WatchWorks Haarlem / Patek Philippe Back to Magazine Patek Philippe Nautilus: The Icon Designed Over Lunch Some watches come with an interesting story of how they came to life. For the Patek Philippe Nautilus this happened in 1974, when Gérald Genta was having lunch...
WatchWorks Haarlem / Jaeger-LeCoultre Back to Magazine Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso: The Innovative Icon The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso is one of the very first purposely built sports watches. It was created when in 1930, César de Trey, who made his fortune as a...
WatchWorks Haarlem / Omega Back to Magazine Pie Pan Dials: A Yummy Horological Delight Dials are often referred to as the face of a watch. This is quite true, as a lot of the expression of the timepiece comes from this little disk. Usually, in particular with Rolex,...
Back to Magazine Rolex GMT-Master Ref.16700; The Last Of The Mohicans Within the history of Rolex, the GMT-Master Ref.16700 holds a unique place but doesn’t always get the credit for it. This model was introduced in 1988 with a lineage that goes back to the...
WatchWorks Haarlem / Omega Back to Magazine Acrylic vs Sapphire; The pros, cons, and how it affects the look of your watch Synthetic sapphire is today the most common material to craft crystals out of to protect the dial and hands of a watch. Nearly all Swiss watches...
WatchWorks Haarlem / Omega Back to Magazine Patina; Curse or Quality? Patina is a hot topic when it comes to vintage watches, in particular in relation to Rolex. It can best be described as distinct signs of aging. Faded bezel, discolored hour markers, and black dials...
