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Mysterious historical parallels: Napoleon, ancient six-hour dials, and the Quartime watch
Alexey Kutkovoy on the long-forgotten custom of measuring the day in six-hour periods. And also, how Napoleon figures in this story…
3 April 2021
Mysterious historical parallels: mistakes happen
Alexey Kutkovoy on the mistakes which sometimes (or rather, extremely rarely) happen in the design of timepiece dials, and also that these are rarely noticed. Not only that, but there are also collectors who are glad to own copies with such mistakes…
2 April 2021
Mysterious historical parallels: Konstantin Chaykin’s Mystery 1000 jewels and the pocket watch Mystérieuse of Armand Schwob et Frère
Could watches invented by different watchmakers in different eras share similar fates? Alexey Kutkovoy doesn’t believe in fate, but sometimes you have to admit the obvious…
24 March 2021