It’s Swiss Made
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It’s Swiss Made

If you look close, the small statement “Swiss” or “Swiss Made” is often printed on the dial of a watch produced in Switzerland. As well, you may find this on a watch with a Swiss movement where the brand is from a different country.The Swiss are rightfully proud of not only their watchmaking past but…

Inside the Mechanical Watch
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Inside the Mechanical Watch

This post focuses on mechanical and automatic watches.   Further, watches can have many types of complications (additional features like day/date window) that add to the complexity of a watches’ internal workings.  For this post, I am focusing on the basic internals. Automatic / Mechanical Watches An automatic watch is a type of mechanical watch that has…