Waking up one morning with his coffee, John Keil was scrolling through the headlines on ‘Business Insider’ when he came across a post entitled âScience Says You Shouldnât Buy Luxury Brands.â With all due respect to author Elizabeth Lang he thought, ‘screw science and buy luxury watches!’
When GaryG first considered an article on this topic some time ago, the title was going to be âHow High is Up?â in reference to what, at the time, was the ongoing escalation in the prices of both new and used watches and the flood of higher-end, highly complicated timepieces from makers both large and small. Times have changed, and so has the market. Here is GaryG’s advice.
Ashton likes vintage watches so much that his prized possession is a 1978 Rolex Submariner Reference 1680. Why does he love this watch so much? Not because it looks like itâs from 1978, but because is from 1978. So, he asks, is the current vintage trend something we should all be wholeheartedly embracing?
In the world of watches, especially with regards to collecting, rarity is a large factor contributing to the cost of a luxury timepiece. The reason is because rarity is almost always an implied condition that seems beyond control (as if it just happens). In this article Joshua Munchow explains why he thinks that out of all the metals, especially the white metals like platinum and white gold, stainless steel is absolutely the most precious metal.
A common question in watch servicing/restoration is, “Who does the ‘best’ work?” In a word (or three), what is meant here is superficial case refinishing. And in other words: huge chamfers on Rolex cases, perfectly flat surfaces, and well executed sunburst patterns. And that’s got Aston Tracy ranting. Find out why here!
A watch strap is the ubiquitous âaccessoryâ to a wristwatch that can completely change a personâs feeling about said timepiece. A strap is the single most functional component on a wristwatch that you interact with. Joshua Munchow takes a close look.
Please join our traditional Quill & Pad round table discussion on Baselworld 2019, where we discuss what we did and didnât like at the worldâs largest annual watch exhibition.
Elizabeth Doerr arrived home exhausted from the extravaganza that was Baselworld 2019, but was still running on enough residual adrenaline to get a few words out and jotted them down. Here are a few of her thoughts from the fair while they are still fresh.
Based on the most popular releases of 2017, it is possible that the almighty tourbillon may about to be usurped by something new and rather old at the same time: the chronograph. In this installment of Joshua Munchow’s âHereâs Whyâ series, he explores why the chronograph is the new tourbillon.
SIHH 2019 provided an instructive example to Tim Mosso of architectureâs low-key role in watch design relative to well-worn tropes. For him it was the third year in a row that parts of Genevaâs Palexpo felt like a Southern California cars-and-coffee event. But there are a few watch brands that do architecture well, and Tim takes a closer look at some of them here.