The amount of time a watch can hold a power reserve—aka a “wind”—varies from timepiece to timepiece. Although plethora watches…

A common stamp on modern watches, the phrase “water resistant” is kind of a loaded term. Although the phrase is…

With Pokémon GO’s recent 3 year anniversary, and the release of the new film Detective Pikachu, the Pokémon franchise keeps…

In timekeeping, there’s a uniquely American style of wristwatch—the “Southwest” style watch. These timepieces are predicated on a rich history…

With European watchmaking having a well established history, it was only a matter of time that European immigrants would bring…

The operating standard for accurate timekeeping was the pendulum clock, from the 17th century until the late 1920s. What changed…

On a previous date, in a previous Times Ticking blog post, we discussed the significance of the time “10:10” in…

Often, the smallest things can have the largest impact on our daily lives. All of our modern internet streaming services,…

A recently viewed meme (here at Times Ticking) asked the question, “How did the first clockmakers know what time it…