Does temperature affect watches and if so, how is it compensated for? Ribella Hortensia, Spain

I recently heard about the launch of the coaxial watch. Could you explain its mechanism and why it is so revolutionary in the mechanical watch? Mark (...)

What is used to make the dials and hands of watches glow in the dark? Andrea Schwartz - Brisbane, Australia

What is a watch crystal? Clear up your questions about crystals with this brief primer.

Subdials are busting out all over this year as manufacturers increase their offerings of chronographs and other multifunction watches. What do all those (...)

Switzerland’s mechanical watch boom has brought a surge in watches bearing a special designation on the dial: chronometer. What are chronometers? How are (...)

The white-watch trend has spawned a surge in watches made with titanium. So what is titanium? What do you need to know about it to talk knowledgeably to (...)

The following article has been prepared for Europa Star by an expert in the field, Jean-Claude Nicolet, master watch-craftsman and professor in La (...)