Patek Philippe Aquanaut Swiss Watch in Black Dial

Do Mechanical Watches Need To Be Wound Regularly To Prevent Damage? - Ask Watch Experts Questions About Watches

Empiricus T. from Singapore asks:I’m from the small island state of Singapore where we have quite a small but active group of watch lover. I am a budding collector myself and I want to ask if automatic watches will be damaged if I do not wear it regularly nor do I place it on a watch winder? I read that if automatic watches do not move over a certain period of time, the lubricating oil and synthetic rubies in it will wear down. True? If this is the case, then many retailers might be handing over ‘damaged’ watches to us since many leave their watches in the shelf without muc

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept GMT Tourbillon 2014 Watch

For 2014, the Royal Oak Concept watch by Audemars Piguet makes a return. Originally released in 2002, the Royal Oak Concept was penned as an ultra-modern version of the Royal Oak on the 30th Anniversary of the famed Gerald Genta-designed luxury sport watch. aBlogtoWatch covered the last version of the?Royal Oak Concept GMT Tourbillon in 2011 here. The 2014 version is more "summery" than any of the previous models, featuring a titanium case and light white ceramic (for the bezel, crown, pusher, and hourglass-shaped structure on the movement). Inside the watch is the revised original mov

In-House Made At Parmigiani Watches

The sleek Parmigiani Tonda Hemispheres and a superb 1931 Bugatti Type 50SIn our first article about my visit to Parmigiani Fleurier, we covered the history of the brand, its strong connection with restoration, and we also discussed how the company strives to keep the watchmaking and restoring trades alive.?In this second segment, we will discover what it takes to make a Parmigiani watch by taking a special tour of the "Watchmaking hub" that is behind the brand. Officially called MHF (Manufactures Horlogeres de la Fondation), it is a network of five superb manufacturing sites, all prima

Patek Philippe Nautilus Chronograph 5980/1A White Dial Watch

When Patek Philippe started to release white-dialed versions of their popular Nautilus model I was intrigued. It was a very fresh color for their sport line, and while it wasn't a radical difference, it isn't something we've seen in this collection before. White dials are difficult to include in sport watches for a single reason - darkness legibility.Sport watches have lume-coated hands and hour markers, which are often light in appearance because of the coating. Much of the time they are matched to darker colored dials. To have white hands and hour markers over a white dial can be tr