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Why Build Your Own Watch?

Why Build Your Own Watch?

In today's world where we have access to millions of different watches with various features and price points, it may seem unnecessary and cumbersome to build your own. Why spend your precious time on watchmaking when you can just easily buy one? This is a completely...

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Rotate Watches Lets You Build Your Own Stylish Timepiece

Rotate Watches Lets You Build Your Own Stylish Timepiece

Looking back, the evolution of how people tell the time is astounding. Centuries of staring at the sky finally inspired someone to figure out that the length of a day can be counted. What started out with a stick that was mounted perpendicular to the ground turned...

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A Simple Guide To Maintaining Your Mechanical Watch

A Simple Guide To Maintaining Your Mechanical Watch

Congratulations! You decided to invest in a mechanical watch. Now that you own this precious piece of art and technology, how do you love and maintain it as long as possible? Today we’ll be talking about just that.  Handling Tips Winding When winding your mechanical...

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Rotate is Onboard to Stop Hate For Profit

Rotate is Onboard to Stop Hate For Profit

Rotate Watches, as supporters of the NAACP and Colors of Change, stands in solidarity with the #stophateforprofit movement. Thereby, effective July 1st, we are pulling all paid advertising from Facebook-owned platforms for the entire month to put economic pressure on...

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The History of Mechanical Watches

The History of Mechanical Watches

From the beginnings of civilization, humans have been trying to perfect their timekeeping methodology and tools. The earliest dated timekeeping devices are sundials from the 4th millennium BC in Ancient Egypt. Since then, numerous technological advances arised in...

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Why Own a Mechanical Watch?

Why Own a Mechanical Watch?

In our day and age where technology infiltrates every component of our lives, it may seem unnecessary or cumbersome to own a watch, let alone a mechanical one. Why buy and wear a separate watch when my phone can tell me the time?  In a strictly practical sense, it's...

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