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History of Chronometers Pt. 4: In-House and Beyond COSC
Since 1972, the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres, or COSC, has been the official Swiss regulatory body for chronometers, providing testing and certifications to much …
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History of Chronometers Pt. 3: Enter COSC
As the ‘60s drew to a close and gave way to the early 1970s, the traditional Swiss industry was erupting into full-blown crisis. While the …
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History of Chronometers Pt. 2: Observatory Trials
John Harrison’s innovations in marine chronometry quickly took the world by storm. By the 1850s, marine chronometer watches were essentially standard equipment on oceangoing vessels …
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History of Chronometers Pt. 1: Origins
Most categories of watches are rather self-explanatory. A diver watch is built to go underwater, a moonphase displays the current phase of the moon, and …
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Creating New History: Ulysse Nardin’s Approach to Marrying Past, Present, and Future
One of the core challenges among modern watchmakers is balancing past, present, and future—honoring the traditions of this centuries-old art form, harnessing new technologies, and …
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Watches, Stories, and Gear: Circuit Boards as Art, Affordable Chronometers, and Honoring South Brooklyn Heroes
“Watches, Stories, and Gear” is a roundup of some of our favorite watch content on Worn & Wound, great stories from around the web, and …
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Around the Web: “A Brief Economic History of Time”
In a recent article in The Atlantic, Senior Editor Derek Thompson presented a fascinating read on the effects of economic thought on our conception of …
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A History of Tissot
What do a 140 year old Russian Czar and Racer Danica Patrick have in common? These days Tissot is known for its sponsorship of racers …
