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The Ultimate Guide to Hand-Wound Watches

There’s something undeniably captivating about a hand-wound watch; the tactile ritual of winding it each day, the quiet tick of a finely tuned mechanism, the timeless artistry behind its design.…

Ciara Berry July 12, 2025

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5 Mechanical Watches Under £1000

Mechanical watches, often referred to as hand-wound watches, represent the origins of watchmaking. The skill and expertise required to build these intricate and precise timepieces has been passed down through…

Neamh McMillan May 9, 2021

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How To Maintain a Hand-wound Watch?

A hand-wound watch is an investment. As with any investment it requires work and needs to be maintained to keep its value. Any mechanical watch requires a degree of maintenance…

Gabriela Ivanova July 21, 2020

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Popular Watch Movements Explained

The wonderful world of watches can definitely be very daunting to beginners. Everyone's talking about crystals and cases, bezels, dials and movements and, understandably, anyone just starting off would get…

Gabriela Ivanova May 27, 2020