https://professionalwatches.com/watchmaking/ Sat, 22 Jul 2023 05:24:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/professionalwatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-PW-Site-icon-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://professionalwatches.com/watchmaking/ 32 32 144002254 https://professionalwatches.com/the-importance-of-rolex-caliber-7140/ Mon, 01 May 2023 01:32:50 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=72783 While the Oyster Perpetual with a colorful Bubble dial and the special rainbow Day-Date 36 with emotions/emojis replacing the day/date were certainly the most unconventional timepieces Rolex debuted this year— the Perpetual 1908 was the most surprising. Not because the Perpetual 1908 replaced the Cellini collection, but because of the unprecedented level of finishing given…]]> 72783 https://professionalwatches.com/omega-speedmaster-super-racing/ Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:41:05 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=70652 Omega announced a successor to the Speedmaster Racing chronograph today, with an ultra-accurate movement based on a new balance system called Spirate. Distinguished by its oversized 44.25 mm x 14.9 mm “twisted-lugs” case and black honeycomb with yellow highlights, the Speedmaster Super Racing features diamond-polished and beveled black arrowhead indices and matching hour and minute…]]> 70652 https://professionalwatches.com/accutron-spaceview-2020-technical-review/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 03:32:31 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=69580 If you thought the Spaceview 2020 was a reissue of the Accutron watches from the 1960s you would be wrong. While the watch takes some inspiration from the original Spaceview watches, it’s completely reinvented. In fact, this reinvention may be what this watch shares most with the original watch. Without diving too deep into the…]]> 69580 https://professionalwatches.com/most-wanted-5-bergeon-tools-for-changing-watch-bracelets-and-straps/ Fri, 23 Dec 2022 18:00:20 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=68900 You can change your watch bracelet or strap, without a watchmaker, as long as you do so with care — and the right tools. These are our favorite Bergeon tools to get the job done. Bergeon Screwdrivers 7965-P05 – for the money, this Bergeon five-piece Swiss screwdriver set is one of the best and can…]]> 68900 https://professionalwatches.com/accutron-spaceview-2020-technical-review-video/ Sun, 18 Dec 2022 17:17:31 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=69786 This is a nearly 30-minute in-depth technical review of the Accutron Spaceview 2020 timepiece by master watchmaker Jordan Ficklin. As an engineer and the former executive director of the AWCI (American Watchmakers Clockmakers Institute), Ficklin has a unique horological perspective that he uses to explore one of Accutron’s most advanced watchmaking technologies. At a basic…]]> 69786 https://professionalwatches.com/rolex-bullish-about-future/ Sat, 03 Dec 2022 18:28:15 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=69567 Switzerland’s highest revenue watchmaker, Rolex, is reportedly close to signing a deal to build a fourth production facility — to expand capacity beyond one million timepieces annually. Based on a report from Swissinfo.ch on November 22, 2022, that used Swiss public television station RTS as its source, Rolex will potentially close on the two plots…]]> 69567 https://professionalwatches.com/how-to-clean-a-wristwatch/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:33:38 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=68357 This is a video demonstration of how to properly clean a modern water-resistant wristwatch in 2-minutes. Water resistance is required, and we suggest at least 30 meters, and you should be confident your watch gaskets/seals are new or intact prior to putting any water on it, as well as pushing in or screwing down your…]]> 68357 https://professionalwatches.com/richard-mille-rm-up-01-ultraflat-ferrari-the-worlds-thinnest-timepiece/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 19:08:39 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=67240 Richard Mille is a brand that you typically associate with the world’s most expensive timepieces, not the thinnest. Yet the uber-luxury Swiss watchmaker has just introduced the world’s thinnest mechanical timepiece, beating the previous thinnest manually wound wristwatch record-holders Bulgari (most recent), Piaget, and Vacheron Constantin. The RM UP-01 Ultraflat Ferrari has an unusually large…]]> 67240 https://professionalwatches.com/omega-seamaster-aqua-terra-150m-co-axial-master-chronometer-technical-review/ Tue, 31 May 2022 16:39:37 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=66799 In this review, we are taking a deep dive into the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m Co-Axial Master Chronometer 41 mm. The Aqua Terra line was introduced 20 years ago but recent updates have given it a powerful resurgence. The latest version in 41 mm features the Caliber 8900 automatic movement with a 60-hour power…]]> 66799 https://professionalwatches.com/who-owns-kenissi-manufacture/ Sun, 22 May 2022 16:21:10 +0000 https://professionalwatches.com/?p=64738 For those of you wondering how Kenissi relates to Tudor, Professional Watches reached out to Kenissi and they referred us to this generic release and said this was the only details they could provide. “In 2010 the Tudor watch brand launched an ambitious project to develop its industrial production capacity for mechanical movements. To this…]]> 64738