What is a “Forrest Gump” Watch Movement? What Caliber Corner has coined a “Forrest Gump” movement or “Forest Gump” caliber...
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Invention of the Ball Bearing Rotor In 1948, Eterna announced a friction-reducing ball-bearing mounted rotor system as part of the...
Ball SpringLOCK is a patented shock protection device that acts as a cage around the hairspring, protecting it from jolts...
Chronograph pushers are typically spring loaded with a coil between the button and the case. But what keeps it in...
What is the difference between a chronometer and a chronograph? While they both share the same root word chrono, a...
In the watch community, COSC and chronometer are often used interchangeably, sometimes incorrectly. It’s like whiskey and bourbon: all bourbon...
One of the common issues with the inexpensive Ronda quartz movements is that the coil is exposed without a cover,...
There is good design and there is bad design. And there is design that is both – or is it...
What is the difference between ETA caliber 2824-2 and 2804-2? Both of these calibers are mechanical movements, but the main...
How Many Grades of ETA Movements Are There? ETA offers four grades of watch movements: Standard Elabore (Elaborated) Top Chronometer...
ETACHRON is the name of a type of watch regulator system. Despite being used by many Seiko calibers and listed...
If you have a watch geek in your life, you probably want to get them a watch related gift but...
Glashutte Original is one of the few brands that publishes a price list for service. At the time of this...
According to Grand Seiko: The caliber number is a four-digit number that indicates the model of a movement (mechanical part...
According to Orient: Check the caliber number by referring to the model number of your watch or the case code...
James recently asked Caliber Corner: I have an ETA movement I removed from a Royce military style however all I...
Are you in the market for luxury mechanical chronograph watches with in-house calibers but don’t know where to start? This...
The second hand on my Miyota powered watch isn’t smooth… why? Is your automatic timepiece ticking like a quartz watch?...
What is a mono-pusher? A monopusher is sometimes also called a single-button chronograph. It is when a watch with a...
This is an anti-magnetic dust cover or shield is found on some solid back Omega Speedmaster and Seamaster watches. It...
In Omega’s own words: “The introduction of the OMEGA Co-Axial escapement in 1999 signalled a revolution in modern mechanical watchmaking....
Brand Omega Part Name Spirate System Part Type Balance/regualator Material Si14 (silicon) Country of Manufacture Switzerland, Swiss made Known Calibers...
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