Anyone that has been involved in the watchmaking industry for any length of time will tell you that hunting down your perfect watch takes a lot of determination and patience. One should never exp...
How Military Watches Brought The Watch To The Wrist
Nowadays, we take the fact that watches live on the wrist for granted, but it was not always this way. In fact, for the time-honored craft of watchmaking, the adoption of the wrist as the watch’s p...
The history of the A-11 in combat
The legendary A-11 has been a part of our lives for the best part of a century. It was born almost 80 years ago and has, over the years, fascinated historians and horologists alike. The conditions ...
Building A True Heritage For Tomorrow
Every watch brand these days dreams of future-proofing its product lineup, but achieving that is often discussed as if it were the Holy Grail of design. And, truthfully, it may well be. It certainl...
Automatic or Quartz? Which Watch Movement Makes Most Sense For You?
Whether you prefer a mechanically-powered watch that winds itself with every motion of your wrist or the grab-and-go convenience of a battery-powered, quartz-regulated watch, Praesidus has somethin...
Lives Lived On The Front Line — The Faces Behind Praesidus, Vince Speranza
Watches are just watches without stories. Without the human element that few technical pursuits like watchmaking are able to capture in the same way, those wheels and pinions rotating on your wrist...
