For over three decades (since 1979) of buying, selling, and trading watches, we have gathered quite a collection of fine pre-owned watches. Once, they were bright and shining stars in someone else s collection. Now, after being serviced ( unless it s a marked as consigned watch ) by Certified Master Watchmakers at our state-of-the-art…
My grandfather’s clock was too tall for the shelf so it stood twenty years on the floor So went the lyrics of a song, written by Henry Clay Work, a songwriter not a clockmaker…
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The Romans first used the sun s movement to measure the passage of time. Using this method they could precisely measure only sunrise, midday, and sunset, but they used the length…
Celestial bodies, the sun, moon, planets, and stars have provided us a reference for measuring the passage of time throughout our existence. Ancient civilizations relied upon the…
The history of Dent & Co. spans three centuries of precision watch and clock making in Great Britain. Established in 1814 by Edward J. Dent, the company embraced the Victorian fervour for technological innovation and created precision chronometers to navigate the Royal Navy and guide some of the most intrepid explorers…
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Seamaster 300 has acted as the supporting role and the ultimate style icon for the perfect spy timepiece. The Omega Seamaster 300 has been through adventures like Golden Eye 1995 (Seamaster Quartz Professional 300M), Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 (OMEGA Seamaster 300M), The World is not enough 1 (OMEGA Seamaster 300M), Die Another…
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By Deborah Swift When writing historical fiction, as well as going back in time to the period I am writing about, I often have to consider that the notion of how time was measured in previous times is very different from my own. In the 17th century poorer people still used sand-glasses, and not everyone could afford a clock…
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Using our simple template, some tape, and a pencil, you can easily make a sundial good enough to keep track of the daytime hours. Learning how to make a sundial provides you with an amazingly simple yet effective devices. They range from sticks planted in the ground to precision-machined marvels costing thousands of dollars…
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Invicta 47mm Aviator Maverick Quartz Chronograph Bracelet Watch w/ 10-Slot Collector s Case Choices: Gold-tone/Blue, Gold-tone/Red, Silver-tone/Blue, Silver-tone/Charcoal, Two-tone/Blue or Two-tone/Green bracelet/dial Master the skies and your schedule with Invicta s Aviator Maverick! Built with a cool attitude and a daring…
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I heard a lot about the unique chime of a minute repeater watch - they are in the high-end luxury category. Could you shed more light into this peculiar complication - its history, the cheapest minute repeater watch around etc..? Is it a worthwhile complication or something nice sounding but totally useless ? Curiously how…
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