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What is a Flyback Chronograph? In a traditional chronograph watch, the button sequence is top (start), top (stop), bottom (reset)....
KIF is an anti-shock system made by KIF Parechoc, SA. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in...
This is the original lecture given by George Daniels at the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute (AWCI) in June of 1990. This...
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...
This is a fascinating lecture by Roger W. Smith, presented at the Horological Society of New York in December 2017....
On a mechanical movement, the ratchet wheel is located above the mainspring barrel. This wheel is attached to the barrel’s...
There are two kinds of mechanical watches: Automatic and Manual. The difference between the two is that one winds itself...
In this detailed video by perplxr, watch as a hand-wound ETA caliber 6497-1 movement gets overhauled from start to finish,...