This site hopes to serve as a fertile ground for discussion and trade related to vintage watches for the local community and beyond!
Let's start with an introduction to horology.
Horology (from Greek: ὥρα hṓr|a "hour; time" + -o- interfix + suffix -logy; lit. the study of time) is the art or science of measuring time. Clocks, watches, clockwork, sundials, clepsydras, timers, time recorders and marine chronometers are all examples of instruments used to measure time.
People interested in horology are called horologists. That term is used both by people who deal professionally with timekeeping apparatus (watchmakers, clockmakers), as well as aficionados and scholars of horology. Horology and horologists have numerous organizations, both professional associations and more scholarly societies.
Let the 'Age of Discovery' begin!
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