Blogs: DIY Watches and More

May 12, 2026

Key Takeaways Automatic watches stop when the rotor lacks sufficient motion to wind the mainspring Most automatic watches need 8-12 hours of daily wrist wear to maintain power Power reserves typic...

May 11, 2026

Professional watchmakers use ultrasonic machines that vibrate solutions at high frequencies to remove every particle of dirt and old oil. Professional-grade machines can cost hundreds to thousands ...

May 11, 2026

Why Accuracy Matters in Watchmaking Picture yourself as a pilot, navigating a plane through the vast expanse of the sky. Every second counts, and even the slightest deviation in time can have signi...

May 8, 2026

A chronograph is a watch with a built-in stopwatch. Press a button, and the chronograph hand starts. Press again to stop. Press the second button to reset. Simple from the outside, but the mechanis...

May 7, 2026

A mechanical watch has dozens of metal parts meshing thousands of times per hour. Without lubrication, friction wears those parts down fast. Oil keeps a movement running smoothly and accurately for...

May 6, 2026

Hand-wound watches offer something no automatic or quartz can replicate: a daily ritual that physically connects you to the mechanics on your wrist. Turning the crown, feeling the mainspring tensio...

May 5, 2026

Every mechanical watch runs on stored energy. Wind the mainspring, and the watch runs for a set number of hours before stopping. But how do you know when the mainspring is running low? A power rese...

May 4, 2026

Pull the crown out on most modern watches, and the second hand stops. Push it back in, and the hand starts sweeping again. That stop-start feature has a name: hacking. Not every mechanical watch do...

May 1, 2026

Every mechanical watch runs on stored energy. A coiled mainspring holds that energy, and the escapement regulates its release. But how does power travel between those two endpoints? The answer is t...

Apr 9, 2026

Glance at your watch in a dark room, and those glowing hands and markers are doing their job. That glow comes from lume, a luminescent material applied to watch dials, hands, and sometimes bezels. ...

Apr 9, 2026

A chronograph is one of those watch terms that sounds complicated but really is not. At its simplest, a chronograph is a watch with a built-in stopwatch. Press a button, time something, press it ag...

Apr 8, 2026

Flasks, cufflinks, engraved pocket knives. If your groomsmen have stood in more than one wedding, they probably already own all three. Searching for groomsmen gift ideas that feel personal without ...