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Hermle Tellurium II 22823-740352
Hermle has a long tradition of making beautiful timepieces – they’ve been at it since 1922. They have a willingness…
Vostok-Europe Energia Watch Review
We’re quite pleased to bring in a new line of watches produced by Vostock Europe. Vostock Europe is made up…
Tense Watches
Introducing our newest watch brand: Tense watches. There are many wood watch options on the market, but we have hesitated…
Hermle 23047-080762 Review
We’re pleased to announce that Hermle Clock Company has released a new catalogue, and it’s full of brand new designs.…
Casio EQB-500 Bluetooth Watch Review
Today, we’ll be reviewing the solar powered Casio EQB-500DB-2A. We’re pretty excited about this watch because it has some unique…
Seiko's Story
Seiko has been a pillar of the international timekeeping business since they were first established in Japan in 1881. They…
What's in a Name
Elizabeth Tower. Hopsy. The Time Eater. Big Ben. Rosalind. Around the world, in practically every culture, there is a clock…
Rocks and Clocks
Let’s face it: Time-keeping is nothing new. By 4,000 BC, Ancient Egyptians used stone obelisks to tell the time. Huge…
Grandfather Clocks
The grandfather clock was a long time coming. Galileo first designed a basic clock pendulum in 1583, but very little…
Hooke vs. Huygens
Whoever coined the phrase “necessity is the mother of invention” was only mostly right. Necessity is important, but many of…
Time Zones
Obelisks and sun dials were all well and good until increasingly complex technologies made accuracy and consistency a real requirement…
Daylight Saving or Daylight Robbery
As any viewer of National Treasure can tell you, Ben Franklin first came up with the idea of Daylight Saving…
Pocket Watches
Out of all the time-pieces available today, pocket watches may have the most fascinating (and socially mobile) history of development.…
Hamilton Watch
Of all the watch brands available today, Hamilton has a uniquely American history, spanning everything from wartime production to the…
Antique Wood Clock Case Care
People often ask us what we recommend to clean and polish antique clock cases. After trying a large variety of…
The Giving Time
In an era of fast travel, digital shopping, and consumerism, wedding and anniversary gifts can start to feel like a…
A (very) Brief History of Cuckoo Clocks
veryone recognizes the distinctive presence of the cuckoo clock: the beautiful artwork, the moving parts, the little peek-a-boo bird every…
Retro Seiko Automatics
The stainless steel cushion-shaped cases are sized larger than their vintage cousins and now feature a flat Hardlex crystal that…
Citizen Satellite Wave-Air
The newest watch from Citizen is the Satellite Wave-Air. According to the company web site, “True to its name, Satellite…
Modern Doomsday
The time is near: December 21st marks the end of the Mayan calendar. It may also mark the end of the…