Armed forces watches, as their name implies, were created to be used in the armed forces. The first armed forces watches were naval pieces, chronometers that worked OK for their purposes, but as other branches of the army – aviation especially – made major technical advances round the time of the second World War, accurate measurement of the seconds became crucial.
As with many fashion trends in times gone by, the wrist watch was originally made fashionable by royalty — particularly Queen Elizabeth I who was given one in the second 1500s. The 1st widely worn watches were designed solely for girls and called wristlets.
The founder of Tag Heuer, Edouard Heuer established his timepiece making in St. Imier a small village in Switzerland. It was not long after that his masterpieces where highly known for the high excellence of precision and craftsmanship, which made it ideal for the timing of sports trials. The brand was established on high chronological [...]
The Company of Seiko began in the year of 1881 when a jewelry store was opened by a Japanese man named Kintaro Hattori. The store was called “K.Hattori” and it was opened in the city of Tokyo in Japan. Kintaro started producing clocks eleven years after he opened the store and used the name Seikosha. [...]
Before learning about watches you should be familiar with some of the terminology. The word horology has two meanings; it is the study or science of measuring time or the art of making clocks, watches, and devices for telling time.
Since the first appearance of man on the earth an effort has been made to measure [...]
There are a lot of different companies that make watches and timepieces today but there are few that have been around as long as the Citizen Watch Company. Moreover, there are only a handful of companies that have stuck to their guns when it comes to the quality of the products that they were founded [...]
The watch as we know it today came into being out of the necessity of portability in the shipping and navigation industry in the early 15th century. The problem they had was that while the latitude could be measured by looking at the stars, the only way to determine longitude was by comparing the midday [...]
The Gallets, citizens of Geneva since 1466, have a long history of being goldsmiths and watchmakers. Initially, they began by manufacturing gold cases for pocket watches for men and necklace watches for women. As they were in close contact with watch manufacturers, they quickly learnt the technology and the trade of producing watches. Geneva was [...]