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Why I Bought It: Grand Seiko Seasons Winter “Taisetsu” SBGA415

October 6, 2024/4 Comments/in Highlights, Affordable Luxury, Seiko/by Raman Kalra

Raman Kalra initially preferred the Grand Seiko Skyflake case shape over the Snowflake, and found the light blue dial attractive. However, after considering Grand Seiko more seriously, he looked at a range of references. and it didn’t take him long to find the SBGA415 Winter.

172

Why I Bought It: Wyler Vetta Beaux Arts Triple Calendar Moonphase Chronograph: a Blast from the Past

September 26, 2024/2 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting/by Quentin Bufogle

The Wyler Vetta Beaux Arts collection’s design language is firmly rooted in its Italian origins.  Love it or hate it, one glance will confirm you’re in the presence of something decidedly different.

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Why I Bought It: Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday 2 Ultraman

July 31, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Omega/by Łukasz Doskocz

Omega and Fratello Watches came out with their first #SpeedyTuesday Speedmaster edition back in 2017 and it sold out within few hours. Three years later, a second iteration of #SpeedyTuesday timepieces came to life. And this one sold out – all 2,012 pieces – in under two hours. And one of these 2,012 watches is […]

174

Why I Bought It: A Bulova Like Mobster Bugsy Siegel

May 25, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Affordable Luxury, Collectors and Collecting, Vintage/by Quentin Bufogle

Watch collector Quentin R. Bufogle was determined to add a piece to his collection harking back to those dust-strewn days of early Las Vegas, a time when the occasional tumbleweed still ambled along what would one day become the famous Las Vegas Strip. And he found it in a 1946 Bulova Aviator B. Here’s how […]

175

Why I Bought It: Hajime Asaoka Tsunami

May 2, 2024/3 Comments/in Highlights, Hajime Asaoka, Independents/by GaryG

This is the story of a daily-wear watch, the Tsunami by Japanese independent watchmaker Hajime Asaoka. It’s not a “beater” as it’s too beautifully made for that description, and some folks justifiably take offense at characterizing a five-figure expenditure in those terms. But it is a watch that GaryG suspects that he will be […]

176

Why I Bought It: Collector Quentin R. Bufogle and his 2006 Omega De Ville Chronoscope Chronograph

February 18, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Omega, Vintage/by Elizabeth Doerr

If you would’ve told Quentin R. Bufogle six months ago that he’d pass on a Breguet Type XX in favor of an Omega, he might’ve thought you were crazy. What changed his mind? Granted that in terms of sheer aesthetics, it ticks all the right boxes for him. But there’s much more to it.

177

Why I Bought It: Vintage Mathey-Tissot Type 20 Big Eye Chronograph – Reprise

January 21, 2024/0 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Vintage/by GaryG

This is the story of GaryG’s pursuit, and eventual capture, of a classic vintage watch: a Type 20 “big eye” flyback chronograph manufactured by Mathey-Tissot.

178

Why I Bought It: Rolex Stella-Inspired Oyster Perpetual 41 with Turquoise Blue Dial

December 16, 2023/1 Comment/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Rolex/by GaryG

There aren’t that many rules that GaryG applies to watch collecting, but one rule that he has found critically important is that it’s crucial to handle a watch before buying it. This story however is about how Gary completely violated that rule and nonetheless came away happy with a watch that few people would […]

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Why I Bought It: Grand Seiko Seasons Winter “Taisetsu” SBGA415

October 6, 2023/9 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Seiko/by Raman Kalra

Raman Kalra initially preferred the Grand Seiko Skyflake case shape over the Snowflake, and found the light blue dial attractive. However, after considering Grand Seiko more seriously, he looked at a range of references. and it didn’t take him long to find the SBGA415 Winter.

180

Why I Bought It: Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday 2 Ultraman

August 5, 2023/0 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Omega/by Łukasz Doskocz

Omega and Fratello Watches came out with their first #SpeedyTuesday Speedmaster edition back in 2017 and it sold out within few hours. Three years later, a second iteration of #SpeedyTuesday timepieces came to life. And this one sold out – all 2,012 pieces – in under two hours. And one of these 2,012 watches is […]

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