A winder is a machine that allows automatic watches to be wound without the need to be worn. It mimics the movement of the wrist and allows the automatic watch to recharge.
The date indicator on a watch is a very useful tool for daily use. However, as soon as a month of 30 days arrives, the date indicator shifts by one day and there it is the same headache which starts again...
The 2824-2 movement from the watch manufacturer ETA is a classic in the industry. But where does this international recognition come from, what are the characteristics of this caliber?
Between the Sapphire glass, the mineral glass or the acrylic glass, it's difficult to see the difference. The Charlie team explains in detail the characteristics of each.
Standard steel rusts, but the steel of Charlie Paris watches is stainless and does not rust. How is this phenomenon explained? What are the characteristics of the 316L steel used for our watches?
Before the invention of the watch, it was not easy to have an idea of the time, it was necessary to wait to go to a city to consult the only clock hanging on the bell tower.
A tourbillon is a watchmaking complication whose primary purpose is to reduce the effect of gravity on the operation of mechanical watches. From the first tourbillon by Abraham Louis Breguet to the Gyrotourbillon by Jaeger Lecoultre, they never cease to fascinate us!
From the 13th century to today, from the beginnings of watchmaking to the rise of luxury timepieces, the history of French watchmaking through political, technical and social revolutions.
Many of you wear your Charlie on your wrist, but not just any wrist! Very often the left one. There are various explanations for this, but just for you, we have chosen three.
It is necessary to go back to Greek antiquity to really understand the choice of the direction of the hands which will allow the functioning of watches a few centuries later.
Waiting 100 years is already a long time... Waiting 107 years seems like an eternity! So how did this expression come about and where does it come from?