Enamel Watches
Enamel Watches. Enamel is often used for watch faces but sometimes it has been used to make or decorate the case of watches. These watches can be highly collectible and…
Lyre Watches
Lyre Watches. Novelty watches in the shape of lyres, or depicting lyres, make excellent gifts for musicians. They are particularly attractive when worn on a lapel as a brooch. Many…
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Louis Duchene et Fils
Louis Duchene et Fils. Louis Duchene was a Swiss, Geneva based watch renown for creating fine enameled watches and beautiful automation watches which were also exported to China. Below are…
Gold Verge Watches
When talking of gold verge watches, it is usually referring to the case rather than the movement. The movements are often made of gilt metal, normally brass. The verge mechanism…
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Patek Philippe
Patek Philippe SA is a Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer founded in 1839, located in Canton of Geneva and the Vallée de Joux.Since 1932, it has been owned by…
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Waterproof Watches
Waterproof Watches. Water Resistant is a common mark stamped on the back of wrist watches to indicate how well a watch is sealed against the ingress of water. It is…
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Luminous Watches
Luminous Watches. Mechanical watches often have luminous paint on their hands and hour marks. In the mid-20th century, radioactive material was often incorporated in the paint, so it would continue…
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Tonneau Watches
Tonneau Watches. "Tonneau case" is used to describe a type of watch case, with rounded, bulging sides resembling a barrel (or cask). Below are some examples of watches with a…
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Mercedes Hands
Mercedes hands is the description used to describe the hands of watches which contain the shape similar to that of the Mercedes logo. It is very likely that the “Mercedes”…
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Automatic Watches
Automatic Watches. An automatic watch, also known as self-winding watch, is a mechanical watch in which the natural motion of the wearer provides energy to run the watch, making manual…
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Rolex Explorer
The Rolex Explorer I is an expedition watch developed by Rolex on the occasion of the British Mount Everest Expedition in 1954. The watch has a self-winding movement with chronometer…
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Rolex Daytona
The Rolex Daytona was inspired by race car drivers and enthusiasts, most notably, iconic actor Paul Newman, who reportedly wore his Daytona every day after he was gifted one by…