OMEGA GLOBEMASTER VS. ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL 116000 Before Orion and back when watches was just a hobby for me, I enjoyed a small personal collection combined with discovering new watches or maybe trading and flipping to see what may live permanently in my collection, you know, normal watch enthusiast stuff. Something changed once Orion was created, I felt huge guilt wearing any watch that wasn’t my own, this guilt was further expanded when I was setting up my own shop - money for things like vacations and personal pleasures, like my own watch collecting, seemed unimportant when juxtaposed wi ..read more

We hear the term ‘Magnetism’ Thrown around frequently as something the wreaks havoc on timing. With no shortage of magnetic surfaces and scanners, it’s not uncommon for your wrist watch to get magnetized in shipment or throughout the course of the day. Though, what does this actually mean? When enthusiasts and hobbyists talk about magnetism they are, 99% of the time, talking about magnetized hairsprings. What happens when a hairspring becomes magnetized? Its shape changes, sometimes it can stick to itself, this shortens its effective length and makes it run erratically fast - or sometimes stop ..read more

Most of us have heard by now the drama surrounding Horology House But for those who don’t know, Horology House, AKA Chris Essery, was a major contributor of wonderful, high quality watch content. His Instagram page featuring daily gorgeous watch shots, his populated Facebook group an Australian watch community cornerstone, and a YouTube channel with equally stunning cinematography (his videos ranged from reviews to in detailed ways to spot high quality AAA Rolex counterfeits). One of HH’s photos showing a real and high grad ..read more

As a watchmaker, one of the most common questions I get asked is, “What are the best tool kits to get?” The answer has two parts, the first, don’t buy a pre-made tool kit because the tools in them are generally junk. You risk damaging your more expensive watch or just having a tool that falls apart entirely. Sometimes they have a piece or two that’s good, but it’s always better to buy it alone. So don’t buy a tool kit, buy the tools individually. This way, you can get high quality tools (the first time around) and have a kit that is tailored to your needs and operations. Then people ask, “Can ..read more