Notes from the counter and the workbench of a luxury watch boutique in Tbilisi: how to choose a first mechanical watch, what to check before buying a pre-owned Rolex or Patek Philippe in Georgia, and when a movement genuinely needs a service. Written by the people who sell and repair them.
Automatic, manual and quartz — and the handful of things you can judge about a watch just by looking through the caseback. A plain-language start for anyone buying their first mechanical timepiece in Tbilisi.
Serial numbers, lug sharpness, dial refinishing, papers, magnetism and the one test almost nobody runs.
Five to fifteen seconds a day is normal. Thirty is not. How to tell a magnetised hairspring from a dry mainspring barrel.
The numbers on your caseback are a laboratory figure, not a swimming licence. A straight answer before the Batumi season.
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