Today in LeLocle, Switzerland, we are with Zenith Watch Manufacture as the brand unveils a revolutionary new timepiece that could well be the world’s most accurate mechanical watch. The Defy Lab watch offers two world premier innovations. One is the new one-piece 15 Hertz Oscillator that may be the single most important invention since 1675…
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American Watchmakers – Clockmakers Institute Announce Florida Convention
For those die-hard rs of the intricacies of watchmaking, take note: The American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute will host its annual convention October 4–7, 2017, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Tampa Airport—Westshore hotel in Tampa, Fla. The event, which includes a vendor fair with tools, technology and , also offers than 12 hours of education. Additionally, a tour of watchband…
‘The Naked Watchmaker’ By Peter Speake-Marin Goes Live (Exclusive interview)
In June, we bre the news via an exclusive interview that top-notch watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin was leaving the eponymous brand he founded and starting something new: The Naked Watchmaker. While he is not watchmaking in the nude (who knows, though, he may do that from time to time in the privacy of his workshops), he…
The American Clock and Watch Museum Offers The One Time You Just Might Wish You Were an Old Crank
Something interesting happens on the first and third Friday of every month in New England. At the American Clock and Watch Museum in Bristol, Connecticut, visitors can join the Old Cranks tour. During this exceptional time frame, four long-time volunteers at the museum come in to wind the approximately 60 to 70 historic clocks —…
Grab A Seat for the Upcoming Total Eclipse of the Sun — A Rare Moment in Time
Time and astronomy have long been linked. Man has always planted and harvested according to the moon and many an ancient ritual was performed to honor the sun. Next Monday, August 21, 2017, North America will get a rare and wonderful moment in time: the eclipse of the sun. Certain states are in the direct path…
Omega Hits the Movies in Dunkirk, Starring Tom Hardy and Omega CK2129
As the movie “Dunkirk” — directed by Christopher Nolan — is being screened in cinemas across the country we see an Omega CK2129 watch on the wrist of Tom Hardy’s RAF character. The concept for this movie, which portrays the allied soldiers who risked their lives at Dunkirk and throughout the war, is not just…