How to Tell If a Watch is Real or Fake?

How to Tell If a Watch is Real or Fake?

Sometimes we look at an ad for a watch, and something doesn't feel right because some offers seem too good to be true. Well, the reason is that often, that's just the way it is: some of them are just trying to sell fake or Franken timepieces. How to discover which is which? How to defend yourself? Let's find out together.
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Watch Movement Identification

Watch Movement Identification

How many times have we stopped to admire the mechanism of a running watch? More than we think - or tell others. And many times, we've wondered where that movement came from and, more importantly, what it is. Well, it's time to find out, don't you think?
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Buying Replica Watch Guide

Buying Replica Watch Guide

When we talk about replicas, we enter a world that was once made of whispered exchanges of items in an out-of-the-way alley. Today, all of this happens in the light of day, through internet sites that sell copies of famous watches does not make this trade any less questionable. 

But beyond moral or legal judgments about the implications of buying a timepiece belonging to this category, here is a map to help you navigate more safely in this "sea" - exotic, unknown, and often dangerous for your wallet.

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Tourbillon Watch & Tourbillon Movement

Tourbillon Watch & Tourbillon Movement

Who is that watchmaking enthusiast who has never been excited to watch a tourbillon in operation? A mesmerizing mechanism, which reveals all the technological mastery of the watchmakers of history who invented and developed this fascinating, and between us, wonderfully useless, object of desire, mounted in the most exclusive modern luxury timepieces. So let's examine its history and functionality, going back together to the time of Monsieur Breguet!

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Traditional watch vs. smartwatch - Which one should you buy?

Traditional Watch vs. Smartwatch - Which one should you buy?

The world has become digital. Everything happens through the net: we have learned to work, meet, sell, buy, study, have fun through a computer and this omnipresent cloud of data that surrounds us. And even our tools have begun to interact with it - among many, our watches, giving rise to this new object of desire, the smartwatch, and others that we would never have dreamed of before, the various types of smart and fitness devices. So many kinds that people are wondering what is best to buy. If you are among them, this article will be enlightening!
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What is a Quartz Watch and How Does It Work?

What is a Quartz Watch and How Does It Work?

Quartz watches have been around since their launch in 1970 - and they were immensely successful, so much so that for a while, people thought that traditional mechanical watches might disappear altogether.

Luckily, it did not happen, but to tell you the truth, quartz watches have so many qualities: they're accurate, inexpensive, thin, and they work all the time. So, let's explore them together!

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Watches Industry Statistics & Analysis

Watches Industry Statistics & Analysis

Watches is a topic that strangely divides people: with the introduction of the modern smartwatches, the world has separated in two halves, traditional watch-wearers, and prophets of doom, who are preaching that the end of horology – a field that has withstood 500 years of evolution – is near. 
We might be a bit partial in our position, but we feel that our analysis is backed by substantial figures that depict a different portrait of the business.

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6 Reasons Why Every Man Should Wear a Watch

6 Reasons Why Every Man Should Wear a Watch

A watch is not just about telling time, but about maintaining a relationship with time. Watches tell time very conveniently. Certainly better than using sundials or observing shadow lengths.
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7 Signs of a High Quality Watch

A quality watch is not just a timepiece but becomes a fashion accessory and can be considered a status symbol by some. In some ways, it even suggests what kind of a person the wearer is.

Whether you’re a connoisseur of horology or just a regular watch user, we all want something great to wear on our wrists. Something that makes you feel great and shows people that you’re feeling great and wanting to express the feeling through the accessories you’re wearing. A watch is such an accessory. It tells the time accurately, lasts long, and catches the eye just peeping out from under the sleeve of your suit jacket - and it tells a story - your story.

Here’s how you can determine whether any watch is worth its salt.

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Tritium Watches Guide

Tritium Watches Guide

There's quite a bit of confusion about what watch lighting technologies are and how they've evolved over time to the most modern and effective ones - a fascinating, and especially in the early 1900s, tragic history - leading us to current systems that are not only ultra-safe but offer impressive results. Are you ready to shed some light on this topic?
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The Watch Straps Essential Guide

The Watch Straps Essential Guide

The world of watch straps dates back even before people wore watches on the wrist.

And over the years, it has evolved so much that today there is a massive number of different watch straps and bracelets available on the market. But which ones should you choose if you want to complement them to your newly acquired watch? Follow us, and you'll find out!

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titanium watch

Titanium Watches FAQ's

The evolution of watchmaking has gone through many stages of development. And among them, the weight of discoveries in metallurgy has been fundamental. Findings in the field of materials, together with the evolutions of the watch movement during the ages, have made it possible to render timepieces what they are today. So, this journey will take us to discover an exotic and light material like titanium.
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