Author: Feldmar Watch

Though the title of this article might seem negative, this article is actually meant to help the watch industry become better.  Note that the complaints are not about the watch industry, but about the actual luxury watches.  More than being my subjective dislikes, the below nuisances are in fact enemies to comfort, practicality, and even […]

I am hard on watches, especially in the summer. My lifestyle is not suited to delicate watches. As the father of an energetic nine-year-old, I am constantly chucking a football, going for a bike ride or paddle boarding on the lake. If I don’t have a robust sports watch on, any day could see a […]

Unless you are a “one watch man” like King Harald of Norway, legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus, or award-winning actor Tom Selleck, most watch aficionados are ruled by the “formula.” For watch collectors, the “formula” calculates the upper limit of the number of watches a person is permitted to have in his watch collection at any […]

Every year, Las Vegas hosts the American watch shows, Couture and JCK. Now, JCK isn’t much of a watch show any more, but it is still hugely important for jewelry. I LOVE going to the Couture show. It’s a chance to catch up with friends from the watch industry, including the great people from Feldmar, […]

Summer is the time for movie blockbusters, so what better time to talk about how watches end up in movies? Watches and clocks have been used as symbols throughout the history of film. Remember Harold Lloyd hanging from the giant clock in the 1923 silent film Safety Last? In a way, every watch in every […]

Abraham Louis Breguet made the clock for Napoleon’s carriage. It was a heavy piece weighing more than 100 pounds. In the 18th century, the finest clocks money could buy had a tourbillon as part of the movement. Much more than two hundred years ago, Breguet patented the tourbillon as a pocket watch feature (not a […]

I went into Baselworld with a lot of trepidation this year. Some brands had left Basel for Geneva’s SIHH, while other brands just didn’t exhibit at Basel at all. So, I didn’t really know what to expect. Would the halls be empty? Would I have a lot of time on my hands? I needn’t have […]

Hello again. This blog coincides with the release of the Spring edition of Revolution USA, so here are some highlights from the issue that is available in-store at Feldmar Watch Company and on newsstands across the country. To celebrate a big birthday, I led my “Gang of Eight” across Yunnan Province in China to wear […]

In the beginning of 1987’s “The Princess Bride,” the grandfather tries to convince his sick grandson who stayed home from school that the book he is about to read to him is exciting. He says the book has fencing, sports, fighting, revenge, true love and miracles. Spoiler alert: in the end the grandson asks his […]

It all started innocently enough.  As a young kid, I pretty much always wore a watch.  A G-SHOCK or Casio, possibly even a few Diesel fashion watches.  I didn’t wear them to make a fashion statement or because I had developed an early appreciation for watchmaking. I wasn’t fascinated by the backstory of G-SHOCK, in […]

Just as important as how you care for your watch when you’re wearing it is how you care for it when it’s not on your wrist. Proper storage is the key to protecting your investment and can help ensure your timepiece is around for generations to come. So, how exactly should you store your watch? […]