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1339 search results for: Why I Bought It

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Glashütte Original: A Manufacture Of German Delicacies

July 27, 2018/1 Comment/in Highlights, Glashütte Original/by Martin Green

Watches from Glashütte were and are renowned for their high quality, with the name of the town becoming a seal of approval to many people in the market for a new watch. Glashütte Original emerged from the remains of the state-owned VEB Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe in 1994 and has built quite a following with its […]

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Five New Vintage-Style Diver’s Watches To “Seas” The Day From Blancpain, Seiko, Longines, Oris, And Tudor

July 18, 2018/2 Comments/in Oris, Blancpain, Tudor/by Sabine Zwettler

With summer in full swing, Sabine Zwettler dives back through time to have a closer look at five of 2018’s vintage-style diver’s watches. With their robustness and air of discovery and adventure, diver’s watches leave a striking impression on the wrist – whether on dry land or in the water.

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Breguet Marine Alarme Musicale 5547: Keeping Technological Traditions Alive

July 1, 2018/3 Comments/in Highlights, Breguet/by Joshua Munchow

Joshua Munchow has a soft spot for alarm watches; they provide something so fundamentally necessary in a timepiece that he might call them the most useful and underrated complication in horology. And a recent entry to the miniscule field of alarm watches was shown at Baselworld 2018: the Breguet Marine Alarme Musicale 5547 stood […]

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Wrist Watching: Mark Wahlberg Wears A Rolex GMT-Master II ‘Root Beer’

June 25, 2018/5 Comments/in Highlights, Wrist Watching, Rolex/by Nick Gould

American actor Mark Wahlberg recently uploaded a video to his Instagram account wearing an early-delivery Rolex GMT-Master II ‘Root Beer,’ once again putting his penchant for precious metal watches on display.

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FIFA World Cup Of Soccer 2018: Here Are Three High-Scoring Watches Shooting For Goals

June 19, 2018/1 Comment/in Highlights, Sports, Carl F. Bucherer, Hublot, Konstantin Chaykin/by Sabine Zwettler

In honor of the 2018 FIFA World Cup of Soccer, Sabine Zwettler shares three new “soccer models” that recently caught her eye. And these cover every base and taste as they range through independent watchmaker, smartwatch, and mechanical flyback chronograph.

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The Steve McQueen/Loren Janes Rolex Submariner 5513 Coming To Auction: How Long Did He Own It, How Often Did He Wear It, And How Much Survived The Fire?

June 14, 2018/5 Comments/in Auctions, Thoughts & Opinion, Rolex/by Nick Gould

Nick Gould’s interest in the upcoming Phillips auction of a Steve McQueen Rolex Submariner was piqued when he read that McQueen had worn the timepiece himself in the 1960s before gifting it to stuntman Loren Janes, as Nick could not recall seeing any photographs of McQueen wearing a Rolex before 1970. So he began […]

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In The Face Of Complexity, Simplicity Rules: The Konstantin Chaykin Genius Temporis (Archive)

June 23, 2018/0 Comments/in Highlights, AHCI, Independents, Konstantin Chaykin/by Joshua Munchow

In the early 1960s, engineer Kelly Johnson of Lockheed Martin came up with “keep it simple, stupid,” which became better known by its acronym, KISS. Watches that employ clever levers and clearly adhere to the KISS principle are always something that can turn me into a giddy fan boy, and one such piece […]

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In Praise Of Habring2: A Collector’s View (Archive)

May 27, 2018/0 Comments/in Highlights, Habring2, Independents/by GaryG

If you’re just beginning to collect the works of independent watchmakers, GaryG suggest that you give careful consideration to watches from Habring2, the small independent watchmaking company headed up by Austrian couple Maria Kristina and Richard Habring.

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Does Hand Finishing Matter? A Collector’s View Of Movement Decoration (Archive)

May 19, 2018/1 Comment/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion, A. Lange & Söhne, Greubel Forsey, Independents, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Kari Voutilainen, Roger W Smith/by GaryG

[…] a topic that seems to fascinate, and divide, watch enthusiasts. Like many people, GaryG’s starting point for serious watches was with a well-priced brand long known for its expertise in developing movements, justly viewed as offering good value for money – but not necessarily for the refinement of its movement finishing, at least on […]

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New Breguet Marine Models: All Hands To Battle Stations!

May 8, 2018/4 Comments/in Highlights, Breguet/by Martin Green

Breguet has updated its Marine collection with three new models offering a wide range of styles and case materials to suit all tastes. Martin Green explains why he thinks this is a winning strategy.

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