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• 18 Entrants Will Compete in the 2011 International Chronometry Contest

  Fourteen watchmaking companies and four schools will participate in the 2011 International Chronometry Contest. The winners will be announced on October 20 at Chateau des Monts C Horological Museum of Le Locle. Find complete details and a list of entrants inside. The first officially-sanctioned timekeeping competition in 37 years was held in 2009 when 16 timepieces were entered in a single categor........

• Interview With Watch Maker Christophe Claret

  Christophe Claret C who has been producing some of the most complex watch movements for 20 years, for both himself and others C has long absorbed influences and embraced the march of technology to produce some of the most elaborate and boundary-pushing movements around.His state-of-the-art atelier in Switzerland is so geared up to make the most of technological advances that as well as producing w........

• Vintage Hamilton for Monday, Aug. 4th

  Hamilton Steeldonfirst available in 1950stainless steel bubbleback case30mm diameter excluding the crown39mm over the lugs16mm bandpart of the company's "Cld" series of "sealed" watches with gaskets to keep out dust & moisture18-jewel movementsolid silver dial with applied solid rhodium numbers (Google rhodium and check out the price of this commodity)also available with a luminous dial........

• Watch Brand of the Day: 3-11-08

  ENZO MECHANICAHere are details on the cool dive watch. (Boscoe disclaimer: They are a WTF sponsor, so that's where you can check 'em out. I'm posting this because the designs are interesting - not because they're a sponsor. However, I do appreciate their sponsorship.)When we set out to make this diver's watch, we thought of stripping down the concept of a watch as jewelry or status and our mindset........