Welcome back to the second episode in our Swiss SuperLuminova series, and if you missed the first episode, you could catch it HERE. We are here trying to answer all your questions about luminosity in general (do check out our…
We have spoken about luminosity and luminous materials in one of our previous blog posts. That was more of a fundamental journey through the history of luminous materials, how they developed, and its application to watches through history. Luminous applications…
I was having a discussion with Daniel about stainless steel. It was not terribly exciting, it was to make sure we had the correct references on our new website. We use 316L stainless steel in our watch cases, but then…
We hear lots of people talk about the crystal, whether it is domed, double domed or just flat. But then there is the added complication of the material the crystal is made from. The three main materials are sapphire crystal,…
Automatic movements are what puts the “Automatic” in an automatic watch. Almost any reasonable quality mechanical watch these days is an automatic movement. The automatic refers to the automatic winding process. We are all aware of the strange mass that…
Physical Vapor Deposition is a baffling technical term. More commonly, we get the abbreviation PVD, especially when talking about watches. But what is this miraculous process that changes the color of almost every component of watches at a whim? Let’s…
Luminescence is a technical term that refers to anything that glows in the dark without a specific energy supply. Several animals display luminescence, for example, glow worms and jellyfish (technically, this is bio-luminescence). There are numerous ways that luminescence…
Mechanical Watch Movement What is it? Mechanical watch movement is a generic term that refers to the springs, wheels, and gears inside a mechanical watch and maintains the time for the watch. The classification of mechanical watches is further…
Daniel and I get particular enjoyment from the old texts of watch-making and timekeeping, if you have not noticed. And Why? Because the old texts take us through some of the amazing advancements in watchmaking, the advancements are told…
