Citizen is the core company of the Japanese conglomerate, Citizen Watch Company Ltd. The company is based out of Tokyo, Japan and has been one of the most popular and well-known watchmakers worldwide. What sets them apart from other watchmakers Read more…
When it comes to purchasing your first watch, for the everyday, uninformed person, it could be quite confusing. There are several things to consider before committing to swiping that plastic card or handing over your hard-earned cash in exchange for Read more…
So, you are starting to build up a collection of watches or you just own more than one, and you realize that you don’t have anywhere to put them except for maybe on your nightstand or a perhaps the boxes Read more…
There are several popular and excellent watchmakers that come from Japan. In other posts, I have covered some of them a little more in depth, but in this post, I want to cover the Seiko Watch Corporation, also known as Read more…
While there are several notable watchmakers based out of Japan, this post will cover one company in specific, The Orient Watch Company. While they may not be as well-known as some other notable Japanese watchmakers, it’s still a relatively large Read more…
At heart of every watch, you’ll find a movement. While there are several movements out there, ETA’s movements are of the most important watch movements and have had a major influence on how the watchmaking industry is today. However, as Read more…
In the watch world you will often times hear about these two different movements. For those who are not into the history and technical aspects of a watch, you may not know the difference between, let’s say, a Seiko and Read more…
As the world was progressing through the Fifties and the Sixties, we began to see more and more changes in the world. Technology was rapidly improving and it wasn’t just a pipe dream that we would have more futuristic looking Read more…
To explain what a chronograph watch is, one would need to think about a stopwatch. With that being said, they are capable of telling time just like a normal watch, but can also track elapsed time like a stopwatch. Chronograph Read more…
In today’s world of smartphones and their many available apps, a watch can be more of a fashion statement than something of a functional accessory. However, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a need or demand for a timepiece with Read more…
