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Explore a wide range of watch-world resources from across the internet. If there is anything we’re missing you think might help others learn more, please let us know!

Resources

How to Manage Your Collection

Online Magazines

Independent Blogs

Watch Books

Dictionary

Useful Online Resources

History Technical Details Serial Number Hunting Watch Stories MultiBrand Expert Pages Brand Pages Model/ Range Info Other Good Link Collections Articles on Time Horology

Useful Online Resources

This is a long list of very interesting individual pages, Blog Posts, Forum Threads and more that I’ve found over the years. Much of this information can only by found on this page. We’ve tried to include pages we know are the real truth about that topic, based on our own judgement. If you find more pages like this and are confident they are accurate, please tell us about them! For more on how we judge whether the information is likely to be accurate, watch our Member’s YouTube video about how we do watch research online.

Articles on Time

What is time?

Some interpretations of time according to theoretical physics

Article

Horology

The British Horological Institute Journal

Journal

The Antiquarian Horlogical Society Journal

Journal

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Resources

Useful Online Resources

History

A Short History of Men’s Wristwatches

History of Modern Watchmaking

Breguet - The Daniel Roth Era

A History of Dive Watches

The History of Seiko Dive Watches 1965 – 2004

A History of Tianjin Seagull Watch Company

The MOST definitive telling of the first watch on top of Everest (a Smiths)

History of Smiths Watches

History of Seiko (their Museum site)

History of the Liquid Crystal Display

The History of Early Men’s Wristwatches

History of Pilot’s Watches

History of the Swatch Group

History of the Companies that made up the ETA Company, now within Swatch Group

History of the Longines 13Z Chronograph

History of Harwood Automatic Movements

History of the Tourbillon in Wristwatches

History of The Rolex Oyster Bracelet

Short History of Ebauche Manufacture

History of the Field Watch

History of the Bremont In-House Movement Controversy from 2014

History of Gronefeld Brothers

History of Minerva

History of Oris

History of deBethune

History of Richard Mille

The Evolution of Rolex Marketing

History of Porsche Design

History of Urban Jurgensen

History of the TAG Heuer Formula 1

Jack Heuer’s Autobiography

History of Independent Watchmaking in China

Technical Details

Water Resistance

A Complete Watch Battery Comparison Table

How Mainsprings are Made

Shock Protection System Comparison

Calibre Corner

The History of the Winding Crown

The Ultimate Beginner’s Watch FAQ

Modern Swiss Movement Suppliers Explained

Complete guide to Split-Seconds Chronographs

Insight into a Mechanical Altimeter and Barometer

A Short History of the Chronograph

The History of the Co-Axial Escapement

Types of Mechanical Watches that make sounds

Set of articles on watch component technology

What the Rolex Foundation spends it’s money on

Military Watch Markings Guide

Comprehensive overview of the Rolex 3235 Calibre

Seiko Caseback Information Guide

Vintage Dive Gauges

Guilloche Guide

Deep Dive into Modern Guilloche Manufacturing Methods

Mother of Pearl Explained

The Art of Movement Finishing

Universal Guide to Hallmarks

Watch Typography

The History of the Powermatic 80 Movement used by the Swatch Group

Comprehensive overview of the Valjoux 7750

How Superluminova is made

Guide to Wooden Dials on Watches

Governors in Sounding Watches

A Detailed History of the Lemania 2310 Chronograph Calibre

Deep Dive into Timex Indiglo

Deep Dive into Tantalum

Serial Number Hunting

Breitling 1944 – 1978

Bulova

Citizen Case Back Data

Longines

Omega Speedmaster

Omega Pre-1970

Rolex Pre-1990

Universale Geneve

Watch Stories