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Florian

Ich schreibe gern eigene Geschichten über Uhren. Mehr Erfahrungen, als Details über Technik, Mechanik. Die begeistert mich zwar auch, aber ich denke, dass es hier andere Quellen gibt, die auf Spezifikationen von Uhren eingehen. In english: I like to write my own stories about watches. More experiences than details about technology and mechanics. That excites me too, but I think there are other sources here that go into the specifications of watches.

Behind the scenes of watchmaking

Schools remove analogue clocks from exam rooms.

Lion Fleischmann Bild

Schools are removing analogue clocks from exam rooms because teenagers cannot tell the time, a representative of the UK teachers’ union has said. Teachers are now installing digital clocks after students complained in their GCSE and A-level exams that they had difficulty reading the correct time on an analogue clock. Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary of the Association of School...

The biggest 10 watch brands Behind the scenes of watchmaking

Omega – Warum sind sie so berühmt? Der Besuch im Museum in Biel klärt auf.

Biel is located in Switzerland and is (a) stronghold of the watch industry. Biel is, without checking, economically the largest location for the industry. Rolex and Omega are here and many other companies. That interests me more. What do you do in Biel as a watch fan? I love going to Maurizio’s, he has a great shop for watch parts....

The biggest 10 watch brands

Baselworld 2018 – II, Big Brands and Challenges

Baselworld: Big Brands, Breitling, Rolex, Tag Heuer, Glashütte Original and curious luxury pieces After visiting the AHCI stand at this year’s Baselworld and other independent watchmakers, I ended up in the Big Brands hall. One is, yes once again, blown away. I’m a big fan of (Tag) Heuer, especially from the years 1960-1980, and right at the entrance I find...

Independent watchmakers

Baselworld, Independent Watchmakers

Breitling Super Ocean aus den 60ern

My view of Baselword This year I made it to Switzerland for Baselworld, one of the most important watch fairs in the world. It’s my first visit to the fair and, as always, my very own take on the spectacle. That means I don’t write about audience numbers, which manufacturers won’t be at Baselworld 2019 and internal watch industry stuff....

Vintage Watches - good old timepieces

Heuer Autavia 3646 Andretti

Heuer Autavia 3646 third execution A vintage Heuer Autavia 3646 as a “bad buy”? This could be a contribution under the motto: How do I start collecting watches? You learn. Those who chase old things know that it can be like a fever, a chase, excitement, emotion, excitement and joy. Failure is also possible. One knows little about old watches,...

Vintage Watches - good old timepieces

Vintage Arios World Time. Multifunction watch with world time and Breitling relative.

Vintage Arios World Time. World time and more: the Swiss watch pocket knife. The “hard” facts about the beautiful Arios watch are the following stunning specifications: Water resistant to 50 metres. World time: with the upper of the two crowns, you can set the world time to different cities via the inner ring. Slide rule: with the outer rotating bezel...