Journal

Light the Night: Swiss Super-LumiNova®

In the early days luminous watch dials were used due to a very practical reason – soldiers needed to know time even at night. However, luminescence that we know today is far from the one used in the past.

Watch Water Resistance Levels: What You Should Know

You buy a new watch and see that it has 50M written on its dial. Does this mean that you can actually take it 50 meters (~165 feet) below water surface? It would be quite handy, right? Not so fast! You would actually permanently damage your precious time piece.

Automatic Watch Winder - what is it, and why do you need one

Automatic watches are attractive, expensive and highly valuable. They are unique and different from other types of watches and contain complex mechanical components. Due to these qualities, you have to afford them more care and attention.

Automatic vs Quartz watch movement: which is better and which one should you choose?

We are all fascinated by fine timepieces, but when trying to acquire one the information out there about different brands and models can get technical and overwhelming. But this shouldn’t be the case if you understand the fundamental differences between watches as explained below.