Credits

Sources & references

A consolidated index of the references used to write and verify every lesson in Watchucation.

Section

Horology 101

  • EditorialHodinkee, Reference Points archive
  • DatabaseWatchBase, technical reference database
  • EditorialA Blog to Watch, education hub
  • EditorialWatchfinder & Co., glossary & explainers

Section

Watch Types

  • StandardISO 6425, dive watch standard
  • EditorialHodinkee, In-Depth Rolex Submariner history
  • EditorialWorn & Wound, the dive watch primer
  • OfficialBreguet, the Type XX military chronograph history

Section

Movements

  • OfficialETA SA, movement specifications
  • OfficialSeiko, Spring Drive technology
  • EditorialHodinkee, Technical Perspective columns
  • OfficialCitizen, Eco-Drive technology

Section

Brands

  • OfficialFederation of the Swiss Watch Industry, brand directory
  • EditorialHodinkee, brand histories
  • AuctionPhillips Watches, auction archive
  • AuctionChristie's, watch department archive

Section

Complications

  • OfficialPatek Philippe, complications explained
  • OfficialVacheron Constantin, watchmaking academy
  • EditorialHodinkee, In-Depth Tourbillon explainer
  • OfficialAudemars Piguet, perpetual calendar mechanism

Section

Anatomy

  • EditorialWatchfinder & Co., anatomy of a watch
  • EditorialHodinkee, glossary of watch terms
  • DatabaseWatchBase, parts & terminology

Per watch type

Watch Type Details

  • StandardISO 6425:2018, divers' watches
  • EditorialHodinkee, Reference Points: Rolex Submariner
  • OfficialBlancpain, Fifty Fathoms history
  • EditorialA Blog to Watch, what makes a dress watch
  • OfficialPatek Philippe, Calatrava collection
  • OfficialIWC, Pilot's Watch heritage
  • OfficialBreguet, Type XX history
  • OfficialHamilton, Khaki Field heritage
  • OfficialOmega, Speedmaster Moonwatch chronicle
  • EditorialHodinkee, history of the chronograph
  • OfficialRolex, GMT-Master II
  • OfficialVacheron Constantin, skeleton watchmaking
  • OfficialA. Lange & Söhne, moonphase tradition

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