Watch Collector's Guide
Manual-Wind Watches: The Ritual, Fit, and Daily Habit
A practical narrative guide to manual-wind watches, winding routines, crown feel, thin cases, power reserve, service …
Mechanical Watches
Watch Collector's Guide
Watch Escapements and Balance Wheels: The Quiet Timing System Inside Mechanical Watches
A practical narrative guide to the escapement, balance wheel, hairspring, amplitude, positional timing, shock, …
Watch Collector's Guide
Watch Jewels and Beat Rate: Reading Movement Specs Without the Hype
A practical narrative guide to watch movement jewels, beat rate, frequency, sweep, wear, service expectations, and the …
Watch Collector's Guide
Watch Service Intervals and Repair Quotes: Planning the Unromantic Part of Ownership
A practical narrative guide to watch service intervals, symptoms, repair quotes, parts, pressure tests, warranties, and …
Watch Collector's Guide
Watch Movement Finishing: Decoration, Texture, and the Pleasure of Looking Closer
A practical narrative guide to watch movement finishing, from brushing, perlage, and Geneva stripes to bevels, black …
Watch Collector's Guide
Watch Magnetism and Shock Resistance: Keeping Time Around Everyday Hazards
A practical narrative guide to watch magnetism, shock resistance, sudden accuracy changes, demagnetizing, hard knocks, …
Watch Collector's Guide
Watch Casebacks and Display Backs: What the Back of a Watch Tells You
A practical narrative guide to solid casebacks, display backs, screw backs, snap backs, engravings, gaskets, service …
Watch Collector's Guide
Winding and Setting a Watch: Date, Power Reserve, and Crown Habits
A practical narrative guide to winding mechanical watches, setting the time and date, avoiding calendar damage, …
Watch Collector's Guide
Watch Accuracy and Regulation: Why Timekeeping Changes on the Wrist
A practical narrative guide to mechanical watch accuracy, positional variance, magnetism, power reserve, timing habits, …
Watch Collector's Guide
A Short History of Watches: From Sundials to Smartwatches
A plain history of watches from sundials to smartwatches.
Watch Collector's Guide
Your First Watch Service (A Calm Story About Maintenance)
A story-driven guide to your first watch service: when it’s needed, what it costs, how to choose a watchmaker, and how …