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Reading the Movement — Part 3: Decoration Hand vs. Machine, Engraving and engine-turning

17/07/2026 / 252 / 0

If surface finishing is the foundation of movement quality, decoration is its expression. The distinction between the two is precise: finishing improves and perfects the...

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Reading the Movement — Part 2: Pivots, Screws, Pins, and Wheels

10/07/2026 / 222 / 0

By andrea – Editor @lorologiese Every mechanical watch is a system of controlled friction. Power enters through the mainspring, travels through the gear train, is...

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Reading the Movement — Part 1: A Collector’s Guide to Watchmaking Quality

03/07/2026 / 249 / 0

By andrea – Editor @lorologiese A movement does not lie. Marketing does. This four-part series develops a practical framework for reading watchmaking quality directly...

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How Provenance Claims Are Made, Sold, and Believed

26/06/2026 / 175 / 0

A watch with a story sells for more than the same watch without one. The Paul Newman Daytona ref. 6239 — gifted by Joanne Woodward...

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Sending Your Vintage Watch for Service? Read This First

19/06/2026 / 176 / 0

A man walked into our workshop carrying a Rolex Daytona ref. 6239. He wanted to sell it. The watch ran perfectly. It had just come...

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THA: The Workshop That Built Legends

12/06/2026 / 200 / 0

Sainte-Croix, 1989 In 1989, François-Paul Journe left his one-man workshop in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés quarter of Paris and moved to Sainte-Croix, a small town in the...