the 1940s–1960s that puts them in a class of their own. The automatic chronographs of the 1970s are true gems, and I have a soft spot...
HSNY - America's Oldest Watchmaking Guild
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I'm a watchmaker, FHH-certified trainer, HSNY watchmaking instructor, and watch industry writer—all in pursuit of one goal: to educate people about watchmaking and the watch industry.
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