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Watchmaker’s Bench: Breaking Down a Seiko 6139 Chronograph

A watchmaker breaks down a legendary chronograph movement.
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Watchmaker’s Bench: What Makes It Tick? (Part 3) – Keyless Works and the Hand Setting Mechanism

The keyless works get its name from the fact that one does not need a key to wind or set a watch. Before the introduction …
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Watchmaker’s Bench: What Makes It Tick? (Part 2) – The Escapement

In Part 1 of our “What Makes It Tick” series, we touched on the mainspring, which stores the power that drives the movement. The release …
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Watchmaker’s Bench: What Makes It Tick? (Part 1) – The Wheel Train

Throughout the centuries, watchmakers have strived to increase the accuracy of mechanical watches. Even as things were looking oh-so-dire during the 1970s, the industry managed …
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Watchmaker’s Bench: Are All Chronographs Created Equal? Integrated Versus Modular Chronographs

Watches can be, well, complicated, and not all of the information out there is always …
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