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January 05, 2015

Caring for Your Watch

Here at TimeScapeUSA, we make money when you spend money on caring for your watch. Let's not prance about pretending to be altruists, and God Bless America while we're at it for the free market that allows us to charge a fair price for goods and services. But after the Platinum Card has changed hands and we've sent you off with watch, box, and papers, what then? Or alternately: maybe Santa was too busy to give you a primer on your new present? It's easy to fall in love, but from the first day there's a certain amount of maintenance involved. Though it acts against our interests, once again we are here to help. By following a few simple hints, the life of your watch can be extended – if not indefinitely, at least until such a time as you pass it on to one of your more appreciative heirs. The frightening alternative is headache, heartache, and more money for us – specifically more money for me, your humble watchmaker.

December 26, 2014

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About Graham Watches

Graham is a line that not many people in the States are acquainted with. It's a brand full of cloak and dagger, the delights of European hubris, and exotic space-age materials, and worth getting to know for the enthusiast of contemporary watchmaking with flair. George Graham was an 18^th century English watchmaker working in London with curious inventions and is the inspiration behind the brand of Graham. The Graham Watch website claims he invented the chronograph – and it's an understatement to say that claim is hotly contested.

December 23, 2014

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Successful #REDBARMSP Event

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Amazing event, thanks to all who came to the #REDBARMSP monthly get-together here at TimeScapeUSA. There was some exceptional pieces shared such as an A. Lange & Sohne, Ulysse Nardin's Trilogy Set, and the Sonata Cathedral, along with a DOXA and Nomos with plenty of Omega's and lots of Rolex's to be had.

December 19, 2014

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About Ulysse Nardin

Studying to be a watchmaker means reconciling a model of perfection with the practical world. There's a lot of room for personal failure this I know this as I was a technician for Ulysse Nardin at their service platform in Boca Raton for four years. UN is a Swiss watch company based on the border with France in Le Locle, and for the last 25 years they've continued to raise the stakes in the poker game that is ambitious horological complications. After a week at the bench I realized two years of vocational instruction had given me just enough of a footing to really screw things up, which I did for three months until I was sent off to Le Locle for my first round of brand training.

December 11, 2014

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Straps and Bracelets

Some say a Gentleman knows nothing about the grade of oil in his car's engine, as such information is the purview of his mechanic. Similarly, unless about to barter one's hair for a platinum chain (and so engender a tragicomic morality tale) how often should the means of securing a watch to one's person be of issue? At TimeScapeUSA we say: Often! The architects of horological style have a say over the appearance of case, dial, hands, and bezel – but for the true watch enthusiast, selecting a strap or bracelet can be a real joy. It's the intimate interface between him or her and that treasured timepiece and a recess of personalization.

November 24, 2014

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How to Buy a Watch, Part 2: The Right Watch for You

Timescape arm Let us assume you have reflected on the styles of watch available, the brands on offer, the functions you desire, and that one special piece has caught your fancy. It's easy to fall in love with a fine timepiece, but your friends at TimeScapeUSA are pleased to play escort and keep you from missteps owing to the irrational exuberance.

Questions of price are outside the range of our inquiry. Some buy watches as an investment, but this is an arena best left to experts where ignorance is especially costly. The question of value is similarly fraught, though the wilds of the Internet are thick with opinion. Our advice: purchase the watch that appeals to you, if you can afford it, after testing it against the following criteria.

November 12, 2014

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How to Buy a Watch Part 1: Watch Style

Here at TimeScapeUSA, we love the clients for whom a fine timepiece constitutes an impulse item. It's raining out, so in a fit of pique you purchase a dive watch rated to a thousand meters. A sad song on the radio reminds you of your First Girl, and while you can never have her back, that dial on that rose gold dress piece is the same color as her eyes. As for the rest of us, we realize that a watch can be a daunting purchase. Before you deploy the hard-earned lucre more rightly stashed in the kid's college fund, allow us to advise you on the proper process for acquiring that one of a kind piece.

Today in Part 1 I'll describe some of the major districts in the country of contemporary watch design, while in Part 2 I'll usher you through the process of judging the merits of any particular timepiece. While one's own taste must be the final arbiter, greater knowledge is hardly a disadvantage.