Analog Hall

No, This Is Not a Dive Watch
Let's not forget what exactly makes a watch a dive watch.
Feb 22 • Hamed Tavakoli
Imagine You Are a Wristwatch: How Resistant Will You Be?
Navigating the myth of the "Waterproof" watch, industry’s most misunderstood claim.
Feb 20 • Hamed Tavakoli
Chronograph vs. Chronometer
Let's Correct a Lifelong Misconception.
Feb 18 • Hamed Tavakoli
Making the Most Affordable Swiss Automatic Watch Is No Easy Task
The Swatch Sistem51: A Robotic Marvel in a Handcrafted World
Feb 15 • Hamed Tavakoli
Crisis or Revolution? Two Opposing Accounts of the Same History
The Eastern narrative of the history of timekeeping is fundamentally different from the Western one.
Feb 11 • Hamed Tavakoli
The 10:10 Enigma
Why is time always frozen at this exact moment in watches?
Feb 10 • Hamed Tavakoli
How Perfect Must You Be for Your Mistakes to Become Valuable?
When you are bigger than your flaws.
Feb 6 • Hamed Tavakoli
A Glued World
We live in a world that has been forced to prefer glue to thread.
Feb 4 • Hamed Tavakoli
The Vario 1945 D12 Is a True Tool Watch Made to Be Used
Good design, acceptable size for everyone and a movement whose precision will probably surprise you.
Feb 3 • Hamed Tavakoli
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