Jul 22 2016SaveGadgets7/22/16Gadgets7/22/16You Can Now 3D-Print One of Watchmaking's Modern Mechanical MarvelsAndrew Liszewski20SaveWatchmakers are always striving to add more features to their timepieces, but it’s the most simple and obvious…
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Apr 22 2013Save4/22/13An Introduction To The Mechanical WatchBlake Buettner - HODINKEE77Save The mechanical watch is one of the few remaining practical, day-to-day items that has remained unchanged in many…
Jul 1 2012Save7/1/12Understanding the leap second that crashed the InternetLauren Davis30SaveYou may have noticed yesterday that io9 — and the rest of the Gawker network — went down for several minutes…
Jun 28 2012Save6/28/12When does a minute last 61 seconds?George Dvorsky51Save On this coming Sunday June 30, intrepid horologists from around the world will daringly attempt to hold back the…
Apr 16 2008SaveGadgets4/16/08Gadgets4/16/08C1 Tourbillon Watch Has 18th Century Tech to Correct for GravityKit Eaton58SaveWe've shown you some beautiful retro-digital watches recently, but this timepiece takes the prize for integrating rea…
Apr 10 2008SaveGadgets4/10/08Gadgets4/10/08First Watch with All-Mechanical "Digital" Display (Verdict: Absolutely Amazing)AddyDugdale47SaveLooking at this limited-edition Di Grisogono Meccanica DG, you probably think it's a hybrid mechanical-digital…