Tag: Watches

Joys of well-engineered mechanical devices: From the slide rule to Sinn

We live in a digital world, but the attractions of "analogue" mechanical devices is still strong. Keith explores his love affair with fine mechanical tools, from the slide-rule to the Porsche Boxster...

Six ways to spot a fake watch. Cameras too?

Spotting a fake watch can be hard. But you won't find fake cameras unless you go back a few decades.....

Manual winding watches v Leica M10-D

Joshua Munchow, writing for the wonderful Quill & Pad Watch site, relates how purists of fine horology eschew the undoubted benefits of automatics in favour of manual winding.