Synchronize Watches: Wristwatch Origins and Military Use
It wasn’t long ago that wristwatches were considered a pure novelty. Before they were diving into trenches or soaring above…
It wasn’t long ago that wristwatches were considered a pure novelty. Before they were diving into trenches or soaring above…
Every timepiece tells a story. Whether it’s your grandpa’s pocket watch; that scratched-up old beater watch; or even just a…
You might turn a few heads saying this one out loud. Horology (typically pronounced “hō-rol-uh-gee”) may not come across well…
Glow in the dark watches first started showing up in the early 1900's. At first, many people were entranced by…
In the 1990's, the International Organization for Standardization ( an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards…
Kikuo Ibe Back in the early 1980’s, Japanese inventor, Kikuo Ibe, was beginning to put on the watch his…
Why does my watch or clock read quartz? A lot of our customers assume that the word "quartz" that’s usually inscribed…
The U.S. Elgin Watch Company unveiled the first electrical watch (The Elgin Grade 725) in 1952. People, at the time,…
A young man, Albert Wittnauer, had a dream of creating a durable watch which eventually he realized and evolved the…