The Journal
Curiosities, tutorials and news from the world of watchmaking.
NewsGirard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty Three Gold Bridges Returns
GuideSetting A Watch Backwards: Safe Time-Setting Explained
NewsWM Brown x Timex Dress Watch Debuts At $349
NewsLaurent Ferrier Launches Grand Sport Tourbillon Iceberg
NewsNomos Club 38: 38.5mm Variant Joins the Classic Line-Up
NewsHautlence Sphere Series 5: White Titanium Limited Edition
GuideHow To Store Watches Long Term Without Damage
NewsRalph Lauren's Nautical and Western Cushion Watches
NewsSébastien Chaulmontet On Sellita, Albishorn, Vintage Watches
CuriosityWhy Some Watches Show The Weekday Twice
GuideBest Watch For Construction Workers: What To Look For
GuideBest Watch For Nurses: What To Look For
NewsClemence Photic MKII Swiss Edition Debuts Soprod M100
GuideGaskets And Seals: What Preserves Watch Water Resistance
CuriosityGuilloché On A Watch Dial: Engraved Patterns Explained
NewsHanhart 417 ES x 0260 x BAIT Chronograph Announced
GuideHow To Change A Watch Battery At Home
GuideHow To Remove Watch Bracelet Links And Resize A Metal Band
NewsRado DiaStar Original Skeleton Arrives in Autumn Gold Tones
JournalRolex Air-King History: 1945 to Ref. 114200
JournalSeiko Alpinist: From Laurel to the SARB Era
JournalSeiko Turtle History: 6309 Cushion Case Dive Icon
CuriosityWhy Are Mechanical Watch Movements Decorated?
CuriosityWhy Watch Dials Put The Date Window At 3 O'Clock
CuriosityWhy Watch Lugs Are So Long Or Short
NewsZenith Restructuring: LVMH Brand Cuts Jobs, Output
NewsAtelier Mephalie Launches Minute Repeater Collection
GuideAuthorized Dealer vs Gray Market Watch: Which Is Safer?
NewsBRM P351 Group C Prototype Returns With Brand Revival
CuriosityFob Watch: Why Pocket Watches Had A Chain And Fob
NewsG-Shock 2500, Renaud Tixier, Armin Strom Lead Releases
GuideHow To Buy A Watch At Auction: Tips And Risks
GuideHow To Choose A Watch Strap Color For Your Dial
NewsLeica Q3 43 Formula 1 Edition Leads Gear News
JournalRolex Day-Date History: 1956 Launch and Gold Legacy
JournalRolex Milgauss History: CERN, 1019, Anti-Magnetic Shield
JournalRolex Sea-Dweller History: 1665, Saturation Diving, Helium
GuideSet Day And Date On A Mechanical Watch Safely
NewsSvea Atelier Monolith: Swedish Brand's Debut Dress Watch
CuriosityWhat Is A Panda Dial Watch?
CuriosityWhy Are Most Watch Cases Round?
NewsCertina DS Action Diver 38mm Adds Orange, Teal
NewsFavre Leuba Chief Tourbillon Guilloché: 25 Pieces, CHF
NewsFrederique Constant Expands Heart Beat Moonphase Date
GuideHow To Demagnetize A Watch At Home
GuideHow to Restore a Vintage Watch Without Ruining It
CuriosityOpen-Heart Watches: Why a Cutout Shows the Balance Wheel
JournalPanerai Luminor History: Navy Tool to Public Icon
GuidePilot Watch Buying Guide: What to Look For
JournalRolex Explorer 1 History: Everest, 1016, and 14270
NewsAnalog:Shift x Éditions de la Tour 'Vintage Watches' Cards
GuideHow To Insure A Watch: Coverage And Appraisal
GuideHow To Replace A Watch Spring Bar
JournalRolex Datejust History: Origins and Evolution
CuriosityWhy Are Watch Crystals Made Of Sapphire?
GuideBest Watch For Small Wrists: What To Look For
JournalCartier Tank History: Wartime Inspiration To Icon
JournalCasio G-Shock DW-5600 History: From 1987 to Solar
NewsChinese Watchmaking: From Reverse Engineering to Today
CuriosityDo You Need A Watch Winder For Automatic Watches?
NewsDOXA SUB 200T Afterglow x Exquisite Timepieces, 50 Pieces
NewsHeritage 1854 Updates, Reelizer Archive, RIMOWA x MYKITA
GuideHow To Clean A Metal Watch Bracelet
GuideHow To Ship A Watch Safely
NewsIstanbul Watch Festival Debuts With Quantum 30th Anniversary
JournalJaeger-LeCoultre Reverso History: From Polo to Icon
NewsMaltese Cross: Stop-Work to Vacheron Constantin Logo
CuriosityNATO Strap: What It Is and Why It’s Called That
CuriosityUnidirectional Dive Watch Bezels Why They Turn One Way
CuriosityWhat A Watch Serial Number Tells You
GuideWhat Watch To Wear With A Suit
GuideAutomatic or Quartz: Match the Movement to Your Routine
JournalBreitling Navitimer History: A Pilot's Slide Rule
GuideHow To Tell If Your Watch Is Magnetized
NewsHublot Revisits Crocco’s Original Fusion Design
NewsKiwame Tokyo Kubo Sakura Sets Late June 2026 Launch
NewsMonta Marks 10 Years With Neuchâtel X Limited Editions
JournalSeiko 6105 History: Willard, Uemura, Vietnam
JournalTudor Black Bay History: The Full Evolution
CuriosityWhat Is A Pie Pan Dial? Omega's Faceted Dial Explained
GuideWhat To Look For When Buying A Vintage Rolex
CuriosityWhy Are Watch Crowns On The Right Side?
NewsBell & Ross BR-03 Space Mission Lands With Mars Dial
GuideHow To Change A NATO Watch Strap
GuideHow To Set A Watch With A Screw-Down Crown
JournalOmega Seamaster 300: A Professional Dive Watch History
JournalRolex Explorer II History: From Spelunking Tool to Icon
GuideSell A Used Watch: Where To List And Price It
NewsTrilobe Château Trente-Deux Debuts With Wine Gift
CuriosityWhy Are Some Watch Screws Blue?
CuriosityWhy Watch Boxes Come With A Pillow
JournalAudemars Piguet Royal Oak: The Full History
NewsBiver AB: First Steel, Manually Wound Watch
CuriosityCan A Watch Become Magnetized? Causes And Fixes
GuideHow to Choose a Watch as a Gift: A Buyer's Guide
GuideHow To Use A Tachymeter: Chronograph Scale Explained
NewsOris ProPilot Calibre 111 Returns in 43mm Case
NewsRessence Type 10 DN Debuts With In-House Oil-Filled Calibre
JournalSeiko SKX007: The Full History
GuideWatch Winder Settings: Turns Per Day And Direction
CuriosityWhy Do Watch Hands Move Clockwise?
CuriosityChronograph vs Chronometer: What Is The Difference?
GuideHow Often Should You Service a Mechanical Watch?
NewsLuxury Watch Pricing: Why They Cost So Much
JournalOmega Speedmaster Professional: The Full History
JournalRolex Daytona: The Full History
NewsWatch Auctions: How They Work and Why Records Break
GuideWatch Lug Width Guide: How To Measure For Straps
CuriosityWhy Do Some Watches Have A Cyclops Date Magnifier?
CuriosityWhy Does The Second Hand Stop When You Set The Time?
GuideHow To Spot A Fake Watch: Red Flags By Brand
JournalRolex Submariner: The Full History
CuriositySwiss Made: What It Actually Means
CuriosityWatch Ads Always Show 10:10: The Real Reasons
NewsWatch Water Resistance: 30M, 50M, 100M Explained
JournalIWC Schaffhausen Big Pilot: The Full History
JournalPanerai Radiomir Black Seal: The Full History
JournalCasio Calculator CA-53W: The Full History
JournalRolex Deepsea: The Full History
JournalCartier Drive de Cartier: The Full History
JournalCasio A168: The Full History
CuriosityIn-House vs Outsourced Watch Movements: The Marketing Myth
CuriositySinn German Tool Watches: Over-Engineered Frankfurt History
JournalGlashütte Original Sixties: The Full History
JournalIWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Chronograph: The Full History
GuideWorld Timer Watches: Mechanics of the Louis Cottier System
GuideETA vs Miyota vs Ronda: Comparing Iconic Watch Movements
JournalMontblanc 1858 Automatic: The Full History
JournalOmega Flightmaster: The Full History
JournalSeiko Astron GPS Solar: The Full History
CuriosityReplacing A Watch Battery At Home Without Ruining It
NewsWatch News: Why Mechanical Watches Lose Accuracy
CuriosityPanerai Luminor: Built For Navy Frogmen, Sold By Stallone
CuriosityManual, Automatic, Or Quartz: How Movements Differ
GuideCasio G-Shock: The Watch Born From a Broken One
NewsWatch News: Watch Mainspring Explained
CuriosityGrand Seiko Spring Drive: The Movement With No Tick
CuriosityCal. 1570: Decoding The Number Stamped Inside Your Watch
CuriositySpotting A Fake Rolex Submariner Ref. 16800
CuriosityThe GMT Watch: Pan Am's Problem, Rolex's Fix
GuideFrom Radium To Super-LumiNova: The Story Of Watch Lume
JournalSeiko Sumo: The Full History
JournalVan Cleef & Arpels Midnight Nuit Lumineuse: The Full History
JournalZenith El Primero Sport: The Full History
GuideWhy You Should Never Change Your Date Between 9pm And 3am
NewsWatch News: How A Chronograph Actually Works
NewsWatch News: Seiko Divers History
CuriosityWater Resistance Ratings: Lab Pressure, Not Diving Depth
GuideCartier Tank: A WWI Battle Tank Reimagined As A Wristwatch
GuideWhat Counts As A Watch Complication, Explained
NewsWatch News: A Lange Sohne Lange 1
CuriosityAnti-Reflective Coating: Invisible But Vital
GuideAutomatic Vs Quartz: The Real Difference
CuriosityThe Balance Wheel: The Heartbeat Of Mechanics
GuideThe Best Watch Brands Under 1000 Dollars
GuideBreitling Navitimer: The Wrist Calculator
CuriosityBronze Watches And The Beauty Of Patina
CuriosityWhy Modern Bezels Are Ceramic
GuideHow To Choose Your First Luxury Watch
GuideChronograph Buying Guide For First-Timers
CuriosityThe Co-Axial Escapement: Omega's Quiet Revolution
GuideDive Watch Buying Guide: What Actually Matters
GuideDress Watch Vs Sport Watch: Building A Two-Watch Collection
CuriosityEscape Wheel And The Tick You Hear
GuideAudemars Piguet Royal Oak: The FAQs, Answered
GuideWatchdle: Choose A First Luxury Watch
GuideChrono24 Buying Safely — Answered
GuideThe History Of The Dive Watch: From Tool To Icon
GuideField Watch Buying Guide: The Forgotten Tool Watch
CuriosityThe First Watch In Space Was Not What You Think
GuideGMT Watch Buying Guide: Travel Made Legible
GuideGrand Seiko Snowflake: Quiet Perfection
GuideWatchdle: Set the time on a diver watch
GuideSizing A Watch Bracelet: A Practical Buyer's Guide
GuideTudor Pelagos Review: It Out-Dives Its Big Brother
CuriosityHow The Wristwatch Won Over The Pocket Watch
GuideHow To Remove Watch Bracelet Pins At Home
GuideHow To Keep Your Watch Demagnetized
GuideHow To Swap A Watch Strap In Two Minutes
GuideHow To Clean A Watch Without Ruining It
GuideHow To Measure Your Wrist For A Watch
GuideHow To Polish A Steel Watch Case Safely
GuideHow to polish a watch case (without ruining it)
GuideHow To Read A Watch Caliber Number
GuideWhy Your Mechanical Watch Runs Fast Or Slow
GuideHow To Replace A Watch Battery Yourself
GuideHow To Use A Dive Watch Bezel Properly
GuideHow To Live With Watch Scratches
GuideHow To Store Watches So They Survive Years
GuideDo You Need A Watch Winder? Probably Not
GuideWatch Water Resistance: What The Numbers Mean
GuideHow To Wind An Automatic Watch (Without Breaking It)
CuriosityHow Water Resistance Actually Gets Tested
GuideHublot Big Bang: Love It Or Hate It
GuideIWC Big Pilot: Oversized And Honest
GuideJaeger-LeCoultre Reverso: Art Deco In Motion
CuriosityWhy Watches Have Jewels (And No, Not Diamonds)
GuideLumed Hands Vs Lumed Indices: Where Glow Lives
CuriosityThe Mainspring: Where Watch Power Lives
GuideBuying New Vs Used Watches: The Math
GuideNOMOS Glashutte: Bauhaus On A Budget
CuriosityOmega Speedmaster: The Moonwatch Explained
GuideOrient Bambino: Affordable Dress Watch Done Right
CuriosityThe Birth Of The Dive Watch
GuidePatek Philippe Nautilus: Why It Commands The Wait
NewsA €40,000 Patek Philippe in a Polish Bribery Case
CuriosityPerpetual Calendar: The Cleverest Complication
GuideQuick-Set Date: A Modern Convenience
GuideRichard Mille: Watches That Should Not Exist
NewsRolex 2026: The Daytona Goes Rolesium and Enamel
GuideThe Rolex Submariner Through Six Decades
GuideRubber Vs Leather: Which Strap Wins?
GuideSapphire Vs Mineral Crystal: The Scratch Test
GuideSeiko SKX007: The Diver Watch That Built a Following
CuriositySpring Drive: Seiko's Hybrid That Shouldn't Work
NewsSwiss Watch Industry 2026: Swatch Grows, Richemont Slips
GuideTAG Heuer Carrera: Born On The Track
CuriosityThe Birth of the Chronograph: How Stopwatches Became Watches
CuriosityEvery Watch James Bond Wore
CuriosityThe Crown: From Winding To Status Symbol
GuideWhy Fake Watches Keep Getting Better
CuriosityProvenance: The Story That Sets Price
CuriosityThe Fluted Bezel: Flash With A Function
CuriosityMicrobrands: Small Batches, Big Ideas
CuriosityWatches On Screen: Product Placement Or Icon?
CuriosityGerald Genta: The Man Who Drew Icons
CuriositySwiss Vs Japanese Watchmaking: Two Philosophies
CuriosityPower Reserve: The Number Nobody Uses
Guide100m Water Resistance Does NOT Mean Pool-Safe
GuideTitanium Watches: Light, Tough, Polarizing
CuriosityThe Tourbillon: Useful Or Pure Flex?
GuideTudor Black Bay: Rolex DNA At Half Price
GuideVacheron Constantin Overseas: The Quiet Holy Trinity
GuideThe Risks Of Buying Vintage Watches
CuriosityHow Watch Ads Sold Time And Status
CuriosityWhat Is Watches And Wonders?
GuidePre-Purchase Watch Checklist: What to Inspect Before Buying
GuideHow to Care for a Leather Watch Strap: A Collector's Guide
NewsWhy Watches Use Sapphire Crystal (and What It Costs)
CuriosityWatch Nicknames: Batgirl, Hulk, Pepsi, And Friends
GuideWhich Watch Brands Hold Their Value
GuideWatch Size Guide: Case, Lug-To-Lug, And Fit
NewsWatches and Wonders 2026: Quiet Consolidation, Not Fireworks
GuideWhat Actually Happens Inside A Chronograph
GuideChronometer: A Certificate, Not A Complication
GuideThe Deployant Clasp: Butterfly Or Folding
GuideThe GMT Hand And Travel Without Confusion
GuideHacking Seconds: The Feature You Didn't Know You Had
GuideWhat Is A Watch Movement, Really?
CuriositySkeleton Watches: Engineering As Ornament
GuideCaseback Styles: Solid, Display, And Engraved
GuideISO 6425: The Standard Behind Dive Watches
CuriosityWhat Is Watch Lume And Why It Glows
CuriosityThe 1000-Hour Test And Other Marketing Myths
CuriosityWhy Watch Cases Are Made Of 316L Steel
CuriosityWhy Mechanical Watches Outlast Smartwatches
CuriosityWhy Watch Collecting Exploded After 2010
Curiosity21 Jewels: The Magic Number Explained
CuriosityWomen's Watches: From Hidden To Haute