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Wednesday Hump Day Fun Fact # 44 !!!
March 05, 2014 | 0 comments »
The self-winding or automatic watch rewinds the mainspring of a mechanical movement by the natural motions of the watch wearer. It works by an eccentric weight, called a winding rotor, rotating with the movement of the wearer’s wrist. The back-and-forth motion of the winding rotor couples to a ratchet to wind... Read More
Wednesday Hump Day Fun Fact # 43 !!!
February 12, 2014 | 0 comments »
During the First World War the unprecedented wide battlefronts meant that the coordination of thousands of soldiers had to be synchronized to a much more precise nature than in previous military conflicts. Millions of troops were issued with a ‘trench watch’, doing much to dispel the pre-war image of the... Read More
Wednesday Hump Day Fun Fact # 42 !!!
February 05, 2014 | 0 comments »
In the lead up to the First World War a pioneer of aviation technology also played a role in helping to popularize the use of wristwatches. Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932 - pictured) made several contributions to the field of aircraft design in the early stages of aviation technology. Santos-Dumont’s final monoplane... Read More
Wednesday Hump Day Fun Fact # 41 !!!
January 29, 2014 | 0 comments »
The first wristwatch with an alarm function was produced by luxury Swiss watchmaker Eterna in 1908, but it did not enter into production until 1914. Eterna produced several other innovations during the 1930s, such as the smallest production wristwatch with a ‘Baguette’ movement (an elongated rectangular movement, the length of... Read More
Wednesday Hump Day Fun Fact # 40 !!!
January 22, 2014 | 0 comments »
(Watch pictured is currently in stock) Pocket watches and waistcoat pockets are a male sartorial coupling that dates back to the 17th century. The foppish British monarch King Charles II popularized the wearing of waistcoats among the fashion-conscious classes in the 1670s, and the gentleman’s watch - the tablet PC... Read More
Wednesday Hump Day Fun Fact # 39 !!!
December 11, 2013 | 0 comments »
Have you ever asked yourself, “Why isn’t the Roman numeral at "4" right on my watch?” On a watch or clock face, Roman numerals run in the correct order ‘I’, ‘II’, ‘III,’ until we get to the numeral for ’4′. It should read ‘IV’, but more often than not, it... Read More
Wednesday Hump Day Fun Fact # 38 !!!
December 04, 2013 | 0 comments »
Smiles for the Holidays!!! In most watch catalogues and in-store displays, you’ll find the time is displayed as ten minutes past ten o’clock or sometimes ten minutes to two o’clock. The popular meaning for this is that it’s “Happy Time” or that the clock is smiling which becomes an emotional... Read More
Wednesday Hump Day Fun Fact # 37 !!!
November 27, 2013 | 0 comments »
Smallest Movement Ever Made!!! In 1929, the smallest wristwatch movement ever was designed and manufactured. The Jaeger LeCoultre 101 is a tiny timepiece that was actually produced right up until the fifties. The weight of the 98 parts, along with the hands, case, and dials only came in at just... Read More
Wednesday Hump Day Fun Fact # 36 !!!
November 13, 2013 | 0 comments »
The watches we know today came into existence during the Tudor reign in the 16th century. However, the watches were so large that people wore them around their necks. The most famous pocket watch is seen in a portrait of King Henry VIII. I guess we now know where rap... Read More
Wednesday Hump Day Fun Fact # 35 !!!
November 06, 2013 | 0 comments »
A diamond is a girl's best friend. The Cullinan diamond is the largest gem-quality diamond ever found. The diamond weighs roughly 1.37 pounds (621.35 grams) and is over 3106.75 carats! The 4.1 inches (10.5 centimeters) long diamond was found January 26th 1905, in the Premier No. 2 mine near Pretoria,... Read More
