Machine-readable: entitymap.json · Spec: EntityMap v1.0 · Site: worldwidewatch.com
This is the human- and crawler-readable companion to /entitymap.json, published per the EntityMap v1.0 specification. It indexes the entities WorldWideWatch covers - brands, places, and horological concepts - with evidence chunks and Wikipedia anchors via sameAs.
An editorial reference site covering brand histories, maker profiles, and field guides for the world of fine watchmaking. Operated by iDigits LLC.
sameAs: Wikipedia - Watchmaking
"WorldWideWatch is an editorial reference for collectors - brand histories, maker profiles, and field guides for the world of fine watchmaking." WorldWideWatch - Editorial Reference for Watch Collectors - published by WorldWideWatch
The study and craft of measuring time, encompassing the design, manufacture, and history of watches and clocks.
sameAs: Wikipedia - Horology
"Horology is the study of time measurement and the art of designing and constructing timekeeping instruments such as mechanical watches and clocks." Watch Encyclopedia - published by WorldWideWatch
The Swiss tradition of haute horlogerie centered in regions such as Geneva, the Vallée de Joux, and La Chaux-de-Fonds, defined by hand-finishing and movement engineering.
sameAs: Wikipedia - Watchmaking in Switzerland
"Swiss watchmaking is concentrated in the Jura Arc, where centuries-old workshops developed the movements, complications, and finishing techniques that define haute horlogerie." Watchmaking Countries - published by WorldWideWatch
Swiss luxury watch manufacturer founded in 1905, headquartered in Geneva, known for the Submariner, Daytona, and Datejust references.
sameAs: Wikipedia - Rolex
"Rolex SA is a Geneva-based manufacturer founded in 1905 and best known for pioneering the waterproof Oyster case and the self-winding Perpetual rotor." Rolex - Brand Profile - published by WorldWideWatch
Geneva manufacture founded in 1839, regarded as one of the foremost makers of complicated wristwatches including perpetual calendars and minute repeaters.
sameAs: Wikipedia - Patek Philippe SA
"Patek Philippe has produced wristwatches continuously since 1839 and is celebrated for the Calatrava, Nautilus, and a long catalogue of grand complications." Patek Philippe - Brand Profile - published by WorldWideWatch
Independent Swiss manufacture based in Le Brassus, founded in 1875, known for the Royal Oak designed by Gérald Genta in 1972.
sameAs: Wikipedia - Audemars Piguet
"Audemars Piguet is a family-controlled manufacture in the Vallée de Joux best known for the octagonal, integrated-bracelet Royal Oak introduced in 1972." Audemars Piguet - Brand Profile - published by WorldWideWatch
Swiss watchmaker founded in 1848 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, known for the Speedmaster worn on the Apollo lunar missions and the Seamaster dive line.
sameAs: Wikipedia - Omega SA
"Omega's Speedmaster Professional was flight-qualified by NASA in 1965 and worn on the Apollo 11 lunar mission, earning the model the Moonwatch designation." Omega - Brand Profile - published by WorldWideWatch
Japanese watchmaker founded in 1881, responsible for the first commercial quartz wristwatch (Astron, 1969) and parent of Grand Seiko.
sameAs: Wikipedia - Seiko
"Seiko released the Astron in December 1969, the world's first commercially produced quartz wristwatch, catalysing the so-called quartz crisis in Swiss watchmaking." Seiko - Brand Profile - published by WorldWideWatch
A watch driven by a spring-powered movement that uses a balance wheel and escapement, rather than a quartz oscillator, to regulate timekeeping.
sameAs: Wikipedia - Mechanical watch
"A mechanical watch stores energy in a mainspring and releases it through a gear train regulated by a balance wheel and escapement; automatic versions wind via a rotor driven by wrist motion." Watch Encyclopedia - published by WorldWideWatch
A watch regulated by an electrically driven quartz crystal oscillator, offering higher accuracy and lower cost than typical mechanical movements.
sameAs: Wikipedia - Quartz clock
"Quartz watches use a battery to send current through a tuning-fork quartz crystal that vibrates at 32,768 Hz, providing accuracy typically within a few seconds per month." Watch Encyclopedia - published by WorldWideWatch
Any function on a mechanical watch beyond hours, minutes, and seconds - examples include chronograph, perpetual calendar, tourbillon, and minute repeater.
sameAs: Wikipedia - Complication (horology)
"In horology a complication is any additional function in a mechanical movement beyond basic timekeeping; grand complications combine three or more, typically including a chronograph, perpetual calendar, and minute repeater." Horology Glossary - published by WorldWideWatch
Swiss city long established as a centre of haute horlogerie and home to manufactures including Patek Philippe, Rolex, and Vacheron Constantin.
sameAs: Wikipedia - Geneva
"Geneva has been a centre of fine watchmaking since the 16th century and lends its name to the Poinçon de Genève, a hallmark certifying movements finished within the canton to defined standards." Geneva - Watchmaking City - published by WorldWideWatch