When the maker of the world’s most complicated watch unveils three of its new collections, the world takes note. In September of 2013, the Franck Muller watch company released the Giga Gong Tourbillon, Infinity Sunrise and Skeleton collections at the 22nd annual World Presentation of Haute Horlogerie in Hong Kong, China. While not quite as complex as…
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We’ve talked before about the three major types of watch movements, and earlier this week we shined the spotlight on one of our favorite varieties of watch movements, the tourbillon. Today, we’re sharing the differences between watch movements, essentially, mechanical watch movements vs. automatic watch movements vs. quartz watch movements. Each watch movement has its…
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There are three basic type of watch movements: Mechanical movement, Quartz movement, and automatic movement. Mechanical movement is the oldest form of watch making, then automatic movement watches, and last automatic movement. Here are some features of each type. Mechanical Watch Movement Preferred by most watch enthusiasts Usually Swiss made Works by winding the mainspring…
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