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Is Vortic a “real” watch company?
So in scrolling through the badges on offer here at WatchCrunch, I came across the Vortic badge. I’d never heard of Vortic before, so I looked them up. Turns out, their entire line of watches isn’t ac...
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Finally! A Swatch watch post that's NOT about the Moonswatch! Instead, I pose the following question: Sistem51 - A triumph of engineering or tragedy of industry?
So, as most of you probably know, a few years back, Swatch group used the engineers at ETA, and engineered the Sistem 51 movement - a Swiss Made automatic watch made with only 51 pieces and completely...
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I know we all love to hate on them, but…
…why doesn’t Invicta have a badge on WC? I mean, they are a substantially sized company and a fairly large player in the watch world. I’m not saying...
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Is AP, in fact, a one-trick pony?
I know its wristwatch heresy to say this, but...does anyone else feel like Audemars Piguet is a proverbial "one-trick pony" these days with the Royal Oak? Personally, I feel like every watch I see fro...
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Which do the masses prefer? Autos, Handwind, or Quartz?
So, @Aurelian, @roeelupo, and I had a discussion yesterday involving our respective preferences for the method for powering the watch on our wrist. They each seemed to prefer handwinders. I, for one,...
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Not quite an NWA, but...my Tudor came back from warranty service sooner than expected!
Yay! Was this post unnecessary? Probably. But it gives me a great excuse to use this GIF!
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NWA! The other other Moonswatch alternative? The Speedmaster Homage by Phylida.
For a long time, I have flirted on and off with the idea of getting a Speedmaster Moonwatch, but I've never been able to get over the hurdle of the fa...
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Radium Removal
Does anyone know of a watchmaker who will remove radium lume from watch dials? I'd like to see about restoring my grandfather's old watch and bringing...
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It is a Sad Day for my Black Bay (GMT)...
I re-set the time on it last week after noticing that it was losing a fair bit of time. It's down 90 seconds after 10 days with a movement that's not...
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