vintage seiko travel alarm clocks

This was the first smartwatch ever invented

Whether you love or hate what electronics have meant in watchmaking, there's no doubt that the development of electrical and electronic timepieces, from very early electrical pendulum clocks of the early 19th century to the first quartz clocks of the ...

How to Buy a Luxury Watch on a Budget

Q: If I can't spend more than $5,000 on a mechanical watch, should I buy a new timepiece or a vintage one? What if I up my investment to $10,000? A: The first step in buying a watch—on any budget—is research. Whether you go new or vintage, make an ...

Do Men Still Crave Status Watches?

Some may argue that with a clock on every smartphone and mini computers on many wrists, no one needs a mechanical watch. In 2001, Brian Monaco was a 28-year-old talent agent, working with the cast of MTV's “The Real World” for a national roadshow ...

Sergey Shubenkov, hot hurdler from a cold climate

I was sleeping on the start line and it was like the starting pistol was an alarm clock. As a general result, though, it worked. I felt like a hero that I could wrestle out that performance.” The next evening, Shubenkov returned for the semi-final and ...

Quill & Pad's Predictions For The Striking Category Of The 2015 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève

Striking watches pre-selected for the 2015 GPHG clockwise from top left: A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater, AkriviA Tourbillon Chiming Jump Hour, Girard-Perregaux Minute Repeater Tourbillon with Gold Bridges, Hublot Big Bang Alarm Repeater, ...

Can the Swiss Watchmaker Survive the Digital Age?

When Swiss companies declined to make quartz devices, inexpensive Japanese watches from companies like Seiko became popular around the world. The “quartz crisis” killed off so many Swiss watchmakers that by the end of the 1970s, the number of ...

You Are There: Breguet's Art And Innovation In Watchmaking Exhibition

Then there was the “Sympathique” clock, designed to meet what must have been a frustration of watch owners on Breguet's day: the inability of their pocket watches to keep time with the same precision as high-quality clocks. The clever solution, shown ...

Vintage Kienzle - German made travel alarm clock.

ON AUCTION ON THURSDAY 27 FEBRUARY FROM 8.30pm....VINTAGE KIENZLE GERMAN MADE TRAVEL ALARM GOLD TONE CLOCK AUCTIONS ENDING SUNDAY 23 MARCH FROM 8pm NEW AUCTIONS STARTING TONIGHT FROM 8pm.....VINTAGE KIENZLE GERMAN MADE TRAVEL ALARM GOLD TONE CLOCK

Seiko QHK023SLH Bedside Alarm Clock

Save Big On Open-Box & Preowned: Buy "Seiko QHK023SLH Bedside Alarm Clock ... clock also features a bell alarm with snooze and a quiet sweep second hand. Designed to be functionally appealing, it features quartz movement, a plastic crystal, and a travel ...

Howard Miller 645-653 Bishop Table Clock

I wanted something that would look nice on the night stand (read: not a modern digital clock) but still had alarm functionality, and this clock delivers. The alarm is not very loud, so it may not work well for heavy sleepers. You can hear a slight tick ...