Blogs at Waecce Watches

The History of the Smiths W10 Field Watch By James Mulvale. . . When it comes to collecting watches issued to the British military, there are certainly many options to choose from. There’s the fabled dirty dozen, the Rolex Milsub, and more recently the various watches made by CWC to name but a few. However, one of the most iconic of all British military watches is the Smiths W10. What’s special about the Smiths W10 is that it was the last British-made mechanical watch issued to the British forces.  . Background On The Smiths Company However, before we talk about...

Meet The Precursor of The Rolex Milgauss - The Rolex Scientific Chronometre By James Mulvale . .Whilst today Rolex watches are primarily luxury goods and tool watches second, that wasn’t always the case. Until the advent of quartz technology, mechanical watches were the only choice for accurate timekeeping. This meant that wristwatches were arguably far more essential parts of people’s everyday lives than they are today. .It’s this simple fact that Rolex capitalised on for much of its history, bringing out watches that were capable of providing accurate timekeeping in ever more harsh environments. Models like the Submariner, GMT-Master, and...

Exploring How Watches Are Lost To Time With The Benrus Ultra-Deep Skin Diver By James Mulvale    These days vintage watches are obviously incredibly popular collector’s items. Hell, this entire website is a testament to that fact. Whilst in some ways it might seem somewhat strange to think that an average middle-of-the-road watch from fifty years ago could be sought after piece, it’s even more strange to think about how little information remains on some of these models.  . Take this Benrus Ultra-Deep Skin Diver for example. Most fans of vintage watches might be familiar with the Benrus Ultra-Deep super...

The Historic Smiths a.404 that survived British North East Greenland Expedition 1960.   In 1960, Sir John Hunt of Everest fame, took a party that totalled 38 over to the relatively unknown and unforgiving conditions of Greenland.On their Wrists was a Smiths A.404 issued to them directly from Smiths themselves as they had done for Sir Edmund Hilary and co just 7 years prior for their famous trip to conquer Everest. It is common knowledge that Smiths were getting involved with all manner of expeditions around that time and had provided Watches to: British Mount Everest Expedition (obviously), Australian Antarctic Expedition,...