When selling your watch, you want to earn as much money as possible and avoid getting ripped off. In this article, we’re going to share the best places to sell your watch and tips on getting top dollar. Quick answer: the best places to sell your watches online are active watch forums and FaceBook groups, … Read more
A tachymeter is a scale, typically along a watch’s bezel or surrounding the dial. The function allows the user to measure the rate of any consistently occurring event over a measured period. This could mean your driving speed over a set distance or how many watch straps a factory produces per hour. A tachymeter is … Read more
A watch crown isn’t just in reference to the famous Rolex logo. In fact, it’s one of the most important parts of any watch. If you’ve used a watch before, you’ve definitely used a crown to wind it or to set the time. Let’s take a deeper dive into the watch crown, how it works, … Read more
When putting on a watch, you’re immediately faced with a dilemma – should you wear it on the left or right wrist? You might have heard that traditionally, people should wear their watch on the left wrist. While this may be true for most people, this isn’t always the case, and you may find yourself … Read more
Learn how to wear a watch properly including which wrist you should wear it on, and how tight or loose it should be.
The buttery smooth glide of a watch with a sweeping second hand is mesmerizing. While common quartz watches tick once each second, watches with a smooth sweeping second-hand tick many times. This creates the appearance of a smooth sweeping second hand. Not only does this look cool, but it’s also practical. Watches with a sweeping … Read more
Whether you’re testing the limits of a new dive watch, or you’ve found yourself somewhere with a shared bathroom, and you don’t want to leave your watch unattended, it can be tempting to keep your watch on in the shower. Let’s find out if you should, and what that might do to your watch. No, … Read more
Hacking and hand-winding are two terms often used to describe features in some mechanical watch movements. In short, hacking allows you to set the watch’s second hand in addition to the minute and hour hand. When pulling out the crown to set the time, the second hand stops completely. This allows you to more accurately … Read more
Vostok watches like the Amphibia and Komandirskie are cheaper than you might expect. FInd out how Vostok manages to keep the price so low…
Looking to set the time, day, or date on your new mechanical watch? Read more for the full instructions.