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What would happen if traditional watchmaking techniques died out? For Stephen Forsey and Robert Greubel, this thought was anathema. Their namesake company, Gruebel Forsey, relies on these very techniques to produce timepieces that have become lore among modern collectors. If these techniques die out, then their future, and the future of other high-end independents dies out too. So, to prolong these traditions, they joined forces with Philippe Dufour to create an incubator program for fully hand-crafted watchmaking called Naissance d’une Montre. One watchmaker was selected to be the recipient of what is arguably the finest collective of horological knowledge in existence, endowing him with the skills needed to create a watch, by hand, completely from scratch. 2 OF 6 Stephen Forsey, one half of the duo behind Greubel Forsey, describes the importance of safeguarding traditional watchmaking skills: Earlier this year, I had the chance to speak with Stephen Forsey a

Historical Perspectives: American Pocket Watches: A Primer For The Wristwatch Collector
John Cote is a professional photographer and watch collector living in Indianapolis, Indiana. HODINKEE welcomes his insights on the world of American pocket watches. – NM What should a wristwatch nerd know about American pocket watches and the industry that made them? In my opinion, from the late 1850s until just after WWII, the American watch industry produced more and probably better portable timekeeping machines than the rest of the world combined.I said portable timekeeping machines instead of watches, because during the same time the Swiss produced a lot of fabulous and technically amazing watches. The American watch industry primarily produced time-only watches while the Swiss made these, and also a lot of exquisitely complicated watches. What drove the American watch industry was the idea of producing tool watches for the masses. The founders of the industry were starting from scratch and they wanted to produce quality timepieces that the common man could afford. Ea

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NEED ALL Planet Ocean Owners ATTENTION Please!
Hey guys. I recently picked up a brand new PO for Christmas. Ever since I got it, I've been pretty much adoring my watch nonstop. I've never been so happy until about fifteen minutes ago...I realized that my watch would change its date 6 minutes prior to midnight. My Explorer II date wouldn't budge or move even the slightest bit until the last second of the last minute of the last hour. This SMP Planet Ocean seems to start moving it's date at 11:30 and completely change its date at 11:54. Here are some pictures of the changes.So I called the number I found on this forum for their customer service. An agent picked up the phone and I told him my issue. He responded by telling me that it is normal for a co-axial movement to change the date any time between 11:45 to 12:15. And then he insisted that if I sent in my watch that he could have it adjusted but it's completely up to me. At this point, I'm just thinking like WOW. I just spent a lot of money on something that has to be fi

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