The Definitive Database
Every
luxury watch,
one vault.
A reference library for 17,435+ timepieces — full specifications, the caliber inside each one, every variant of a reference, and how rare it is.
- 17,435+
- Timepieces
- 1,004
- Calibers, each explained
- 11
- Manufacturers
Our collection
Eleven maisons
Mechanics
Start with the
movement.
1,004 calibers, each with its own page — how it works, what it's based on, and every watch that carries it.
All calibersCurated selection
Eight, at random
Written from the catalogue
The Journal
- 01
Column Wheel, Cam, Clutch: How the Chronographs Here Actually Engage
A chronograph makes two decisions inside the case: what switches it on, and what couples it to the movement. The 3,400 chronograph watches in this library sort into four architectures, and the pusher tells you which.
- 02
The Rolex 2236: The Most Common Movement in This Library
907 watches here run one 20 mm Rolex movement most enthusiasts have never looked at. It was also the first Rolex caliber with a silicon hairspring, nine years before a larger one got the same.
- 03
The Datejust by Size: 28, 31, 36 and 41, and What Each Number Changes
2,184 Datejusts in this library divide by case size, and the size decides the movement inside, the shape of the reference number and how many variants exist. A guide to reading the family.