The Vortic Watch Company Blog | Horological Stories and Information

We get a lot of questions about how to open pocket watches so we thought we'd share a quick step-by-step guide. At Vortic Watch Company, one of the most common things we do is convert family heirlooms and other antique American pocket watches into custom wristwatches.  The first thing we need to know before converting a pocket watch is where it came from and what specs it has. The only way to do this is by looking at the actual mechanism hidden behind the back cover of most pocket watches.

About This Guide The purpose of this blog is to teach you what you need to know in order to make good decisions when purchasing a watch and what to look for when admiring a fine timepiece. The article starts very general before...

The Military Edition Launches November 11th In a bit more than a month, the 2nd Edition of our Military Edition will become available. Last year we had about 300 people on the waiting list and we sold out of the 50 watches...

"Match Made In Heaven" Veteran's Watchmaker Initiative Dedicates New Building To R.T. Custer and Vortic Watch Company On Veterans Day, 2019 we launched the Military Edition in partnership with the Veterans Watchmaker Initiative in Odessa, Delaware. It was a huge success, sold out in a matter of...

Men's Shopping Spree Sweepstakes Your weekly roundup of our last 7 watches from the Watch of the Day program is below, but first, you should check out this awesome sweepstakes we're doing with a few friends. It's definitely something you don't want...

The Chicago Railroad 039 Our first pocket watch, and the Watch of the Day for Independence Day! We get this question a lot… “do you guys make pocket watches?” And for years the answer was, “well, we actually salvage pocket watch movements...