The quiet return of the 36 mm case
For twenty years watches grew. Then, almost without announcement, they stopped — and the mid-century proportions that never really left came back…
14 July 2026
Private previews · Collector notes
The WATCHUZ Journal
Notes on watchmaking, collecting and care — written by the specialists who handle every piece we sell.
What “in-house movement” actually tells you
It is the most-quoted phrase in watch marketing and one of the least precise. Here is what it means, what it does…
30 June 2026
Leather, rubber, steel: choosing a strap for Tashkent
Forty-degree summers and sub-zero winters are hard on a watch strap. A short, practical guide to what survives an Uzbek year —…
16 June 2026
Reading a dial: a short vocabulary
Sunray, guilloché, applied, printed, lumed, lacquered — the words that describe how a dial is made, and what each one costs to…
26 May 2026
Buying pre-owned with confidence
The pre-owned market is where the most interesting watches live — and where the most expensive mistakes are made. Seven checks that…
12 May 2026
Private previews · Collector notes
The WATCHUZ Journal
Private previews, new arrivals, and stories from the world of fine watchmaking.