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The Most Famous Vintage Watches of the 1960’s

Most Famous Watches of the 1960s

Watches from the 1960s are among the most desirable, and feature many iconic models that most watch collectors will recognize immediately. During the 1960s, major watch brands like Zenith began competing to craft the first automatic chronograph wristwatch. Heuer and Breitling collaborated with support from Hamilton, Buren, and Dubois-Depraz, while Japanese watchmakers like Seiko were pretty much on their own. The fierce competition between international … Read more

The Most Famous Vintage Watches of the 1950’s

Omega Speedmaster CK 2915

The 1950s were marked by the postwar economic boom, the dawn of the cold war, and civil rights movements in the United States. The watch world also saw many innovations in the 50s when the focus was on improving the quality and precision of mechanical watches. While they were a time of relative cultural conservatism, the 1950s saw the introduction of some of the most … Read more

Genesis of the First Self-Winding Watch

Harwood watch - changing time

This article, written by Mikhail, is devoted to the history of the first mass-produced self-winding mechanical watches. Disclaimer 1. This work is a compilation of several online sources devoted to the history of the first mass-produced self-winding wristwatches. Disclaimer 2. Some photos, especially those of historical models, are taken from online sources. The sources are specified where possible or simply stated “photos from the internet”. … Read more

Understanding the Quartz Crisis From a Different Perspective

Seiko Astron Quartz Watches History

The Wired recently ran an article talking about the end of quartz crisis. This is a debatable opinion which we’ll cover in another article. Today, we are going to talk about the quartz crisis in detail. If you are a fan of watches, you must have heard of the crisis that left the industry shocked and damaged. Let’s answer all the questions: What Was the … Read more