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1339 search results for: Why I Bought It

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Tim Mosso visits the New York International Auto Show 2024 (Before it Fades Away): It’s a High-Low-and-No Octane Photofest (Part 1)

April 18, 2024/1 Comment/in Highlights, Cars/by Tim Mosso

When Tim Mosso first attended the NY show in ‘98, he was a 13-year-old kid in awe of the spectacle. Its sheer scale was stunning. But the world is changing and he learns what a difference 26 years makes.

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Own a Piece of Watch History for Under $200: The Swatch Sistem51

April 15, 2024/3 Comments/in Swatch, Highlights/by Raman Kalra

The Swatch Sistem51 has been around since Baselworld 2013, and since then has received a lot of positive and negative coverage. However, removing the noise, the Sistem51 remains a great technical achievement and will go down as a defining historical model. It’s not perfect, but for any watch lover, it is still worth considering.

1203

The Jump Hour: A Love Story

April 14, 2024/6 Comments/in Highlights, Thoughts & Opinion/by Joshua Munchow

[…] complication since the accepted definition of complication is a mechanism that provides information other than the time. However, anyone who gives a hoot will say in the same breath that there are many complications that don’t fit that definition and Joshua Munchow couldn’t agree more. But why does he love the jump hour so much?

1204

IWC has Ceramic in its History and Today in its Pilot’s Watch collection

April 13, 2024/0 Comments/in Technology, IWC/by Martin Green

IWC has a long history with ceramic cases and today they are usually found in the brand’s Big Pilot^s Watch collection.

1205

The Grail of Attic Finds: Reunited with the First Watch I Ever Owned, A West End Watch Co Sowar Prima

April 13, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Affordable Luxury, Collectors and Collecting, Vintage/by Colin Alexander Smith

Colin Alexander Smith is reunited with his first watch and discovers an intriguing watch manufacturer that has been producing mechanical watches in Switzerland continuously since 1886.

1206

History of Divers’ Watches: Voyage to the Bottom of the Ocean

April 11, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, History, Thoughts & Opinion, Divers' Watches/by Sergio Galanti

It is often said that it is easier to send a person to the Moon than to the ocean floor because of the extreme conditions found at great depths, such as no visibility and overwhelming pressure. However, in 1960 a wristwatch (Rolex “Deep Sea Special”) accompanied mankind to the deepest ocean floor even […]

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Lang & Heyne Hektor Reviewed by Tim Mosso

April 6, 2024/5 Comments/in Highlights, Lang & Heyne/by Tim Mosso

The Lang & Heyne Hektor is a complicated watch. No, it’s not a mechanical complication, but its place in the L&H universe requires some explaining.

1208

Panerai: It’s Not Broken, But Here’s How to Fix It

April 3, 2024/6 Comments/in Highlights, Thoughts & Opinion, Officine Panerai/by Raman Kalra

Panerai watches are unique. There is no denying that they are beautiful and have that Italian design flair. But Raman Kalra thinks that Panerai needs to move with the timer and he has an idea of how Panerai could do that.

1209

MB&F Legacy Machine FlyingT Onyx Edition: Perhaps the Best FlyingT Yet

April 2, 2024/3 Comments/in New for 2024, Highlights, Ladies watches, MB&F/by Martin Green

As the FlyingT is an MB&F it does things differently. This starts with its stacked movement. A significant part of the gear train is placed on top of each other and topped off with a flying tourbillon. But it‘s that black dial that makes it absolutely stunning!

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My Wife the Watch Collector and Her Collection

March 31, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Ladies watches/by GaryG

MrsG’s watch collection includesJaeger-LeCoultre, Blancpain, Alain Silberstein, Audemars Piguet, and more. Here GaryG explains a bit more about the hows and whys of her watches.

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