The second hand on my Miyota powered watch isn’t smooth… why? Is your automatic timepiece ticking like a quartz watch?...
The Magic Lever was introduced by Seiko in 1959 with the purpose of improving the efficiency of the winding system....
Workhorse movement is a label given to certain watch movements by enthusiasts and collectors in many watch communities. The term...
According to Grand Seiko: The caliber number is a four-digit number that indicates the model of a movement (mechanical part...
James recently asked Caliber Corner: I have an ETA movement I removed from a Royce military style however all I...
If you’ve been in the Caliber Corner Community for some time, you’ve seen the word lignes here and there. What...
According to Orient: Check the caliber number by referring to the model number of your watch or the case code...
Paraflex is the name of Rolex’s proprietary anti-shock system for their automatic watch movements. In technical terms, it is a...
Glashutte Original is one of the few brands that publishes a price list for service. At the time of this...
Some watch collectors think one surefire way to spot a fake Rolex movement is to wind the crown clockwise to...
[block]0[/block] There is a lot of confusion in the watch community about Seiko and Seiko-related watches and movements. Most of...
Invention of the Ball Bearing Rotor In 1948, Eterna announced a friction-reducing ball-bearing mounted rotor system as part of the...
Diashock is the name of Seiko Watch Corporations’s proprietary anti-shock system (or shock absorber) for mechanical/automatic watch movements. It was...