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The mention of “US import codes” surely brings to mind the 3-letter inscriptions found on balance bridges (cocks) of vintage wrist and pocket watches for most vintage watch enthusiasts. Having recentl

Tick Talk © 19 April 2020 If you believe auction house notes, there were only twenty-five Chronometro Gondolo Chronographo watches produced for Gondolo & Labouriau; most being one-minute chronographs

Tick Talk (c) 17 April 2020 The period of industrialization that began around 1860 stimulated an advertising age in Brazil, according to Colin MacLachlan in his book; A History of Modern Brazil: The P

Tick Talk (c) 14 April 2020 With time on my hands (what a delightful pun) I’ve been researching the history of Vacheron Constantin’s iconic Chronomètre Royal and it’s genesis in Brazil. When the lates