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Ashton Tracy
Ashton Tracy started his career at 18 as an ambitious young watchmaking student. Having worked independently and for some of the biggest Swiss brands, he provides a unique writing perspective being able to draw on his technical background in the watch industry.
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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 accurate or reliable. So we’ve brought onboard Ashton Tracy, a …
