
A Beginner's Guide to Reading a Watch Movement
Confused by the difference between a calibre and a complication? This guide breaks down the key terms so you can read any watch spec sheet with confidence.
Jun 12, 2026
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Confused by the difference between a calibre and a complication? This guide breaks down the key terms so you can read any watch spec sheet with confidence.
Jun 12, 2026

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watchesbysjx.com
This year Chanel celebrated games of all sorts, from chess to cards and even video games with the J12 Coco Game — a quartet of Chanel’s best selling ceramic dive-ish watch featuring pixel art renditio
Andrew Cavanaugh via SJX
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fratellowatches.com
Nomos is very dear to my heart, and the brand’s Tetra collection must be one of my favorites. The clean Bauhaus dial design works so well in these square watches with subtle, almost Art Deco-style lug
Daan de Groot via Fratello Watches
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watchesbysjx.com
All timekeeping is astronomical in origin. Perhaps for this reason, clocks and watches capable of reproducing the movements of the heavens in miniature have long ranked among the highest expressions o
Brandon Moore via SJX
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Deployant
DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors Perrelet releases an 50 piece limited edition to their Weekend GMT collection with the new Weekend GMT Atlas – a collaboration with IFL Wat
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000
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teddybaldassarre.com
Among the many odd design quirks of the watch industry in the 1990s was the penchant for outsized watches. Anywhere from 40mm to 45mm was the norm, even though only a decade earlier, in the mid 1980s,
Carol Besler via Teddy Baldassarre Entertainment - Watches
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hodinkee.com
Although the most current form of the Longines Hydroconquest has only been around since March of this year, it comes up in a lot of conversations. Since its release, it has found considerable relevanc
James Stacey via HODINKEE - Wristwatch News, Reviews, & Original Stories
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monochrome-watches.com
2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the Oyster Perpetual, the game-changing waterproof watch that altered the course of Rolex’s history. Put to the test by British swimmer Mercedes Gleitze as she swam
Rebecca Doulton via Monochrome Watches
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Time+Tide
For a young, French brand, Beaublue has managed to establish a strong visual identity with these being the five not to miss. The post Going Full Circle: Top 5 Watches from Beaubleu appeared first on T
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:08 +0000
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teddybaldassarre.com
For some collectors, the choice between Swiss "Holy Trinity" watchmakers and smaller production Independents is a major point of contention when discussing high-end watches. But listening to the commu
Nina Scally via Teddy Baldassarre Entertainment - Watches
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hodinkee.com
Hodinkee via HODINKEE - Wristwatch News, Reviews, & Original Stories
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monochrome-watches.com
Astronomical watches are part of Ulysse Nardin‘s identity, and Dr Ludwig Oechslin, like no other, shaped this chapter of the manufacture’s history. Shortly after entrepreneur Rolf Schnyder acquired th
Denis Peshkov via Monochrome Watches
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fratellowatches.com
If you clicked on this article, it probably means that Swatch didn’t select you as one of the 1,969 lucky people who can buy the MoonSwatch Mission To The Moon 1969 with its Moonshine Gold dial, hands
Robert-Jan Broer via Fratello Watches
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