If you’re going to call yourself a watch lover—whether you’re an everyday wearer or a seasoned collector—it makes sense to know what you’re looking at. Not just the name on the dial or how many metres it claims to resist water, but what’s happening beneath the surface. Because the truth …
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The psychology of watches is something we rarely discuss openly, but many of us feel it instinctively. A watch is never just a timekeeping device. It’s an anchor, a mirror, a monument, sometimes even a mask. When we look down at the piece on our wrist, what we see isn’t …
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This ones for the everyday watch-wearer, the collector, the mechanic, the diver, the enthusiast… and yes, even the know-it-alls among us. No slight meant to anyone involved in a recent post about steam, but let’s be honest—it gets a bit worrying when the facts around vapour and watches get tangled …
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For all the attention lavished on the front of a watch—the dial, the hands, the indices, the complications—there’s a quiet, often overlooked component that carries both the burden and the soul of the timepiece. The caseback, that unassuming surface pressed against the wrist, holds the final word in engineering, the …
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There are a few things more disheartening for a watch owner than spotting fog under the crystal. Whether it appears as a slight mist, a fine dew, or full droplets forming like sweat inside the dial, moisture ingress is a problem that shouldn’t be ignored. And while some forms of …
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Hamilton has always been one of those brands that quietly stirs something in me. Not in the way that haute horology does, nor with the thunderous appeal of tool watch icons, but with a sort of affectionate curiosity. There’s a legacy there. A real one. And while I admire its …
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When we talk about the defining characteristics of a wristwatch, we tend to focus on the dial, the hands, the movement—and rightly so. But there’s a component that quietly frames the entire experience, both visually and functionally. That component is the bezel. While it may seem decorative or peripheral at …
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Just About Watches
