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1339 search results for: Why I Bought It

1151

Laurent Ferrier Classic Moon Silver Triple Calendar: Proportionally Perfect

September 30, 2024/1 Comment/in Highlights, Laurent Ferrier/by Ian Skellern

With a watch like the Laurent Ferrier Classic Moon Silver proportions matter. They can make or break the entire creation and Laurent Ferrier made sure that for this timepiece the proportions are spot on.

1152

De Bethune DB28GS Yellow Submarine Reviewed by Tim Mosso

September 28, 2024/1 Comment/in Highlights, De Bethune, Divers' Watches/by Tim Mosso

It’s a testament to the auteur vision of De Bethune’s Denis Flageollet that the DB28 GS Yellow Submarine is unrecognizable as a dive watch. But the DB28GS Yellow Submarine is a dive watch without doubt – and without duplicate.

1153

Konstantin Chaykin ThinKing, the New World’s Thinnest Mechanical Wristwatch: Expect the Unexpected

September 20, 2024/2 Comments/in New for 2024, Highlights, Independents, Konstantin Chaykin/by Joshua Munchow

So how thin is the ThinKing? Just 1.65 mm, beating the previous record holder, the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra COSC, by just 0.05 mm.

1154

Michel Couvreur: a Belgian making Sensational Whisky in France

September 18, 2024/2 Comments/in Highlights, Wining, Dining and Cigars/by Ken Gargett

A Belgian making Scotch in France. Sounds a bit like a riddle, but it is not. In recent years, the whiskies of Michel Couvreur have taken hold in the consciousness of malt fans, but it was not always that way.

1155

Behind The Lens: The ‘Lumendorff’ A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Lumen with Unique Custom-Fitted Platinum Bracelet

September 15, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, A. Lange & Söhne/by Ian Skellern

A few ago, GaryG wrote about one collector’s obsession with the A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Lumen and the platinum Lange bracelet made by Wellendorff, and wanting to combine the two. The result was spectacular, and now he brings us another view of it told through his own photographs.

1156

Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair: Wrap Up and Industry Outlook

September 12, 2024/3 Comments/in Highlights, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions/by Marton Radkai

The 43rd Hong Kong Watches and Clocks Exhibition closed its analog doors on Sunday, September 7th at the end of six intense days. Marton Radkai sums up with his final report from the fair.

1157

Tudor Pelagos FXD: Better than the Black Bay?

May 30, 2025/1 Comment/in Highlights, Divers' Watches, Tudor/by Joshua Munchow

Joshua Munchow rediscovered the Tudor Pelagos, specifically the Pelagos FXD, a very practical and attractive watch. And it has caused him to reevaluate his position on Tudor and thinks that this one would look pretty darn good on his wrist.

1158

Patek Philippe 5270P Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Reviewed by Tim Mosso

September 14, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Patek Philippe/by Tim Mosso

One of the best parts of the Patek Philippe 5270P Perpetual Calendar Chronograph is a caseback spectacle. Watch carefully, and the chronograph minutes jumper displays action that corresponds to the dial-side instant jumping chrono minute

1159

One of the Rarest Rolex References of Them All: the Rolex Oyster Zerograph Monopusher Flyback Chronograph Reference 3346

September 10, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Auctions, Rolex, Vintage/by Ian Skellern

When the dust settled on the 2016 Phillips Start-Stop-Reset auction of stainless steel chronographs in Geneva, an extremely rare Rolex Oyster Zerograph Monopusher Flyback Chronograph stood out from the very strong field.

1160

The Re-Edition/Reissue Issue: Living in the Shadow of the Original

September 7, 2024/3 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion/by Tamim Almousa

The reissue concept is relatively simple: classically correct on the outside and up to date on the inside, thereby quenching the owner’s thirst for nostalgia while sparing them maintenance issues. But Tamim Almousa isn‘t a fan of re-editions and he explains why here.

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