Titoni has a history going back to the golden era of Swiss watches with an eye on affordability for today’s consumer. Based in the German Swiss town, Grenchen, the company was founded by Fritz Schluep in 1919 and is still controlled by the Schlueps.

Titoni Watches have recently made inroads into the American market poised to build on its popularity in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Over the last 25 years, other watch brands have focused on quartz watches, but Titoni has remained faithful to self-winding mechanical movements. Some watch buffs see Titoni as an underestimated investment.  Read more...

First of all, be sure that you maintain your watch as well as you can. If your watch stops, it can be for any number of reasons, not all of them serious. Here are some basic troubleshooting tips for watch repair.

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Chronograph
A watch set with a stopwatch. Note its difference from chronometer.
Chronometer
This term refers to the stopwatch itself, and more specifically a stopwatch with precision rigorously tested by the C.O.S.C. (see below) in Switzerland.
C.O.S.C.
The Control Officile Suisse de Chronometers, an independent regulatory council that tests and certifies (or fails) watch movements for chronometer status.
Escapement
A set of parts (i.e. the escape wheel, lever, roller) that convert rotary motion into balance.
Etablisseur
French term for a watch assembly factory that does not make its own parts.
EOL
End of Life. In quartz movement, the second hand will start to “jump” every four seconds when the end of battery life is near.
Fly-Back Hand
In a chronograph with analog display, an additional centre second hand (used as a stopwatch) can be stopped and made to return or “flyback” to a zero setting.
GMT
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), the standard for all international time.
Guilloche
A type of engraving in which thin (often hand machined) lines are interwoven in a pattern.
Horology
The science of time measurement.  Read more...