History

The sport of motor racing and the watch industry has a deep and longstanding history together. Motorsports are dependent on highly accurate timekeeping to track each driver’s performance

In the early 1600’s, a man named Matteo Ricci traveled to the court of Chinese Emperor Wanli. Ricci had mastered the emperor’s native language, Mandarin, and brought him

Regardless of its position in the market today, the Longines of old was really something, and there's little dispute about the fact that the company has made some

This story of ours was originally featured over on the Huckberry Journal.   Legend has is it that Alberto Santos-Dumont–one of the first men to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft–was

We previously covered the origins of the dive watch in Part One, but, despite its beginnings, when exactly did the dive watch truly enter into the public consciousness,

The Dive Watch: Origins In diving, it used to be that having a reliable watch could be the difference between life and death. It was a device that could

The Hope Diamond is one of the most well-known and expensive diamonds in the world. At 45.52 carats, this deep-blue diamond is estimated to be worth around $350

Infamous outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, who both died on May 23, 1934 from police gunfire, are still making headlines 78 years after their death. Bonnie and

In 1922, middle-aged bank teller Grace Fryer's teeth began to loosen and fall out for no apparent reason. Her jaw swelled up, and she soon took herself to

...and after 50 swings that launched balls to the corners of the ballpark, the watch still kept perfect time. The Mick didn't do it out of curiosity, though

Happy 153rd Birthday, Big Ben! Our watch valuation experts believe it's impressive he's still ringing after all these years. His tower clocks in at 316 feet (96 m)