There are two situations where the term over-winding might be used: 1. You force and break the watch (most likely the mainspring) while winding it. 2. The watch is fully wound, but it doesn’t run. It’s impossible to wind it […]
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I received this watch to take a look at because it sometimes stopped without any obvious reason. This is a watch that is designed to look older than it actually is. The appearance of an enamel dial ( in this
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On the bench, a nice Titus watch with a stainless steel case. This would be called a boys watch nowadays with a diameter of 30 mm without the (original signed) crown. For some reason, this Swiss brand is one of the
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Buren is (still) one of those underrated brands. Buren was a respectable Swiss brand that used in-house movements. They were 1 of the manufacturers of the “Dirty Dozen“. They invented the micro-rotor. But somehow, the watches don’t receive much appreciation.
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I came across this cheap watch at a collector’s fair. It’s an unbranded Flieger-style watch. Though it’s clearly not Haute Horlogerie, I liked the design and the appearance. The watch was obviously mechanical because I heard the keyless works rattle turning
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This is a tonneau- shaped 1980s Girard-Perregaux dress watch. The movement is a Peseux 7040. Though this particular watch doesn’t have seconds it’s also available with sub seconds. This caliber is often used in smaller flat dress watches because it’s
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