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This is a long list of very interesting individual pages, Blog Posts, Forum Threads and more that I’ve found over the years. Much of this information can only by found on this page. We’ve tried to include pages we know are the real truth about that topic, based on our own judgement. If you find more pages like this and are confident they are accurate, please tell us about them! For more on how we judge whether the information is likely to be accurate, watch our Member’s YouTube video about how we do watch research online.
History
A Short History of Men’s Wristwatches
History of Modern Watchmaking
A History of Dive Watches
The History of Seiko Dive Watches 1965 – 2004
A History of Tianjin Seagull Watch Company
The MOST definitive telling of the first watch on top of Everest (a Smiths)
History of Smiths Watches
History of Seiko (their Museum site)
History of the Liquid Crystal Display
The History of Early Men’s Wristwatches
History of Pilot’s Watches
History of the Swatch Group
History of the Companies that made up the ETA Company, now within Swatch Group
History of the Longines 13Z Chronograph
History of Harwood Automatic Movements
History of the Tourbillon in Wristwatches
History of The Rolex Oyster Bracelet
Short History of Ebauche Manufacture
History of the Field Watch
History of the Bremont In-House Movement Controversy from 2014
History of Gronefeld Brothers
History of Minerva
History of Oris
History of deBethune
History of Richard Mille
The Evolution of Rolex Marketing
History of Porsche Design
History of Urban Jurgensen
History of the TAG Heuer Formula 1
Jack Heuer’s Autobiography
History of Independent Watchmaking in China
Technical Details
Water Resistance
The longest possible post, written by a dive watch tester!
A Complete Watch Battery Comparison Table
How Mainsprings are Made
Shock Protection System Comparison
Calibre Corner
A Huge Database of Calibre Technical Specs
The History of the Winding Crown
The Ultimate Beginner’s Watch FAQ
Modern Swiss Movement Suppliers Explained
Complete guide to Split-Seconds Chronographs
Insight into a Mechanical Altimeter and Barometer
A Short History of the Chronograph
The History of the Co-Axial Escapement
Types of Mechanical Watches that make sounds
Set of articles on watch component technology
What the Rolex Foundation spends it’s money on
Military Watch Markings Guide
Comprehensive overview of the Rolex 3235 Calibre
Seiko Caseback Information Guide
Vintage Dive Gauges
Guilloche Guide
Deep Dive into Modern Guilloche Manufacturing Methods
Mother of Pearl Explained
The Art of Movement Finishing
Universal Guide to Hallmarks
Watch Typography
Comprehensive overview of the Valjoux 7750
How Superluminova is made
Guide to Wooden Dials on Watches
Governors in Sounding Watches
A Detailed History of the Lemania 2310 Chronograph Calibre
Deep Dive into Timex Indiglo
Deep Dive into Tantalum
Serial Number Hunting
Breitling 1944 – 1978
Bulova
Citizen Case Back Data
Longines
Omega Speedmaster
Omega Pre-1970
Rolex Pre-1990
Universale Geneve
Watch Stories
Tenzin Norgay’s Rolex
Making vintage Rolex Acrylic Domes from Scratch
The man who hunts fake vintage watch stories
Which watch got to the top of Everest first?
The families behind some of the largest watch companies
The Italian Reverso
MultiBrand Expert Pages
Chronomaddox
Rolex Passion Report
Steve’s Vintage Watch Deep Dives
Vintage Watch Straps
Introduction to Soviet Watches
Pocket Watch Database
The Watch Map
Brand Pages
Blancpain Blog
Vintage Citizen
Vintage Citizen
Gruen
Patek Philippe
Rolex Magazine
Coronet
Every Rolex Calibre, Year of Introduction, Bracelet, and more!
Universale Geneve
Vintage Bulova
G-Shock
On the Dash
AP Chronicles
Vintage Certinas
Model/ Range Info
Breitling Top Time 810
Breitling Unitime
A forum thread but tons of detail
JLC and IWC Mark 11
Extremely detailed history and info page.
Paul Newman Daytona Overview
Includes all production numbers
Royal Oak Offshore
Detailed history and reference guide.
Royal Oak Limited Edition list up to 2009
Vintage Breitling Navitimer
Excellent and comprehensive site on this icon.
The CWC Dive Watch that Replaced the Milsub
The full story of this unusual watch.
The Tudor Submariner
Rolex Stella Dials
Every Special Rolex Dial Known to Market
Rolex Diamond Bezels
Seiko Tuna
Tudor Submariner
Cartier Santos-Dumas
An amazingly detailed history.
Panerai Limited Editions
Every LE up until 2018
Grand Seiko Database
Tudor Black Bay Complete Guide
Speedmaster 101
Speedmaster Racing
Speedmaster Reference Points
Piaget Polo History
Ebel Complicated Models of the 1980s and 1990s
History of Universale Geneve Chronographs
Landeron, Valjoux, Venus, Universale Chronograph Calibre Database
Complete History of the Ulysse Nardin Freak
Audemars Piguet – Notable Watches before the Royal Oak
TAG Heuer Formula 1 Original Guide
JLC Valjoux Chronographs
A complete guide.