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Why I Bought It: Jaeger-LeCoultre Tribute To Reverso 1931

June 12, 2022/1 Comment/in Collectors and Collecting, Jaeger-LeCoultre/by GaryG

[…] watches, he has purchased more pieces bearing the Jaeger-LeCoultre brand name than any other, by far. Within the Jaeger-LeCoultre pantheon, one watch sub-group stands out for him: the Reverso. Between his wife and he, they’ve bought a total of seven Reverso models. Given that, why add another? In this instance, the Reverso Tribute to 1931?

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Why I Bought It: Jaeger-LeCoultre Tribute To Reverso 1931 – Reprise

January 9, 2021/6 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Jaeger-LeCoultre/by GaryG

[…] watches, he has purchased more pieces bearing the Jaeger-LeCoultre brand name than any other, by far. Within the Jaeger-LeCoultre pantheon, one watch sub-group stands out for him: the Reverso. Between his wife and he, they’ve bought a total of seven Reverso models. Given that, why add another? In this instance, the Reverso Tribute to 1931?

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Why I Bought It: A. Lange & Söhne Double Split – Reprise

December 26, 2020/1 Comment/in A. Lange & Söhne/by GaryG

GaryG provides us with a look at why he bought the A. Lange & Söhne Double Split even though he already owned the brand’s Datograph. The Double Split is the world’s only double rattrapante capable of both split-second and split-minute interval timing, which may shed some light.

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Why I Bought It: A. Lange & Söhne Double Split – Reprise

November 16, 2019/0 Comments/in A. Lange & Söhne/by GaryG

GaryG provides us with a look at why he bought the A. Lange & Söhne Double Split even though he already owned the brand’s Datograph. The Double Split watch is the world’s only double rattrapante capable of both split-second and split-minute interval timing.

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Why I Bought It: Jaeger-LeCoultre Tribute To Reverso 1931 – Reprise

November 3, 2019/2 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Jaeger-LeCoultre/by GaryG

[…] watches, he has purchased more pieces bearing the Jaeger-LeCoultre brand name than any other, by far. Within the Jaeger-LeCoultre pantheon, one watch sub-group stands out for him: the Reverso. Between his wife and he, they’ve bought a total of seven Reverso models. Given that, why add another? In this instance, the Reverso Tribute to 1931?

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Why I Bought It: Vianney Halter Deep Space Tourbillon (Archive)

February 4, 2018/6 Comments/in Independents, Vianney Halter/by GaryG

GaryG bought a Vianney Halter Deep Space Tourbillon and hopes that you will find his commentary on a collector’s mindset and the motivations, delights, and possible misgivings interesting and helpful.

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Why I Bought It: A. Lange & Söhne Double Split (Archive)

May 12, 2017/1 Comment/in Collectors and Collecting, A. Lange & Söhne/by GaryG

GaryG provides us with a look at why he bought the A. Lange & Söhne Double Split even though he already owned the brand’s Datograph. The Double Split watch is the world’s only double rattrapante capable of both split-second and split-minute interval timing.

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Why I Bought It: Patek Philippe Reference 5370P

February 18, 2017/39 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Patek Philippe/by GaryG

The first weekend of November 2016 was a big one for me: in addition to attending the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, I collected not one, not two, but three spectacular watches. The watch I left home certain to bring back was one that I had been waiting patiently for since January 2016: the split-seconds […]

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Why I Bought It: Vianney Halter Deep Space Tourbillon (Archive)

December 2, 2016/0 Comments/in Highlights, Independents, Vianney Halter/by GaryG

I hope you’ll find this commentary on a collector’s mindset and the motivations, delights, and possible misgivings behind why I bought a Vianney Halter Deep Space Tourbillon interesting and helpful.

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Why I Bought It (The Day Before It Was Discontinued): Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39 with White Dial Ref. 114300

February 9, 2025/1 Comment/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Rolex/by Bhanu Chopra

After years of consideration, Bhanu Chopra took the plunge and bought both a Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39 mm and a Submariner Reference 114060. And less than 24 hours after finally taking ownership of them, Rolex discontinued both watches! Here he shares the story of how it all went down. Spoiler alert: he couldn’t be happier!

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