Casio Computer Co., Ltd, or better known as just, Casio, is a Japanese consumer and commercial electronics manufacturing company. While they are largely known today for their watches, the company is actually involved with producing calculators, phones, and cameras, amongst other things. This post is going to briefly cover Casio watch history and how they … Read more
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 is that they are a true manufacture d’horlogerie (meaning that they make all or most … 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 a watch. With there being an overwhelming number of brands to choose from and pieces … 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 that they were sold in. Watch enthusiasts know that caring for your wrist watch collection … 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 just Seiko. While Seiko is also involved in the manufacturing of printers and other electronic … Read more
While there are several notable watch brands based out of Japan, this post will cover Orient brand watches specifically. While they may not be as well-known as some other notable Japanese watchmakers, it’s still a relatively large company with proven success over the years. The brand is owned by Seiko Epson, but designs and manufactures … Read more
At heart of every watch, you’ll find a movement. While there are several movements out there, ETA watch movements are arguably the most important watch movements and have had a major influence on how the watchmaking industry is today. However, most people have no idea about ETA watch movements and what they are. Without ETA, … Read more
In the watch world you will often times hear about these two different movements. Most people may not know the difference between, let’s say, a Seiko and a Tissot. On the outside, sure, they both could look the same as they are both watches and both have a dial with hands on them for telling … 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 things. Of course, it wouldn’t be much longer until this bled over into watchmaking. In … Read more
What are chronograph watches? To answer that, 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 watches continue to be one of the more popular styles of watches, but the complication … Read more