Mechanical Alarm

Is the Mechanical Alarm the Ultimate Toolwatch for Our Era?

April 18, 2025

Among the way too many watches I’ve owned over the years, one complication is over-represented. I’ve had it in three Vulcain Crickets, a Girard-Perregaux Traveller II GMT, an Eterna 1948 Réveil and a JLC Memovox Master Compressor, among others. The mechanical alarm. A

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Amid Second Hand Drills and DVDs, My Little Secret for Watch Deals in Bienne

April 10, 2025

I wrote last month about the pleasure of purchasing affordable watches in Bienne. Some of you have since asked for my go-to places. While there are a few, none come close in their abundance of choice – and frequency of my visits –

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