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The Unintentional Watch Collector: An Unplanned Watch Collection Spanning Eight Decades

March 30, 2024/1 Comment/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Vintage/by Colin Alexander Smith

Colin Alexander Smith never set out to collect watches; in fact, he suspects that deep down he aspires to being a one-watch guy. He has only bought himself a new watch on two occasions in his life. Nevertheless, through a combination of new and used purchases, gifts, hand-me-downs, and inherited pieces, Colin has managed to accumulate a selection of watches that rather neatly spans eight consecutive decades of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Find out what is behind each of these watches remaining in Colin’s collection right here.

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Blackened Rolex Explorer II

Why I Pimped My Rolex Explorer II

March 25, 2024/6 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Rolex/by What Makes Me Tick

The watch nerd that WMMT is, he rarely immediately wears his new watches, putting them aside for a few days and letting the anticipation grow. When it finally came time to wear his new Rolex, he took it out of the box and proudly put it on his wrist. And then horror struck: he didn’t feel anything, not a thing! Zilch, nada, niente! What to do?

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Recommendations for Building a Watch Collection for £5,000/$6,000 Featuring Tudor, Tissot, Oris, and a G-Shock

March 13, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion/by Raman Kalra

If Raman Kalra was to hypothetically start building his watch collection all over again, this is what it would look like if he had £5,000/$6,000 to spend. He hasn’t selected a watch from each category (diver, chronograph etc.), but rather watches he likes, and believes would cover different scenarios such as the office, casual weekend wear, and the beach.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Owning a Colorful Watch

March 7, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion/by Joshua Munchow

Joshua Munchow explains why people are drawn to brightly colored watches. His personal opinion is that everyone should have at least one bright, colorful watch in their collection and he makes the case for why the excitement around the Tiffany Blue Nautilus is perfectly rational – because colorful watches are awesome!

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My Top 5 Favorite Watches with Helical Hairsprings

March 3, 2024/1 Comment/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion/by Joshua Munchow

Out of all the “traditional” styles of hairsprings, the helical hairspring is Joshua Munchow’s favorite because it adds three-dimensionality to the watch. These oscillators are so rarely seen that if you are only aware of five watches with helical hairsprings you already know a significant portion of the modern watches using them. Here are Joshua’s favorite five.

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10 Affordable Alternatives to Iconic Watches like the Rolex Submariner and Omega Moonwatch: The Lightweight Heavyweights!

February 28, 2024/3 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion/by Raman Kalra

A few brands and watches stand high above the rest. They are known to almost everyone and have become icons. Watches of this stature are not cheap, however, there are alternatives out there that are as compelling in their own right for a fraction of the price. 

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Why I Bought It: Louis Erard X Alain Silberstein Chrono Monopoussoir

February 25, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Louis Erard, Collectors and Collecting/by GaryG

When the 2023 set of Louis Erard X Silberstein watches came out, GaryG wasn’t entirely certain they were for him. Happily, he had the opportunity to see the Monopoussoir at his favorite local dealer, and within minutes had decided to take it home.

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Why I Bought It: Vintage Rolex Day-Date Reference 1803

February 20, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Rolex, Vintage/by Martin Green

Sometimes with watches it’s like it is with pets: you don’t choose them, they choose you. When Martin Green strapped on this vintage Rolex Day-Date quite by accident, everything fell into place for him. Here he explains how and why he bought it.

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Why I Bought It: Collector Quentin R. Bufogle and his 2006 Omega De Ville Chronoscope Chronograph

February 18, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Omega, Vintage/by Elizabeth Doerr

If you would’ve told Quentin R. Bufogle six months ago that he’d pass on a Breguet Type XX in favor of an Omega, he might’ve thought you were crazy. What changed his mind? Granted that in terms of sheer aesthetics, it ticks all the right boxes for him. But there’s much more to it.

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Why I Bought It: Collector Koen Simon and his Two-Tone Christiaan Van Der Klaauw Orion

February 18, 2024/1 Comment/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Christiaan Van Der Klaauw, Independents/by Elizabeth Doerr

Koen Simon is a 28-year-old watch collector from The Netherlands. A regular reader of Quill & Pad, he is a fan of high-end watchmaking. He recently sent us this story about how and why he acquired his rare two-tone Orion timepiece by Christiaan van der Klaauw, which we are pleased to share here.

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