One of the common issues with the inexpensive Ronda quartz movements is that the coil is exposed without a cover,...
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Triovis is a style of watch movement regulator aka precision adjustment device. Triovis regulators offer the ability to fine-tune the...
Diashock is the name of Seiko Watch Corporations’s proprietary anti-shock system (or shock absorber) for mechanical/automatic watch movements. It was...
In the watch community, COSC and chronometer are often used interchangeably, sometimes incorrectly. It’s like whiskey and bourbon: all bourbon...
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What is a mecaquartz watch? Mechaquartz or meca-quartz typically refers to a chronograph watch movement that uses quartz technology for...
How Many Grades of Sellita Movements Are There? Sellita offers four grades of watch movements. Just like some ETA movements,...
According to Orient: Check the caliber number by referring to the model number of your watch or the case code...
The second hand on my Miyota powered watch isn’t smooth… why? Is your automatic timepiece ticking like a quartz watch?...
In this series of videos, SolimBD shows his process of how to service a Tissot Powermatic 80 (aka ETA caliber...
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Novodiac is a shock absorber made by Incabloc. It is a Swiss made, removable anti-shock system found in a wide...
KIF is an anti-shock system made by Kif Parechoc, SA. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in...
Rolex’s Parachrom Bleu Hairspring is an in-house hairspring comprised of a paramagnetic alloy – made from metal, not silicon. The...
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Paraflex is the name of Rolex’s proprietary anti-shock system for their automatic watch movements. In technical terms, it is a...
In this detailed video by perplxr, watch as a hand-wound ETA caliber 6497-1 movement gets overhauled from start to finish,...
“Workhorse movement” is a label given to certain watch movements by enthusiasts and collectors in many watch communities. The term...
Some watch collectors think one surefire way to spot a fake Rolex movement is to wind the crown clockwise to...
Invention of the Ball Bearing Rotor In 1948, Eterna announced a friction-reducing ball-bearing mounted rotor system as part of the...
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