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Attention to detail: Alexa Meade paints the Jules Audemars Equation of Time

Becoming Horological Art: My Transformational Experience With Alexa Meade And The Audemars Piguet Equation Of Time – Reprise

February 29, 2020/0 Comments/in Arts, Collectors and Collecting, Audemars Piguet/by GaryG

It would be relatively easy, and pretty interesting, for GaryG to tell you the story of his two days one summer with artist Alexa Meade and her team. And he’ll get to that, but there’s more: the flood of sensations and emotions that came from considering why time and space are so important to him and from inhabiting a work of art that melded GaryG’s vision of himself with the artist’s interpretation and self-expression. But what does any of this have to do with watches?

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Wait them out: the author’s A. Lange und Söhne Datograph Perpetual

Why I Bought It: A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual In White Gold – Reprise

February 23, 2020/3 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, A. Lange & Söhne/by GaryG

The date: January 13, 2012. The place: Glashütte, Germany, where one of GaryG’s best friends had arranged for the two of them to visit A. Lange & Söhne. The vision: his friend extended his arm from the sleeve of his shirt, and what Gary saw left him reeling – his first view of the Lange Datograph Perpetual in white gold. He was confident from that very moment that this was a watch for him, but pursuit of the piece took four long years.

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Why I Bought It: Ming Watches Model 17.06 Monolith

February 22, 2020/12 Comments/in Highlights, Affordable Luxury, Collectors and Collecting, Ming Watches/by GaryG

Incoming! If there’s a happier word in the watch enthusiast’s vernacular, GaryG is not sure what it is. After several months in the queue, he recently received the happy news that his Model 17.06 Monolith from the Ming Watches team had arrived. Here he shares why he bought it and what he thinks of it after wearing for several months.

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Attractive and robust: Rolex GMT Master II BLNR

Great Rolex Experiment With The GMT-Master II Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Crown – Reprise

February 16, 2020/12 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Rolex/by GaryG

GaryG once wrote on Quill & Pad about his relationship with the world’s greatest mass luxury brand in ‘Why I’ve Never Owned a Rolex – And Why I Might Yet.’ Well, to know him is to know that if he says he “might yet” buy something it’s likely only a matter of time. So, too, with this Rolex: the GMT Master II BLNR “Batman” with black-and-blue bezel.

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Collector Conversations: Shark Tank’s ‘Mr. Wonderful,’ Kevin O’Leary, Reveals Watch Collecting Philosophy To GaryG

February 8, 2020/10 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion/by GaryG

It’s still all about the people! Nothing makes GaryG happier than getting together and talking watches. At the F.P. Journe New York Boutique anniversary dinner late 2019, he had the pleasure of chatting with entrepreneur, television personality, and enthusiast watch collector Kevin O’Leary. Here he comes back to him with specific questions and gets the answers!

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Custom De Bethune DB28 Maxichrono with retro look

How Do You Top The Sensational De Bethune DB28 Maxichrono? By Customizing It, Of Course – Reprise

January 25, 2020/0 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, De Bethune/by What Makes Me Tick

What Makes Me Tick loves watches made by small independent artisans because they fully embody the vision of their makers, who have put blood, sweat, and tears into creating them. Among the independent brands, De Bethune is most probably his favorite. In fact, no “probably” about it: De Bethune is his favorite. Here’s how his customized DB28 Maxichrono came to be.

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Unlikely to inflict pain: A. Lange & Söhne’s Datograph

Living Beyond Your Means As A Collector: How To Avoid Getting Hurt – Reprise

January 18, 2020/6 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion/by GaryG

When collectors gather anywhere and talk about their collections, recent purchases, and executed or potential sales, there’s a term that comes up more often than not: “getting hurt.” Here GaryG provides a masterclass in how not to get hurt in the world of watch collecting.

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Not for beginners: the author’s Kari Voutilainen Masterpiece Chronograph II with bespoke dial and case

Commissioning A Watch: My Journey With The Kari Voutilainen Masterpiece Chronograph II – Reprise

January 12, 2020/0 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Independents, Kari Voutilainen/by GaryG

In late February 2010, an informal group of Northern California watch collectors, all owners of at least one Kari Voutilainen watch, met for lunch. One of the members of the group nonchalantly mentioned, “I’ve been talking with Kari about something . . .” It was a set of bespoke Kari Voutilainen Masterpiece Chronograph II models. GaryG’s response two seconds later: “I’m in!” So how did it go after that?

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One Collector’s Watch-Related Travels Of Late 2019: Where I’ve Been And What I’ve Learned

January 11, 2020/4 Comments/in Highlights, Auctions, Collectors and Collecting, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions/by GaryG

The last third of 2019 was a busy time for GaryG, In addition to professional activities, keeping up with other pastimes, and traveling with his wife, he had the wonderful opportunity to attend a bunch of watch-related events around the globe. Here he shares what he’s dome and what he’s learned along the way.

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Ulysse Nardin Marine Tourbillon

The Enticing Qualities Of “Entry-Level” Tourbillons – Reprise

December 8, 2019/1 Comment/in Collectors and Collecting, Angelus, Tag Heuer, Ulysse Nardin/by Martin Green

If there is one complicated element that has been in a whirlwind (pun intended) of developments, it has been the tourbillon. And while tourbillons are still fairly expensive, you don’t have to spend $100,000 anymore, as many brands now have great offerings for even a third of that amount.

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