Historical Archives - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/category/historical/ Fully Independent Watch Website Wed, 30 Aug 2023 21:11:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://i0.wp.com/thetruthaboutwatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-TTAW-logo-4-e1602814010673.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Historical Archives - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/category/historical/ 32 32 17944636 Russian Polar Watch – Time to Buy! https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/russian-polar-watch-time-to-buy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=russian-polar-watch-time-to-buy https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/russian-polar-watch-time-to-buy/#comments Wed, 30 Aug 2023 18:12:20 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20627 A Russian Polar Watch? Now, in the middle of the summer from Hell, in the middle of the Russo-Ukrainian war? Da! As far as I can tell, most of y’all have AC and most sellers are Ukraines and Poles, who could really use the money. Thanks to our proxy war, the watches are even more […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/russian-polar-watch-time-to-buy/feed/ 2 20627 What is a Mechanical Pulsometer Watch and Do You Need One? https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/what-is-an-mechanical-pulsometer-watch-and-do-you-need-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-an-mechanical-pulsometer-watch-and-do-you-need-one https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/what-is-an-mechanical-pulsometer-watch-and-do-you-need-one/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:30:27 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20504 A mechanical pulsometer watch? Be still my beating heart! An expression usually indicating excitement upon finding a mate or a low-mileage Honda NSX that hasn’t been modified by Fast and Furious folk. Obviously, you don’t want your heart to be still, ’cause that would mean you’re dead, or about to be dead. But do you […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/what-is-an-mechanical-pulsometer-watch-and-do-you-need-one/feed/ 2 20504 New Seiko Laurel is Like The Old Seiko Only Worse https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/12/new-seiko-laurel-is-like-the-old-seiko-only-worse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-seiko-laurel-is-like-the-old-seiko-only-worse https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/12/new-seiko-laurel-is-like-the-old-seiko-only-worse/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:54:27 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=19798 Back when I collected pinball machines, Medieval Madness was the apple of my eye. I was about to pull the trigger when Planetary Pinball produced Medieval Madness Remake. Same exact game, only modern. That’s the one I bought. Now have a look at the new Seiko Laurel, a 2500-piece limited edition remake of Seiko’s first […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/12/new-seiko-laurel-is-like-the-old-seiko-only-worse/feed/ 1 19798 Nazi Rolex For Sale in NZ https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/08/nazi-rolex-for-sale-in-nz/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nazi-rolex-for-sale-in-nz https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/08/nazi-rolex-for-sale-in-nz/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:19:19 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=16995 “When Rolex became aware [that] the watches were meant for the Nazi forces, they removed all Rolex hallmarks and signatures,” Webb’s auction house writes. “Rolex didn’t want to be associated with the Nazi regime but they kept sending watches to Florence in order to protect Giuseppe Panerai, his family, and his employees from harm.” There’s […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/08/nazi-rolex-for-sale-in-nz/feed/ 2 16995 Robert Hooke Invented the Straight Spring https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/08/robert-hooke-invented-the-hairspring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=robert-hooke-invented-the-hairspring https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/08/robert-hooke-invented-the-hairspring/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2021 17:13:52 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=16541 If we could have a subtitle for this story, it would be “when a lousy personality becomes your biggest liability.” But I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s start with this: what is a hairspring (a.k.a., balance spring) and why was its invention by Robert Hooke one of the most important innovations in all of horology? […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/08/robert-hooke-invented-the-hairspring/feed/ 9 16541 Patek Nautilus Green Dial – SOLD! https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/07/patek-nautilus-green-dial-sold/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=patek-nautilus-green-dial-sold https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/07/patek-nautilus-green-dial-sold/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:38:34 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=16357 “As yet more proof of this insane situation, Antiquorum has just auctioned a Green Nautilus 5711, reaching a price of EUR 320,000 (before fees).” monochrome-watches.com reckons the fact that a Patek Philippe Nautilus Green Dial sold for $378k represents a trend that’s “killing the market.” A situation that restricts sales to “flippers and so-called investors […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/07/patek-nautilus-green-dial-sold/feed/ 1 16357 Seiko C359-5000 Review https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/07/seiko-c359-5000-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seiko-c359-5000-review https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/07/seiko-c359-5000-review/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2021 14:00:47 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=16108 The Seiko C359-5000 takes us back to the late ’70’s. Hamilton’s Pulsar – the hugely expensive “touch to operate” watch that launched digital timekeeping – had been cut off at the knees by hundreds of cheap imitators. Seiko took the digital ball, put it on an LCD screen and ran with it, creating dozens of […]

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