Swiss Made Watch

Why the quality of a movement is not always visible to the naked eye You turn the watch over, the sapphire caseback reveals a ballet of wheels and a half-moon rotor. It’s beautiful, hypnotic. But beauty, in mechanical watchmaking, is not just a matter of reflections. Recognizing a quality automatic movement means reading between the…

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Design, screen, comfort: neat for the price No fuss. Abyx plays smart-chic: lightweight case, clean contours, standard 20mm straps with quick release. On Touch 5, AMOLED offers deep blacks and clear readability in sunlight; on Touch 3/entry level, the IPS remains readable but less contrasty. Saturn 4 varies depending on series: correct IPS panel, slightly…

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How to choose your type of wood – criteria that count Hardness (simplified Janka) : I classify into three levels — Very hard (≈ 1800+), Hard (≈ 1200-1800), Medium (≈ 800-1200). For what ? Because resistance to micro-shocks (table edge, backpack, wrist on the handlebars) strongly depends on density. Source method : Janka scale (reference…

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Why wood ticks the environmental boxes The wood comes neither from a blast furnace nor from petrochemical cracking. It grows, stores carbon, and then keeps that carbon as long as the product lives. Simple. Effective. Bamboo — which we sometimes see in a case/bracelet or box — reaches maturity in a few years. 3 to…

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From tool of war to style icon In recent years, vintage military watches have left the dusty display cases of collectors to appear on the wrists of a new generation. They appeal because they tell something true. Born from ruthless specifications, designed to accompany men in the countryside, in the cockpit or below the waterline,…

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3) OS and ecosystems: what it really changes We’re talking about everyday life, not a marketing picture. Cross-testing 10/19/2025 : Android 14 smartphone vs iOS 18 smartphone (same loop, same notifications, same settings). Result: notification latency 0.9–1.3 secrapid responses sometimes limited depending on OS pair; payments on the wrist depending on your bank and compatible…

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Precision, price and maintenance: the real duel Frankly, if time prevails, quartz wins. Always. Over 72 hours of mixed office/cycling/jogging along the Garonne (10/18/2025), the unregulated automatic held +12.1 s/d when the quartz remained +0.3 s/d. Raw data, no staging. Interview : quartz requires a battery every 2–4 years (€5–15) and a clean seal. The…

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The market of passions, not illusions One Saturday morning, a collector hesitated in front of a vintage diver with a delicately stitched dial. The seller swears that it is “all original”. The price is tempting. The scene is universal: between desire, history and value, buying a collector’s watch requires a keener eye than the simple…

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Autonomy & charges: 8 real days, not 15 Official announcement: 15 days in “standard use”, 5 minutes = 2 days (this is the argument). My measurements over 14 days: 8 average days (AOD OFF, 4 notifications/h, 3 GNSS runs per week, two BT calls). In town, health sensors partially activated. Other testers report 10 days…

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9) Wood&Chic — Agave / Grape Species/style : walnut or zebrano, casual chic style. Movement : quartz. Why here : balance originality/discretion. Slightly prominent bezel, clear indexes. Range 72 hours cumulative, RAS on the comfort side (weight 58–64 g). Just everyday. 10) Treehut — Classic Théo Species/style : ebony + walnut, assumed minimalism. Movement :…

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Blue, a shade that tells There is, in a blue dial, a silent promise. That of discreet luxury, of masculine elegance which does not seek approval but naturally attracts attention. Blue summons the deep sea, the uniform, the sky as night sets in. It is the color of confidence and constancy, two cardinal virtues in…

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Design & comfort: finesse for everyday life Test carried out on October 23, 2025 has Toulousecool morning, overcast sky. First sensation: finesse. The brand announces a thickness of 6.5 mm (we checked it with a caliper), and a diameter of 36 mm which falls just right on a thin wrist. It slips under a cuff,…

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Matte black, texture, readability: real use, not theater Matte black makes a difference in everyday life: fewer reflections, more visual unity. The indexes remain legible thanks to the matte highlights and the brighter LED on the digital ones (yes, the DW-6640RE lights better, period). Milestone markings on bracelets? Tactile sensation when you pass your finger;…

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The discreet wave that changes everything In the cozy windows of fine watchmaking, a new vibration is heard. It is not the ticking of large century-old houses, but the assured murmur of micro-brands and independents, these agile workshops which, without fanfare, rewrite the codes of luxury. Sharp design, radical transparency, direct relationship with collectors: the…

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Sport, GPS, cardio and autonomy: sufficient to progress G-Shock Move app: sync & limits Dedicated app G-Shock Move : Strava, Apple Health and Google Fit synchronization, essential settings, logical widgets (MODE to scroll, DISP to change the view). Basic training plans, interval programming by timers (simple, effective… but limited). No advanced export of sessions from…

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The 2025 shortlist: 8 really useful apps 1) Strava — the sports standard You run. You ride. Point. Express start, segments, clean sync, massive community. On Apple Watch and Wear OS, native wrist recording works without iPhone – useful off-network, then syncs as soon as data returns. For the rest (Live Segments, live PR comparison),…

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Where SEIKO manufactures today: Japan, Malaysia, China The Japanese “heart”. In Shizukuishi (Iwate Prefecture), Morioka Seiko Instruments serves as the production base for Seiko Watch Corporation; it is a site dedicated to high-end watches and analog mechanical and quartz movements. According to Morioka Seiko Instruments, the factory operates as a manufacturing hub for the brand’s…

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For a more detailed technical overview, check out our complete guide to choosing case diameter — and then adjust by style and use. How to choose a large Fossil dial without making a mistake We measured an average “comfort” lug-to-lug at 50–52 mm on a 18 cm wrist; beyond, perceptible tilt on the ulna side.…

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