Disrupting Time is a new book by Aaron Stark that describes the rise and fall of Waltham…
Waltham Watch Company began life in 1849. It died in 1957, to be sold off to three…
I very rarely get excited about the packaging of a watch; hey it is a box… If there is an accessory in there, a watch roll, a tool, spare straps, then it is a very nice bonus. But when I pulled the Vortec Boston 48 out of it’s shipping box to reveal the out packaging, string wrapped and wax sealed, I was instantly feeling like I was unwrapping an old school product, even though it was shipped vial UPS next day from ½ way across the country.
Welcome back to our regular installment, the Watch Video Rewind, where we have a look at some interesting watch videos.
At some point in your watch collecting life, you’ll very likely feel the siren call of a vintage watch. Perhaps it’s something you’re looking for to have a “birth year” watch, or you want something that happens to have been made locally to where you live. Aside from these (and many other) good reasons, there’s still a larger question – why even bother with these earlier watches? Why not just go for something that’s modern and presumably more reliable and accurate?
Long-time readers of this blog know that I’m a big fan of old movements gaining new…
Well, I’ve done it – I found another watch with a mother-of-pearl dial (previous one here) that…