Home, 2008-04-22
Richard Watkins - Horological Books: http://www.hotkey.net.au/~watkinsr/
Russian Watches (just a few): http://www.horology.ru/eng.htm
RWC - Reto's Watch Collection and more (PMWF): http://www.pmwf.com/Watches/Watches.htm
Timezone Archieve: http://www.timezone.com/library/archives
Timezone Horologium: http://www.timezone.com/library/horologium/
THE BALANCE WHEEL OF A WATCH (also touches adjustment): http://www.timezone.com/library/horologium/horologium0013
THE ANCHOR ESCAPEMENT: http://www.timezone.com/library/horologium/horologium631673198118416858
16 Current mechanical chronograph movements: http://www.chronometrie.com/chronomovs/chronomovs.html
79 most Commonly Used Calibers: http://www.ozdoba.net/swisswatch/caliber.html
83 Jewels Too Many: http://www.timezone.com/library/workbench/workbench0025
A. Lange & Söhne 1815: http://www.thepurists.com/watch/features/8ohms/1815/index.html
Audemars Piguet, new radical escapement (2006):
Audemars Piguet 3120: http://www.p178host.com/apgallery/3120/index.html
Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Handwind featuring the Calibre 3090 movement: http://www.thepurists.com/watch/features/8ohms/3090/index.html
Automatic Movements: http://www.qahill.com/tz/autos/autos.html
Break in periods of movements (there is none on ETA): http://www.watchuseek.com/cgi-bin/anyboard.cgi?fvp=/faqandmore&cmd=get&cG=23438383&zu=32343838&v=2&gV=0&p=
Cartier: A look at Cartier and SOME of their SIHH 2006 products: http://www.network54.com/Forum/169624/thread/1140168710/Photo+Essay+-+A+look+at+Cartier+and+SOME+of+their+SIHH+2006+products%2C+Part+1+-+Early+years
Center seconds, The Pursuit of: http://www.timezone.com/library/horologium/horologium631670098360080701
CHOPARD L.U.C. CALIBER 1.96 (By Walt Odets): http://www.timezone.com/library/horologium/horologium631672821689171141
Clockwatch (escapement animations): http://www.clockwatch.de/
Deconstructing the Ideal, high-grade wristwatches: http://www.timezone.com/library/cjrml/cjrml0005
Does Faster Mean More Accurate? Frequency Response of a Watch Escapement: http://www.timezone.com/library/comarticles/comarticles0017
Dubey and Schaldenbrand, The Index Mobile Rattrapante System: http://www.geocities.com/thomasm178/watch/wadsimanalysisver2.html
Escapement error: http://www.network54.com/Forum/169624/message/1094476659/escapement+error
ETA, strategy to 2010: http://www.nzz.ch/2004/11/14/wi/page-article9ZN1H.html
ETA 2824-2: http://www.chronometrie.com/eta2824/eta2824.html http://www.watchuseek.com/cgi-bin/anyboard.cgi?fvp=/classics&cmd=get&cG=537333&zu=353733&v=2&gV=0&p=
ETA 2892: http://www.chronometrie.com/eta2892/eta2892.html.
ETA/Valjoux Caliber 7750:
ETA 2894-2: The mysterious 2894-2 chrono module revisited: http://www.network54.com/Forum/169624/thread/1139563370/The+mysterious+2894-2+chrono+module+revisited+%28modem+warning%29
Girard-Perregaux: World Time Tourbillon: http://www.timezone.com/library/rdnotebook/200602278071
Glashütte Original: Five Days of Practical Observation at the Glashütte Original Watch Manufactory: http://www.tp178.com/mh/pfeifle/pfeifle_go.html
Grand Seiko movies (making of): http://www.seiko-watch.co.jp/gs/about/movie.asp
How To Judge The Finish Of A Watch Movement (Walt Odet): http://www.timezone.com/library/archives/archives631704850001139451
Hvor stammer værkerne oprindeligt fra? (list of company designations and the corresponding ebauches): http://vintageure.dk/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=277
Indirect Center Seconds (Walt Odet): http://www.timezone.com/library/horologium/horologium631670098360080701 http://www.timezone.com/library/horologium/horologium631670523058687082
IWC's Great Automatic Movements, The Calibre 85 Family: http://www.iwcforum.com/Articles/Calibre85Family/text.html
IWC MARK XII MOVEMENT, TECHNICAL REVIEW OF THE (requires maintenance every three years): http://www.timezone.com/library/archives/archives631704835409437788
IWC Reference 5001: http://www.thepurists.net/Patrons/Members/JackForster/iwc/iwc_revE.htm
Lange & Söhne introduce the Richard Lange: http://www.network54.com/Forum/211346/message/1143457577/Lange+%26amp%3B+S%F6hne+introduce+the+Richard+Lange
Jaeger - Le Coultre caliber 975: http://www.thepurists.net/Patrons/Members/wsw/jlc_at/jlc975finweb.htm
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultrathin: http://www.thepurists.com/watch/features/8ohms/jlchw/index.html
JLC's Classic Ebauche: http://ninanet.net/watches/others12/Mediums/mjlc125.html
JLC Reverso grande complication à triptyque: http://www.network54.com/Forum/234648/message/1144083743/SIHH-2006+report%2C+MJLC+presents+the+ultimate+Reverso
Lemania 5100: http://home.xnet.com/~cmaddox/nouvelle_lemania_5100.html http://www.lemania5100.net/
Lemania 8810, The Ebel 060: http://www.geocities.com/thomasm178/watch/features/8ohms/EbelLichine8810/ebellichinesrpt3.html
Magnetic Escapements, A Little Bit of History regarding Magnetic Escapements: http://www.network54.com/Forum/169624/thread/1141967144/A+Little+Bit+of+History+regarding+Magnetic+Escapements
Manufactures Project, the (list of manufactures): http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&goto=1459922&rid=33#msg_1459922
Mechanical Magic in Three Dimensions, 3D models of movement details and complications: http://www.zvisuel.com/montrespassion/english/ Requires a plug-in.
Movement prices (ETA and Valjoux): http://www.tztoolshop.com/FB_Catalog_Movements.html
Omega Deville Co-Axial Rattrapante Movement (a discussion of the base caliber): http://www.network54.com/Forum/169624/thread/1140301756/Split-Seconds+Chronographs
On the Ebauche Tradition: http://www.timezone.com/library/cjrml/cjrml0030
Orbita Watch Database, watches, their movements, and winding information: http://www.orbita.net/pages/17100.htm
Panerai movements (some of the ones in older Panerais): http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/byzantium/333/panerai.html
Patek Caliber 240 (Walt Odet): http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/240/index.html
Patek Philippe "Spiromax" hairspring:
Perfect Circle, Variations in Adjustable-Inertia Balance Design: http://www.timezone.com/library/cjrml/cjrml631728417314218750
Ranfft Watches (movement listing with details): http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&&uswk
Regulators, a gallery: http://www.timezone.com/library/workbench/workbench0004
Repeater, The Great 2005 Repeater Sound-Off revisited: http://www.network54.com/Forum/169624/thread/1139617959/The+Great+2005+Repeater+Sound-Off+revisited
Repeaters from the inside: http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&th=337240&start=0&rid=10240
Review on different chronograph movements: http://www.watchuseek.com/cgi-bin/anyboard.cgi?fvp=/classics&cmd=get&cG=635353&zu=363535&v=2&gV=0&p=
Rolex Caliber 2235: http://people.timezone.com/msandler/Articles/ZbindenRolex/Rolex1.html
Rolex Submariner Cal. 3135: http://people.timezone.com/mdisher/andrewb/3135/3135_1.htm
Russian movements: http://www.horology.ru/articles/TZ.htm
Seiko 6S37A, The Flight Master was on the deck, or something like that: http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=78440&messageid=1020502501
Seiko Calibers: http://www.timezone.com/library/extras/extras631803474986250000 http://service.seiko.com.au/Service2/tg/index.htm
Seiko Spring Drive:
Seiko Sonnerie, a few comments on the sound: http://www.network54.com/Forum/169624/thread/1144540069/Now+it%27s+time+to+take+Seiko+seriously
Silicon and Watchmaking (silicon hairsprings): http://www.tp178.com/mh/mih_silicon/mih_silicon1.html
Sinn Announce DIAPAL Oil-Free Escapement: http://www.timezone.com/library/news/news631878440051250000
Speedmaster "Moonwatch" Movements: http://home.xnet.com/~cmaddox/moonwatch_cal_background.html
Spring is the thing, ruminations on energy, balance mass and power reserves: http://www.network54.com/Forum/169624/thread/1144257632/First+principles-++The+spring%27s+the+thing-
Tourbillon ("why Tourbillons suck"): http://europastar.com/europastar/watch_tech/tourbillon.jsp
Tourbillon disassembling, Joseph Chevalier with tourbillon Cal. CH 1760: http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&th=433489&start=0&rid=10240
Uhrenjournal on IWC's Use of ETA Base Movements: http://www.iwcforum.com/Uhrenjournal.html
Ulysse Nardin: The FREAK:
Unitas Reference Site: http://www.unitas.netfirms.com/
Vacheron Constantin, A Minute Repeater Tutorial: http://people.timezone.com/mdisher/decorte/vcmr/vcmrpage.htm
Vacheron Constantin Malte "Grande Classique", featuring the Calibre 1400 movement: http://www.thepurists.com/watch/features/8ohms/vc1400/index.html
VALJOUX 7750 CHRONOGRAPH (BY WALT ODETS, good explanation of how it works): http://www.timezone.com/library/horologium/horologium631672313433425752
Valjoux 7750 Overhaul: http://www.timeservices.co.uk/repairs/overhaul.html
Valjoux 7750, when a 7750 ain't a 7750 any longer -- Reworking the workhorse (on IWC modifications): http://www.timezone.com/library/comarticles/comarticles631681571896618891
Volker Vsykocil, a word from (on the click): http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=125316&messageid=1097791637
Vostok movements: http://www.watchuseek.com/cgi-bin/anyboard.cgi?fvp=/faqandmore&cmd=get&cG=23636353&zu=32363635&v=2&gV=0&p=
A. Lange & Söhne 1815 (critical comments): http://www.thepurists.com/watch/features/8ohms/1815/index.html http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=211346&messageid=1042857785
Dreadnought versus Kobold Seal: http://www.hossenfeffer.com/dvs.html
Idoru: A Look At Shellman Watches: http://www.thepurists.net/Patrons/members/JackForster/Shellman/IdoruE.html
Minerva Pythagore "Anniversary Dial": http://www.thepurists.com/watch/features/8ohms/Minervacal48/
Panerai Luminor Marina 111G: http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=1770424&rid=4215
Rolex Submariner Date LV vs. IWC Aquatimer Cousteau: http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&goto=1434498&rid=2997#msg_1434498
Sinn EZM1: http://members.chello.nl/~h.mennink/watches/_private/SinnEZM1.htm
Sinn 756 field testing: http://www.watchbuys.com/adobe/756Testing.pdf
Urban Jurgensen Reference 3 Perpetual Calendar Moonphase Power Reserve in platinum: http://www.thepurists.com/jpg/perpetual/ujr3.html
A Guide on Regulating the ETA 2824: http://home.woh.rr.com/johnholbrook/2824reg.html
Anatomy of a simple cutout (incl. info on bluing): http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&th=314560&start=0&rid=10240
Benches, pictures of famous watchmakers benches:
Bezel maintenance: http://www.pmwf.com/cgi-bin/ForumArchive/webbbs_config.cgi?noframes;read=465266
Bluing: http://www.bhi.co.uk/hints/bluing.htm
Bracelet Refurbishment (howto): http://www.kronosclub.com/KC/articles/230605.htm
Converting a basic UNITAS 6497: http://www.paneristi.com/archives/uglyduckling/index.html
Dial Making HOWTO: http://kant1.chch.ox.ac.uk/watches/HOWTO_dial_making/
Démontage d'une montre mécanique simple (disassembling an unitas 6497 movement): http://www.horlogerie-suisse.com/Theoriehorlogerie/demontage.html
Display backs (links to same page): http://scrapintime.faithweb.com/dispback.html http://homepages.tscnet.com/stagebrg/dispback.html
Doxa, some comments about restoration of old watches: http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8179
Hairsprings For Swiss Bracelet (Wrist) Watches: http://www.ofrei.com/page820.html
How to Clean & Oil a Watch: A Beginners Guide (and other good stuff): http://www.thewatchguy.homestead.com/pages/repair.html
How to Make Springs: http://home.earthlink.net/~bazillion/springs.html
How to pronounce those fancy watch words: http://www.chronometrie.com/watchsounds/watchsoundspage.htm
HOW TO resize the most common bracelets: http://www.pmwf.com/Watches/WatchSchool/WS%2014%20How%20to%20Resize%20Common%20Bracelets/WS%2014%20How%20to%20Resize%20Bracelets.htm
How to wear a NATO strap: http://www.mkiiwatches.com/diy1.html
LATHES, the Home of the Lathe: http://www.lathes.co.uk/
Making a Watch by Hand, Don Corson's watch project: http://web.ticino.com/dcorson/watch/index.html
Polishing The Acrylic Crystal: http://www.oysterworld.de/crystal.htm
Rune's Watchmaking Site: http://www.watchmaking.frac.dk/
TWEAKING THE MARK XII (excellent explanation of how adjustments are done): http://www.timezone.com/library/horologium/horologium0041
Watchmaking, tools and procedures of interest to watchmakers: http://www.csparks.com/watchmaking/
Watch Repair (1918 book online): http://www.oldandsold.com/articles22/watch-repair-1.shtml
A Watch Story, by and about Ron DeCorte: http://people.timezone.com/mdisher/decorte/watchstory/watchstory.htm
AHCI -Where did it all begin?: http://www.thepurists.net/Patrons/members/ian_s/ahci20/ahci20.htm
Daniel Roth, Jean Daniel Nicolas Two-Minute Tourbillon: http://www.thepurists.net/Patrons/members/ian_s/jdn/jdnphotoessay.htm
George Daniels:
Jørgen Jørgensen (probably not related to the more well-known Jørgen Jørgensen): http://home20.inet.tele.dk/urmagerjoergen/
Kari Voutilainen:
Kees Engelbart:
Kiu Tai Yu (self taught master watchmaker): http://www.kiutaiyu.com. Also read this: The Amazing Mr. Kiu http://www.timezone.com/library/wbore/wbore0003.
McGonigle Brothers: http://www.timezone.com/library/rdnotebook/200512184599
Paul Gerber's Retro twin: http://www.tp178.com/ct/gerber/gerber.htm
Peter Speake-Marin:
Philippe Dufour
Richard Habring: Introducing Richard and Maria-Kristina Habring: http://www.tp178.com/mh/habring_visit/habring_visit.html
Roger W. Smith:
Svend Andersen (AHCI member):
Vianney Halter:
Aaron Macks Watches page: http://www.wiglaf.org/~aaronm/watches/
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15300: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/aharry/temp/APRO15300/index.htm
Chronophage (french): http://www.chronophage.com/l_revues.php
Electron Microscope Images of Two Vintage Mechanical Wristwatches: http://alanwatch.homestead.com/electronwatch.html
IWC PORTUGUESE AUTOMATIC 5001: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/aharry/iwc/iwcportauto/index.htm
Jaeger-LeCoultre - Portraits de Manufacture: http://www.thepurists.net/Patrons/members/ian_s/jlcregen/pom.htm
Minute Machines, beautiful photos of a 25 watches: http://www.minutemachines.com/
PAM111 next to a PRS-11: http://www.network54.com/Forum/thread?forumid=225715&messageid=1082620933
Panerai Base: http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=265104&messageid=1086140671
Panerai Image Database: http://poodpood.spymac.com/officinepanerai/
Panerai, most of them: http://www.lacotedesmontres.com/cgi-bin/LCDM.cgi?panerai
Rolex Ads: http://www.tcjj.com/rolexads.html
Rolex advertising throughout the years:
Rolex Cal. 3135 (from Submariner): http://marina.fortunecity.com/westindia/59/dfg.htm
Scubawatch.org, the home of Clayman's dive watch collection: http://www.scubawatch.org/
Sinn 656, a brief photo essay of the inside (ETA 2824-2): http://www.convergencetime.com/heartofgold/heartofgold.html
Speedmaster, 9 Speedmasters spread out: http://home.xnet.com/~cmaddox/omega/watches/speedmaster/9_speedy_spread.html
SteveG's Watch Launchpad: http://ninanet.net/watches/launchpad.html
TZ Photo Submission Forum: http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=threadt&frm_id=70&rid=5
Watchscape, watch images: http://www.watchscape.hpg.ig.com.br/
Watch Wallpapers (Jocke): http://www.watchwallpapers.com/
Capturing Time - watch photography with Paul Delury (incl. how to reduce glare in post-process): http://people.timezone.com/pauld/tzpics/captime1.html
Photo Tips: http://www.equationoftime.com/forums/VintageForum/index.cgi?read=91
SteveeG lifts the skirt on the Wonderful Wide World of Haute Horology Digital Macro Photography: http://www.thepurists.net/Patrons/members/ian_s/sg/sg19.htm
A Day in Watch School: http://www.thepurists.com/watch/industryarticlesindex.html http://www.tp178.com/jd/watch-school/1/article1.html
About pilot's watches: http://www.equationoftime.com/forums/WatchDiscussion/index.cgi?read=99366#Responses
Advice for Buyers on Sales Corner: http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&th=411120&start=0&rid=10240
Antiquorum, Illustrated Horological Glossary (pdf-file): http://www.antiquorum.com/html/vox/september2005/lexico.pdf
Antti Ronkko's homemade watch: http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=169624&messageid=1107011709
B-Uhr: http://www.qahill.com/tz/b-uhr/b-uhr.html
Balance Wheel - A Brief History of the Technology: http://members.tripod.com/~watchdoc/balance_wheel.htm
Best Watches in the Swiss Watch Shows (2004, incl. the impressive TAG Heuer v4): http://people.timezone.com/pchong/Best.htm
Beater: http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=1100&rid=0
Benrus Type I Class A Military Dive Watch: http://www.50717.com/us/benrus-1-76.html
Breguet Legacy: http://www.timezone.com/library/cjrml/cjrml631739338949687500
BREITLING SLIDE-RULE MANUAL (requires windows to be extracted): http://www.zetleins.onau.net/sliderule_exe.htm
Brief History of Soviet Space Timepieces: http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=306982&messageid=1098311711
British Masters in Timekeeping: http://www.timezone.com/library/itsabouttime/itsabout631674622086598934
British Masters: ThePuristS Interview Mr. Eric Loth, CEO of The British Masters: http://www.thepurists.com/watch/features/interviews/LothOct02/index.html
Casio g-shock, Unbreakable: http://www.timezone.com/library/cjrml/cjrml631728462093125000
Celebrity Watch, watches in movies (with screenshots): http://home.san.rr.com/dyamasaki/celebritywatch/celebritywatch.htm
Citizen: Keeping tolerance over time: http://www.immnet.com/articles?article=871
Diving watches, the story of: http://www.timezone.com/library/psttime/psttime0006
Dynamic Pressure on Diving Watch (is a myth): http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&goto=1116&rid=10240#msg_1116
Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry, Statistics: http://www.fhs.ch/en/statistics.php
Felix Baumgartner, URWERK, Harry Winston and the Opus V: http://www.thepurists.net/Patrons/members/ian_s/felixopusv/part1.htm
Field Test Review of the LIMES "OUTBACK 2": http://www.tp178.com/mh/limes_review/limes_review_1.html
Francois-Paul Journe, ThePuristS Interview: http://www.tp178.com/tjn/journe/fpj/fpj2%5B2%5D.html
Guide to buying a watch: http://velociphilewatch.blogspot.com/2005/10/guide-to-buying-watch_16.html
Helium valve, atypical thoughts on helium escape valves: http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=1219&rid=0
History of Grand Seiko: http://plaza19.mbn.or.jp/~kseiya/gs/
Hyunsuk's Military Watch Gallery (with lots of information): http://www.50717.com/
IISHOP(??), prictures of restorations (in Japanese): http://www.iishop.co.jp/
In the 21st century, what is the state of the mechanical watch? http://www.europastar.com/europastar/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000611899
Inside COSC: http://www.timezone.com/library/wbore/wbore631733384647656250. Most successful movement is Rolex caliber 2235 automatic from the Ladies Oyster Datejust.
Invicta Torture Test: http://www.geekhideout.com/freeze.shtml
IWC, A Guided Tour of The IWC Factory: http://www.timezone.com/library/comarticles/comarticles631696329341969788
IWC's Minesweeper Ocean Bund: http://people.timezone.com/mfriedberg/articles/iwc_porsche_design_ocean_bund.html
Jaeger-LeCoultre memovox (in Danish): http://www.vintageure.dk/Artikler/memovox.htm
JESSICA'S CORNAVIN DOLPHIN (Rolex bashing, but still interesting): http://www.timezone.com/library/horologium/horologium0031
JLC Master Minute Repeater Antoine LeCoultre, the story of: http://www.network54.com/Forum/thread?forumid=234648&messageid=1125153346
James Bond's watches: http://members.optushome.com.au/heliosz/jamesbond.html
Lange, What is your perception on Lange as a brand? (some thoughts):
Luminous materials: http://www.rctritec.com/w_watch.html
Marine deck chronometers: http://ninanet.net/watches/others12/Mediums/mdecks.html
Minerva, Like Phoenix from the ashes - the astonishing rebirth of Minerva SA, Villeret: http://www.ornatus-mundi.ch/artikel_11/artikel_11_1.htm
My Descent Into Hell - The Mind of a Watch Addict: http://www.fullyvested.com/bae/watch/trail.html
My Obsession, by William Gibson: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.01/ebay_pr.html
Navigator, Icons of Wristwatch Design 1: http://people.timezone.com/msandler/Articles/CarlosNavigator/Navigator.html
Navigator watches - a survey: http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=146239#146239
Nicolas Hayek interview: http://www.revue.ch/en/archives/2005/revue/sr_e_2005_04_hayek.pdf
Nomos Tangente: http://www.pixelp.com/watches/nomos/
Odd Watches (http://membres.lycos.fr/jjcasalo/odd_watches/): http://zorigami.free.fr/odd_watches/
Omega Chronometre DeBord an On going research project....: http://www.network54.com/Forum/169624/thread/1135546399/Omega+Chronometre+DeBord+an+On+going+research+project....
Omega Marine Chronometer (megaquartz): http://www.mancini99.freeserve.co.uk/Megaquartz__te.html
Omega Speedmaster (in Danish): http://www.uhrmageriet.dk/speedmaster.htm
Omega, A Pilot's Impressions of the Omega X-33: http://www.timezone.com/library/comarticles/comarticles631681530107424115
Once upon a time, at a watch show in Geneva..... (2004, many Panerai pics): http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=793627&rid=5
Ordering your COSC Certificate from Omega: http://www.rolexreferencepage.com/omegacosc/omegacosc.html
Oris Training, This is how a mechanical watch works (quiz): http://www.oris.ch/english/info/training/training.html
Panerai, Interview with Angelo Bonati of Panerai: http://www.timezone.com/library/tzints/tzints631742020270625000
Panerai in the Movies: http://www.paneristi.com/reference/Panerai_in_movies/index.html
Panerai History: http://europastar.com/europastar/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000611901
Panerai Vintage Watches: http://www.paneristi.com/reference/vintage.html
Patek Philippe Aquanaut: http://www.timezone.com/library/archives/archives0035
Pilot's watches: The real choices of aviators: http://www.timezone.com/library/comarticles/comarticles631681541115674669
PuristS trip to MJLC: http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=234648&messageid=1099323852
Railroad Time, Railroad Pocket Watches and the CPR: http://people.timezone.com/msandler/Articles/ClitheroeRailroad/Railroad.html
Rantings about mechanical watches: http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=c184e934.0210281934.7a494643%40posting.google.com http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=c184e934.0403251909.278e6dbb%40posting.google.com
Redefining the Art of German Watchmaking, A visit to master watchmakers Dieter and Dirk Dornblueth: http://www.timezone.com/library/comarticles/comarticles631913056488125000
Replica Watch Report (How to spot fake watches, the first 24 pages are available for free): http://www.lulu.com/items/volume_1/80000/80232/1/preview/ReplicaWatchReportPreview.pdf
Rolex, Charity: http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&th=364717&start=0&rid=10240 See also: http://www.rolexawards.com and http://www.rolexmentorprotege.com
Rolex FAQ: http://www.geocities.com/andymaxwell/rolexfaq.htm
Rolex, How tough is the SD? - My own test: http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&th=396666&rid=10240#msg_1034835
Rolex "Single Red" Seadweller: http://bjsonline.com/watches/articles/0012_1.shtml
Rolex, The "Prisoner of War" watches: http://www.ukwatches.com/Notes/prisoner.htm
Russische Uhren und ihre Geschichte: http://mitglied.lycos.de/easytime/
Seiko Basic Automatic Diver Lines, Economic Reliability and Durability...: http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&goto=685418&rid=10240#msg_685418
Seiko Divers Reference: http://www.makedostudio.com/watches/seiko-divers/index.html
Seiko, History of the Development of the Seiko Professional Divers Watch: http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=78440&messageid=1000299341
Seiko Prospex Shrouded Divers: http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&goto=2263&rid=10240#msg_2263
Seiko, Tokunaga's Watch Museum: http://www.tokunaga.ne.jp/en/museum/index.html
Seiko, The Seiko Diver's 200 Meter SKX779, about 7s26: http://www.thepurists.com/watch/features/8ohms/7s26/
Seiko Thermic, The world's first watch that driven by body heat: http://www.roachman.com/thermic/
Seiko, Torture Test: http://www.chronoguy.com/horology/seiko/
Seiko Institute of Horology, a visit to: http://www.roachman.com/skmuseum/
Seiko vs. Omega (diver review): http://www.chronoguy.com/horology/svo/index.htm
So You Want A Standard for Comparison, on quality:
Sinn 142 pages: http://sinn142.fateback.com/
Soviet Space Watches, A Brief History of: http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=306982&messageid=1098919234
The Crown and the Cross, An essay on transparency and light, and heart (Rolex, Patek---and some philosophy): http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/lux.html
ThePuristS:
Theorie Horlogerie: http://www.horlogerie-suisse.com/Theoriehorlogerie/accueil.html
Thrashing watches (The hardcore: Panerai Luminor Marina 44mm, Breitling SOP): http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=1163&rid=0
Type 20: French Military Chronographs:
Unaffordable Cars & Unaffordable Watches (a lot of pics): http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6317
Understanding Watch Crystals: http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5914
Using Your Ears When Buying Vintage Watches: http://www.time4watches.com/WatchKing/using_your_ears_when_buying.htm
Vostok - an overview: http://www.pmwf.com/cgi-bin/ForumArchive/webbbs_config.cgi?noframes;read=48885
Watch This Movie, Wristwatches In Movies, by Edward Heliosz: http://members.optushome.com.au/heliosz/movielist.html
Watch-Collector's Paradise (incl. dictionary): http://www.datacomm.ch/rbu/index.html
Watches used in the British military: http://www.mwrforum.net/cgi-bin/mwr.pl?read=92101
Watches and Winders: It's Not Only About Turns per Day: http://people.timezone.com/msandler/Articles/ArnsteinWinder/Winder1.html
Watches approved by NASA (Omega X33 and Speed Master, Casio G-Shock, and Timex Ironman): http://www.nasaexplores.com/show2_articlea.php?id=02-024
Watches Under Water, An abbreviated history of the evolution of the water resistant wristwatch: http://www.worldtempus.com/wt/1/2491
Watchmaker With Time to Lose (on the mechanical mars watches issued to NASA employees): http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/spotlight/spirit/a3_20040108.html
Water Resistance (TZ thread): http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&th=255147&start=0&rid=10240
Who owns who in the watch industry...: * http://home.xnet.com/~cmaddox/brands.html
Workshop Hints and Tips (BHI): http://www.bhi.co.uk/hints/index.htm
World's Most Complicated Wristwatch: http://www.tp178.com/jd/uber-comp/artikel_4_1.html
The Clockmakers' Collection (London Museum): http://www.clockmakers.info/
Digital Sundials: http://www.digitalsundial.com/
Clock from 1776 just goes on and on (observatory trial of one of Harrisons clocks):http://telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/02/13/nclock13.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/02/13/ixhome.html
Klockwerks, strage clocks designed by Roger Wood: http://www.klockwerks.com
Urmagerskolen: http://www.urmagerskolen.dk/
French page about diver's watches: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/fwi-sail/zdiver.htm
Abbey Clock Clinic (Mark Headrick's Horology Page): http://www.abbeyclock.com/. Great free book on escapements and animations.
Billy Schoor, US military watches (Benrus, Elgin): http://www.freewebs.com/billyschorr/
Chuck Maddox Watch articles: http://home.xnet.com/~cmaddox/an_index_of_articles_writt.htm
COMEX diving watches (Rolex), Shin Anamitsu: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ME3S-ANMT/web_comex_maniax_top_eng.htm
John B. Holbrook, II, page on Invicta and other good stuff, including how to regulate a 2824 movement: http://home.woh.rr.com/johnholbrook/
Marc's Wristwatch Articles: http://htexplained.com/watches/
Militäruhren / Military Timepieces: http://www.knirim.de/
Oyster World: http://www.oysterworld.de/
Per's Horology Site (author of Amateur Watchmaking): http://w1.470.telia.com/~u47026218/
Roger Rüegger (dive watches, in German): http://www.rruegger.ch/
Slide Rule Watches: http://biothinking.com/watch/
SteveG's Watch Launchpad (short reviews with beautiful pictures): http://ninanet.net/watches/launchpad.html
Swiss Watches: http://www.ozdoba.net/swisswatch/watchmain.html
Urban's watch weblog http://www.canit.se/~griffon/watches/timeblogark.html
Time 4 Watches: http://www.time4watches.com/
Amateur Watchmaking: http://www.watchuseek.com/aw-forum/index.html
Connecting Watches, forum about good and bad guys: http://connectingwatches.com/
Equation of time: http://www.equationoftime.com/
Equation of time, Ultimate Dive Watch Forum: http://www.equationoftime.com/forums/diveforum/
Big watch forum: http://www.network54.com/Forum/246576
NAWCC Military Timepieces Forum: http://nawcc-ihc-mb.infopop.cc/eve/ubb.x?a=frm&s=3206049661&f=990103944
Poor Man's Watch Forum (incl. T20PMW - Top 20): http://www.pmwf.com/,
Royal Oak Club: http://www.royaloakclub.com/
Time2Watch (reviews on divers): http://www.time2watch.net/articles.htm
TZ-UK (Timefactors): http://tz-uk.com/
Atomic Time, radio controlled watches: http://www.atomictime.com/
Bill Yao's custom watches: http://www.mkiiwatches.com/. In UK: http://www.watchworksintl.com
Classic Watch Parts, Rolex and Tudor stuff and restoration: http://www.classicwatchparts.com/
Cousins Material House, U.K. (they have luminova): http://www.clockspares.net/
Crystalfit: http://www.crystalfit.com/
Dream Watches, Used exclusive watches: http://dream-watch.com/
HIGUCHI-INC (Japan): http://www.higuchi-inc.com/index-e.html
Horological Parts,Tools, Materials & Books (list): http://www.bhi.co.uk/hints/supplier.htm
International Dial Co. (redialing): http://www.intldial.com/
International Watch Works (custom work): http://www.angelfire.com/blues/andcameysiww/Firstpage.html
Joseph watches, vintage watches (in Spain): http://joseph-watches.com
Kseiya (Tokyo): http://kseiya.zoovy.com/
Lindholt's: http://www.lindholts.dk
Montanas, tools from Germany, set for around 100 euro: http://montanos-uhrmachershop.de/
Officina Italia (straps by Bros Manifatture): http://www.officina-italia.com/euorder.html
Rasputin Watch Site: http://www.wristwatch.com.hk/
Roachman in Malaysia: http://www.roachman.com/
Russian Souvenirs (Frank Spar): http://russiansouvenirs.com/
RLT watches, O & W, Poljot and others: http://rltwatches.com/
S-PARTS (Jurgen Straps), homepage does not contain much info, the email address is info@s-parts.de: http://www.s-parts.biz
ScWaCo (small danish company run by Dan, a nice guy I met at a visit to the danish watch school): http://scwaco.dk/
Selva, tools and stuff from Germany (mostly for clocks): http://www.selva.de/
Shenton Books: http://www.shentonbooks.com/
Schmiemann (cheap Casio G-shocks): http://www.schmiemann.de/
Silvermagic (good prices): http://www.smwatches.com/
Skywatches (Singapore): http://www.skywatches.com.sg/
Smirs (russian watches): http://www.smirs.com
Taucher Uhren (sells the Laco diver): http://www.taucheruhren.de/
Traumuhren (good prices): http://www.traumuhren.net
Tools and parts (us): http://shorinternational.com/ http://shorinternational.com/WatchRepair.htm
TZ toolshop: http://www.tztoolshop.com/
Uhren Roemer (cases, rodico): http://www.uhren-roemer.de/
Uhrmageriget (vintage Omega in DK): http://www.uhrmageriet.dk/
Watchprint, books on watches: http://www.watchprint.com/
Reviews: http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&goto=871430&rid=10240 http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&goto=974837&rid=10240
Chronos, of the german magazines, this seems to get most praise.
hr:WATCHES ($117 for one year international subscription, but one can get two years for one), made by the folks behind "Armband Uhren": http://www.hrwatches.com/
IWW (UK subscribtion not working yet, they have had ads for MA, and articles on MA): http://www.iww.co.uk/ (http://internationalwristwatch.com)
IW -- International Watch: http://www.finelifemedia.com/IW.htm
QP (£30 for one year (to DK)): http://www.qpmagazine.com
Revolution (4 issues, 40SGD + 200SGD to DK): http://www.revolution-press.com/
Watchtime Magazine ($51/$87/$123 for 6/12/18 magazines), should have the most serious articles (of the english language magazines): http://www.watchtime.com/
Links to watch companies: http://www.argoeditore.net/orologio/links.htm
Auguste Reymond http://www.augustereymond.com/
dFreemont, cheap automatics: http://www.dfreemontwatches.com/
Fricker, watch cases (Hanhart, Marcello C., Muhle, Oris, Sinn, Tutima): http://www.w-fricker.de/
Glycine: http://www.glycine-watch.ch/
Kobold, utility watches a little Sinn-like: http://www.koboldwatch.com/
Limes: http://limes-uhren.de/
Linde Werdelin (Danish watch company): http://www.lindewerdelin.com/
Muehle Glashuette: http://muehle-glashuette.de/
Oris: http://www.oris-watch.com/
Poljot: http://www.poljot.com/
Quinting (transparent quartz watches): http://www.quinting-watches.com
RGM Watches: http://www.rgmwatches.com/
Seiko, PROSPEX: http://www.seiko-watch.co.jp/psx/products/index.asp
Shellman (quartz grand complication etc., prices from around $1200): http://www.shellman.com
Sinclair Harding (makers of fine clocks, incl. Harrison replicas): http://www.sinclairharding.co.uk/
Stowa, pilot's watches (470+ euro): http://www.stowa.de/
Urban Jürgensen & sønner: http://www.u-j-s.com/
Vixa: http://www.griggio.net/
Zeno: http://www.zenowatchbasel.com/
A Guide To Complicated Watches by Francois Lecoultre, by Francois Lecoultre. 220 pages, Publisher: C. Rohr (1952), $80 at http://www.watch-clock-makers.org/. http://www.network54.com/Forum/thread?forumid=169624&messageid=1123533673
"AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCHES" by H.Hempel, 348 pp, $80. http://www.network54.com/Forum/thread?forumid=169624&messageid=1123876446
Berner Dictionary (the dictionary, around 180 euro): http://www.fhs.ch/english/eberner2002.php
Books about watches: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rkeulen/watch/booklist.html
Time in Gold , Wristwatches by Gerald Viola, Gisbert L. Brunner, 250 pages, Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (March 1, 1997), ISBN: 0887401376. $80 at amazon.
Timezone course, $50 pr. level
Watch Repairer's Manual by Henry B. Fried, Amer Watchmakers Inst; 4th edition (May 1986), ISBN: 0918845114 (but out of stock).
Watchmaking Lessons, by Edwin L. Fasanella, PhD ($30 CDs): http://members.tripod.com/~watchdoc/watchmaking_course.htm