A Viton gasket is a type of O-ring or seal used in some watches – usually deep dive watches or...
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This is an anti-magnetic dust cover or shield that can be found on some solid back Omega Speedmaster and Seamaster...
Brand Omega Part Name Spirate System Part Type Balance/regualator Material Si14 (silicon) Country of Manufacture Switzerland, Swiss made Known Calibers...
There is good design and there is bad design. And there is design that is both – or is it...
What is rebanking in watches? Rebanking or knocking (sometimes referred to as knocking the banking) occurs when the pallet fork...
Chronograph pushers are typically spring loaded with a coil between the button and the case. But what keeps it in...
Triovis is a style of watch movement regulator aka precision adjustment device. Triovis regulators offer the ability to fine-tune the...
What is a Pointer Date? A pointer date aka date pointer (aka date hand) is a calendar complication that typically...
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...
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