Home/Blog

Notes from the bench

Regulation, assembly, movement history, and the occasional delivery story. Posts are published on the Barger Watch blog.

Hand-Delivering Excellence: The Barger GMT Dual Time Watch Experience

Hand-Delivering Excellence: The Barger GMT Dual Time Watch Experience

Packing, finishing, and delivering the Barger GMT — the dual-time watch experience, start to finish.

Read the Post →
The Legacy and Evolution of Pilot Watches

The Legacy and Evolution of Pilot Watches

How aviation shaped watch design — and why the pilot watch endures.

Read the Post →
Understanding Watch Movements: Quartz vs. Mechanical

Understanding Watch Movements: Quartz vs. Mechanical

A maker's comparison of the two movement families I install in Barger watches.

Read the Post →
Assembling and Inspecting Barger Watches in Texas

Assembling and Inspecting Barger Watches in Texas

A look at the assembly bench: how a Barger watch comes together in Georgetown.

Read the Post →
Accurate Time Keeping — Let's Regulate

Accurate Time Keeping — Let's Regulate

Setting the rate on a working movement with the timing machine.

Read the Post →
Step by Step: Regulating an NH35

Step by Step: Regulating an NH35

A walk-through of adjusting and timing the Seiko NH35 movement.

Read the Post →
A Short History on Automatic Watches

A Short History on Automatic Watches

From the pocket chronometer to the modern automatic — a short history.

Read the Post →