History
Olympic watches – A Broad Introduction
We take a brief look at some of the watches created to celebrate the Olympic Game over the last 100 years.
Automotive Watches – a short introduction
Automotive Watches come in many forms. Learn more about the many watches related to racing and car brands we've covered.
George Daniels and Roger Smith
Guest Author Jonh O'Connor looks at two of the most celebrated British watchmakers of the last 100 years, George Daniels and Roger Smith.
The TAG Heuer Carrera Story
The Watch Collectors' Club regularly hold events to look at specific watches from famous brands. This is to help our members explore the watch world in depth, and take advantage of the large and interesting range of watches retailers have, especially when it's the anniversary of a particular watch.
A few fun stories about the Rolex Submariner
Three great stories that highlight the range and versatility of the Rolex Submariner.
The History of Watches and Wonders
This week you may have seen a lot of publicity about new watch releases, especially from big watch world names like Rolex, Patek Philippe and Grand Seiko. It's because the world's most important watch fair is happening in Geneva this week.
A Short History of How Watches are Made
The modern mechanical watch is a marvel of human progress. Whether it's an expensive luxury watch with handmade parts or an affordable microbrand watch with a mass-market movement, both demonstrate the benefits of hundreds of years of innovation in technology and manufacturing processes.
Breitling Chronographs – a short History
Breitling are a company we keep returning to on the Blog Series because we really like the watches and there are so many stories to tell. At our event this week we are focussing on their long history of innovative chronographs.
The watches of Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland sadly passed away last week. We at The Watch Collectors' Club offer our deepest condolences to her family and we want to add our deepest respect and admiration for her legacy and hard work over a lifetime of service.
The History of Bremont – A British Success Story
A Short History of Bremont, the British watch brand based in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire.
The Most Difficult Decade
For the Swiss Watch industry, the period of the 1970s is most commonly known as the Quartz Crisis.
Swatch – The making of an Icon
The Swatch watch is an icon for many reasons. It is a design icon. A low cost option who need to wear a watch as a tool to tell the time.
The Rolex Explorer Everest Controversy
The Rolex Explorer is a very famous watch and a key part of the Rolex lineup. It is a watch that's changed little over the last 70 years and remains a simple and popular option for many.
Was Abraham-Louis Breguet the most innovative Watchmaker of all?
The name Abraham-Louis Breguet is one of the most important in the history of watch-making, and his innovations are still found in the watches we wear today. Many of the features we take for granted all came from this one workshop over a period of around 50 years between 1775 and 1820.
A Short History of the Chronograph
Chronographs are probably the most common complication, or additional function, found on modern wristwatches. Almost every watch brand will make a few different chronographs.
Introducing The Rolex Daytona
There is currently one Rolex that is both iconic and overhyped. In regular production yet completely unobtainable. Standard in function yet held in high regard, and named for a blue-collar race track yet owned by the very wealthy. This week, we're going to tell you the story of the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona
The Frogmen and the Birth of Military Diving Watches
The diving watch, which is arguably the most popular type of modern watch, has a fascinating history, involving spies, underwater explosives, and sabotage. This is part of that story. The First Dive WatchesThe first watch that was built for diving was the Omega Marine, which was commercially produced from 1932.
The Patek Philippe Nautilus – the most surprising icon in the Watch World
The Patek Philippe Nautilus is probably the most surprisingly successful watch in the whole of the watch world. It wasn’t a success for years after its launch, but the current status of this watch is extraordinary. It is, without doubt, the single hardest-to-get watch at retail value.
Patek Philippe and Tiffany – the oldest Authorised Dealership in the world
This week has seen the launch of an exclusive watch that commemorates the 170th anniversary of the relationship between Swiss watch company Patek Philippe and American Jeweller and Silversmith Tiffany & Co.
Is the Hamilton Ventura the most featured watch at the movies?
This week we are featuring a guest post from Montres Publiques, a blog focussing on vintage watches, watchmaking history and the watch industry as a whole.
A Short History of the Omega Seamaster
Last week we looked into the watches James Bond wears in the films. Since 1995, they have all been from Omega, one of the largest Swiss watch brands currently owned by Swatch Group. In particular, they are a series of Omega Seamasters, which is Omega’s range of tool watches designed for diving.
Glashütte, the home of German Watchmaking
Despite all the fantastic watches we have covered recently, we haven’t touched on the many beautiful timepieces that come out of a tiny German town with a turbulent history. Glashütte has been a centre for watchmaking since the mid-1800s and the companies and craftsmen based there suffered through an incredibly dramatic 20th century.
The World’s First Sports Watch – The Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso
In 1931, one man’s specific need for a new piece of sporting equipment helped invent the largest and most popular category of watches sold today.
British Watchmakers – A Short History of Fears Watches
A short introduction to famous British Watch brands and the History of Fears Watches, based in Bristol.
Racing, Heuer, and the Ever-Present Tachymeter
You will have seen a common design feature on chronographs, or stop watches, is a Tachymeter scale. But what is it for and where did it come from?The details of how they work are straightforward, it’s a visual representation of a simple formula. How they ended up used on wristwatches is a much more exciting story.