KIF is an anti-shock system made by Kif Parechoc, SA. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in...
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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...
Although many Seiko watch owners do not service their watches, and some even think of Seikos as being bulletproof, the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnh7O22mduE In this detailed video by perplxr, watch as a hand-wound ETA caliber 6497-1 movement gets overhauled from start to...
On a mechanical movement, the ratchet wheel is located above the mainspring barrel. This wheel is attached to the barrel’s...
What does Adjusted in Six (6) Positions mean? You may have seen Adjusted in Six (6) Positions stamped on your...
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In Omega’s own words: “The introduction of the OMEGA Co-Axial escapement in 1999 signalled a revolution in modern mechanical watchmaking....
In the watch community, COSC and chronometer are often used interchangeably, sometimes incorrectly. It’s like whiskey and bourbon: all bourbon...
Glashutte Original is one of the few brands that publishes a price list for service. At the time of this...
Diashock is the name of Seiko Watch Corporations’s proprietary anti-shock system (or shock absorber) for mechanical/automatic watch movements. It was...
Paraflex is the name of Rolex’s proprietary anti-shock system for their automatic watch movements. In technical terms, it is a...
This is the original lecture given by Dr. Matthew Clark on the topic of Hairspring Dynamics for American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute...
This is the original lecture given by Dr. Matthew Clark on the topic of isochronism and positional adjustment. Dr. Matthew...
The Magic Lever was introduced by Seiko in 1959 with the purpose of improving the efficiency of the winding system....
The second hand on my Miyota powered watch isn’t smooth… why? Is your automatic timepiece ticking like a quartz watch?...
According to Orient: Check the caliber number by referring to the model number of your watch or the case code...
There are two kinds of mechanical watches: Automatic and Manual. The difference between the two is that one winds itself...
If you’ve been in the Caliber Corner Community for some time, you’ve seen the word lignes here and there. What...
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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...
This is a fascinating lecture by Roger W. Smith, presented at the Horological Society of New York in December 2017....
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Henry Archer Vesterhav. Mine is running at +2 sec/day. I do wish that the movement…
Step 1) Set the time correctly. Step 2) Wait 24 hours. Step 3) Compare the…
The wonderfully underrated Festina Automatic Skeleton (20632/1) also uses this movement. It keeps time better…
17 is the grout number. ST1701 is the specific automatic calibre and ST1700 the manual…
Duzu Watches of Western Australia use this movement in their DW-D3 diver range