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1339 search results for: Why I Bought It

1031

For The Love Of Two-Tone Watches

November 15, 2017/5 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting/by Martin Green

A discussion with fellow collectors that is bound to elicit interesting responses is two-tone watches. People tend to either love them or hate them. The lovers consider them the perfect mix between a sporty looking watch and a dress watch. People who don’t care for them may think of them as a weak compromise […]

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Dubai Watch Week Discussion Panel Lineup And Layout Plans. Warning: Contains 16 Reasons To Go

October 27, 2017/1 Comment/in Highlights, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions/by Ian Skellern

Dubai Watch Week has recently published the list of discussion panels, speakers and moderators. I like the fact that there is usually plenty of time for audience questions after the talks, plus you often see the speakers throughout the fair each day so you can easily ask follow up questions. Here is a list […]

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Vacheron Constantin’s New Historiques American 1921 Small: Transforming The Traditional Into The Modern

October 19, 2017/6 Comments/in Vacheron Constantin/by Elizabeth Doerr

Vacheron Constantin has been producing timepieces uninterruptedly since 1755, and it often draws on that heritage for the models in the Historiques collection. A great example is the brand new Historiques American 1921 Small Model, a terrific unisex wristwatch.

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Book Review: ‘A Man And His Watch’ Features Personal Watch Stories And A Few WIS Surprises

October 11, 2017/2 Comments/in Highlights, Book reviews, Rolex/by Elizabeth Doerr

‘A Man and His Watch’ by Matt Hranek is full of interesting horological stories of personal histories and backgrounds to well-known figures in the watch world, semi-famous New Yorkers, and famous vintage watches. Here you can meet Paul Newman’s own Rolex Daytona, Sylvester Stallone’s favorite watch, and RedBar co-founder Adam Craniotes’ very first timepiece.

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Chronoswiss Flying Regulator Red Passion Unique Piece For Only Watch 2017: A Matter Of The Heart

October 18, 2017/3 Comments/in Auctions, Independents/by Sabine Zwettler

The Chronoswiss Red Passion Flying Regulator for Only Watch 2017 is an intriguing, fiery twist on the Flying Regulator, the Swiss brand’s signature watch model.

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Sotheby’s Auctions Four Timepieces By George Daniels, And Space Traveller II Goes For More Than £3 Million (Hammer Prices Inside)

September 19, 2017/0 Comments/in Auctions, Independents/by Elizabeth Doerr

Sotheby’s auctioned four watches by George Daniels at its 2017 Fine Timepieces sale, three from his personal collection that were originally auctioned in 2012 and a very rare 1999 Millennium wristwatch. Get the full story on these pieces and the astronomical prices they hammered for right here.

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90 Years Of Tutima: An Abbreviated, Complete History

September 9, 2017/1 Comment/in History, Tutima/by Elizabeth Doerr

The history of Tutima is inextricably linked to the history of Glashütte, the German city whose watch industry was founded in 1845 by Ferdinand Adolph Lange. Although Tutima’s roots don’t extend back quite that far, its story does begin in 1927, a turbulent time in Germany’s premier city of high watchmaking. Relive 90 years […]

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Sotheby’s To Auction Four Timepieces By George Daniels, Including The $2.13 Million Space Traveller (Updated With Results)

August 29, 2017/1 Comment/in Auctions, Collectors and Collecting, Independents/by Elizabeth Doerr

Sotheby’s will auction four watches by George Daniels, three from his personal collection that were originally auctioned in 2012 and a very rare 1999 Millennium wristwatch. Get the full story on these pieces right here.

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The Icon Duesey: An Automotive-Inspired Watch So Interesting You Won’t Believe That It Was Created By A Car Designer

August 24, 2017/8 Comments/in Watch Brands & Horology, Highlights, Independents/by Elizabeth Doerr

Icon 4×4 founder Jonathan Ward has always had a connection to design, engineering, and all things mechanical. “ I was drawn to watches organically, but even before that I was the weird kid who would take my alarm clock apart and then try to put it back together and see if I could make […]

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In Praise Of Habring2: A Collector’s View

August 11, 2017/19 Comments/in Highlights, Habring2, Independents/by GaryG

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

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