Now that the first lot of Accutron electrostatic watches are available to order, including the Spaceview DNA and Spaceview 2020, we thought it was time to explain exactly how the electrostatic Accutron concept works. The innovative movement, which was first announced last year in 2019, has completely revolutionized the way we tell time and has more importantly recaptured Accutron’s legacy…
Considered one of the world’s most prolific watchmakers, IWC has made no efforts to conceal their talents in manufacturing extraordinary Pilots watches. Boasting a pedigree and charm of equal measure and establishing an eternal reputation for optimal legibility and operation with easy to read dials, large crowns and pronounced push pieces, the family of aviation timepieces has fulfilled the needs…
While the IWC Portugieser has taken centre stage for 2020, the brand’s iconic IWC Pilots watches still deserve some recognition for their instantly recognisable DNA. The family of aviation timepieces comes with a pedigree and charm of equal measure, establishing its reputation for optimal legibility and operation with easy to read dials, large crowns and pronounced push pieces. Each design,…
Just when you thought the Seiko Watch Corporation had done it all, they go and reveal their latest innovation: the T0 Constant Force Tourbillon. This remarkable concept marks the world’s first movement with a fully integrated constant force and tourbillon on the same axis which seeks to power a mechanical watch with the highest accuracy possible. Seiko have already…
There are few watch movements as legendary as Seiko’s Spring Drive and Hi Beat movements, but what exactly makes these two in-house calibres so extraordinary and how exactly are they different? Today we will be exploring how each of these remarkable Seiko movements work and exploring which some of the differences between the watch’s they power. How does the Seiko…