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Automatic vs Quartz: Which Watch Movement Is Right for You?

When you're buying a watch, you'll often see two words come up: automatic and quartz. But what do they actually mean? The movement is essentially the engine inside your watch.…

Caragh Lewis August 24, 2026

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Best Automatic Watches Under £1,000

Buying your first automatic watch is a big step. Unlike a quartz watch, an automatic is powered by you. Every movement of your wrist keeps the watch ticking, making it…

Caragh Lewis August 3, 2026

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What is an automatic watch?

After having covered hand-wound watches, today we move on to a different type of watch movement. Also known as self-winding movement, automatic watches are one of the most popular types…

Katie Dickinson August 18, 2023

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Why Purchase an Automatic Watch?

No watch collection is complete without at least one automatic watch. Automatic watches are a synonym of sophistication and undeniably a classic. Developed in the early 1900s, to this day…

Gabriela Ivanova June 3, 2020

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Different Types Of Watch Movement

The movement of a watch is essentially how the watch is powered, for accurate timekeeping. Watch brands now have the choice of making their own movement, for example Citizen watches…

Emma Louise September 14, 2018