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1339 search results for: Why I Bought It

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Is The Biggest Risk To National Security The Apple Watch And Fitness Bands?

August 5, 2015/1 Comment/in Highlights, Technology/by Ian Skellern

Security breaches of company databases have been in the news recently, but what if there was a spy who knew everything you were doing, including when you slept, ate, had sex, exercised, and worked – at what and for how long. A spy that monitored not just what you were doing, but how you […]

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Ulysse Nardin’s R-Evolutionary Pierre Gygax

August 11, 2015/2 Comments/in Highlights, Ulysse Nardin/by Elizabeth Doerr

A lot is changing at Ulysse Nardin, but then again a lot isn’t changing. What remains a constant at Ulysse Nardin are innovative products that continue to surprise and delight, getting better and better as the brand progresses deeper into its modern era. But, for me a big news item is what could be […]

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Exclusive: The Giulio Papi No. 1 Pocket Watch

August 3, 2015/11 Comments/in Highlights, Audemars Piguet, Independents/by GaryG

Sometimes persistence pays off. After a few well-placed questions, the shopkeeper brought out a relatively innocent looking skeletonized pocket watch. With a wry smile, he suggested that the buyer take a look at the tiny lug, leaving my friend flabbergasted. “G.N. Papi No.1” is a clear reference to Giulio Papi. The legendary watch industry […]

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Eric Singer, Kiss Drummer And Watch Collector

July 10, 2015/7 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting/by Elizabeth Doerr

Talking to Eric Singer about watches is like cramming four months’ worth of casual shop talk into one hour: Singer is really, really into watches. One of rock’s hardest working drummers, he has played with acts like Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Lita Ford, and Gary Moore as well as Kiss. In addition to a […]

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My Wife, The Watch Collector

July 14, 2015/2 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Audemars Piguet, Blancpain, Cartier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Rolex/by GaryG

For Quill & Pad’s themed “Ladies’ Week” in my role as resident collector, my thoughts turned immediately to that other collector in my life: my charming wife. MrsG is perhaps most enthusiastic about her collection of Southwestern Native American arts and jewelry, but let’s get started with a look at her interesting watches, which […]

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Got A Minute? Michael Friedberg, Moderator Of IWC’s Collectors’ Forum

January 21, 2014/5 Comments/in IWC/by Elizabeth Doerr

Michael Friedberg is the moderator of IWC’s Collectors’ Forum at www.iwc.com and is also an unofficial goodwill ambassador for IWC, talking to journalists, other collectors, and SIHH visitors.

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2015 International Chronometry Competition Now Underway, But Does Anyone Care?

July 2, 2015/2 Comments/in Highlights, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions, Chopard, Louis Moinet/by Ian Skellern

International timing competitions used to be the Formula 1 of watchmaking, and the watchmakers who prepared the high-precision (pocket) watches were treated like Formula 1 drivers. And that shouldn’t be surprising because until recently, the primary raison d’être of a timepiece was to tell the time. To tell THE time, not the approximate […]

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6 Ways To Spot A Fake Watch, Even If You Don’t Know How To Spot A Fake Watch

June 23, 2015/33 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting/by What Makes Me Tick

One evening while we were sipping away at his ex-wife’s stock of 1945 Pétrus, my buddy Slippery Steve and I contemplated a few of the essential questions in life, the kind that rarely find a real answer. Where do I come from? Is there life after death? Can I wear brown shoes after 6:00 […]

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League of severe decorative style, thanks to the preserved gold part of the 7750

August 16, 2026/0 Comments/in Featured/by Alexey Kutkovoy

In early April 2026, Kudoke unveiled the Tremblage versions of the Kudoke 1 and 2 models from the Handwerk collection. The eye-catching dials, decorated with traditional centuries-old hand-engraving techniques, now adorn the brand’s leading models.

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H. Moser & Cie: Inside an Unbrand

July 13, 2026/0 Comments/in Featured/by Marton Radkai

Everyone loves a maverick. The definition comes from husbandry: an unbranded stray calf that belongs to no one. Or a person or organization that refuses to conform.

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