Newbie Advice

I recently returned from a week photographing the annual conference of American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute (AWCI). I was there to teach photography and get images of the event that has been…

I'm just full of helpful hints this week. This one comes after seeing a comment on my other site, WristWatchReview about the BR02, a 1000M diver with a fairly striking…

OK. I just suffered a fairly hair-raising situation with my new baby. Due to my own carelessness, I dinged the Jaeger a few times and wanted to polish them out.…

A pet peeve of mine - using the words accuracy and precision incorrectly, and failing to make a distinction between the two. Accuracy; "degree of conformity of a measure to…

Sure, we can talk about watches all we want, but can we say we know how to remove a watch cyclops? Tick Talk is a blog by a certified watchmaker…

One man asks the ultimate question: How can I hide my watches from my wife? My wife has made a deal with me that allows me to purchase a watch…

Great thread on PMWF about blued screws. Some screws have the slot "silver" and the rest of the screw. Visit for the answer to the riddle. What I expect is…

Good thread on WuS about airport watches. Just a general question about airport security. How do you all handle the special watches you don't want marred or scratched rolling around…

WuS has a great discussion of the NATO strap and it's origins. NATO straps are traditionally nylon straps with a basic buckle and some have a "skunk stripe" down them…

Forums are a goldmine today. A lot of people assume that automatics move as smoothly as butter. This is not the case. Sweep second hands "tick" but they tick up…