What is a Pointer Date? A pointer date aka date pointer (aka date hand) is a calendar complication that typically...
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ETACHRON is the name of a type of watch regulator system. Despite being used by many Seiko calibers and listed...
The Incabloc “lyre” shape or “double cone” style shock absorber we know today, is an anti-shock device that was first...
What are “jewels” in a watch? Jewels in a watch are tiny translucent pink or purple stones, also called rubies....
What is a Lepine watch movement or caliber? The term Lépine comes from a style of pocket watch that has...
List of lubricant and grease for watch servicing This list will explore some of the popular and widely used products...
What is a screw balance wheel? Have you ever seen a balance that looks like a tiny helm on a...
Are you in the market for luxury mechanical chronograph watches with in-house calibers but don’t know where to start? This...
What is a “Forrest Gump” Watch Movement? What Caliber Corner has coined a “Forrest Gump” movement or “Forest Gump” caliber...
What is a mono-pusher? A monopusher is sometimes also called a single-button chronograph. It is when a watch with a...
What is a Phantom Date on a watch movement? A Phantom Date is when a watch doesn’t have a cut-out...
Why doesn’t my double digit big date watch change from 31 to 01, is it broken or fake? It’s because...
Ball SpringLOCK is a patented shock protection device that acts as a cage around the hairspring, protecting it from jolts...
In this short film presented by the Time Museum in Rockford Illinois (closed in the 90s), businessman and watch enthusiast...
What is the difference between a chronometer and a chronograph? While they both share the same root word chrono, a...
How Many Grades of ETA Movements Are There? ETA offers four grades of watch movements: Standard Elabore (Elaborated) Top Chronometer...
What is the difference between ETA caliber 2824-2 and 2804-2? Both of these calibers are mechanical movements, but the main...
Rolex’s Parachrom Bleu Hairspring is an in-house hairspring comprised of a paramagnetic alloy – made from metal, not silicon. The...
Like the rest of the world, you’re probably washing your hands obsessively these days, but not long after a good...
In this series of videos, SolimBD shows his process of how to service a Tissot Powermatic 80 (aka ETA caliber...
If you have a watch geek in your life, you probably want to get them a watch related gift but...
One of the common issues with the inexpensive Ronda quartz movements is that the coil is exposed without a cover,...
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Longines Caliber L836.6
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