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1339 search results for: Why I Bought It

191

You Are There: 2018 November Geneva Watch Auctions And Grand Prix d’Horlogerie De Genève

December 15, 2018/4 Comments/in Highlights, Auctions, Collectors and Collecting, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions/by GaryG

As our regular readers know by now, GaryG and a few watch pals have made it a regular practice to trek to Geneva for each year’s November watch auction weekend, do some bidding, and perhaps return home with a treasure or two. This year was no exception, but with the bonus of him being […]

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Why The A. Lange & Söhne Tourbillon Pour Le Mérite Is One Of The Most Historically Important Modern Wristwatches (Archive)

August 19, 2018/0 Comments/in Highlights, A. Lange & Söhne/by Elizabeth Doerr

Why is the A. Lange & Söhne Tourbillon Pour Le Mérite important from a holistic view of horological history? Elizabeth thinks that the reasons are manifold and include the unheard-of technology nestled within its movement, the audacity of a German newcomer in challenging Swiss status quo, and the symbolic value for A. Lange […]

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Our Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of 2017 . . . And, Again, They Weren’t All About Rolex!

December 26, 2017/0 Comments/in Quill & Pad, Patek Philippe, Rolex/by Ian Skellern

As read by you,­­ here are the top 10 most viewed articles on Quill & Pad for 2017. There are likely to be a few surprises. Drum roll, please: in no particular order, our top ten most viewed articles of 2017 were . . .

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Why I’m All About That Case, That Case . . .

June 1, 2017/10 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting/by GaryG

Can you recall the last time that you read a review of a newly introduced watch and the first few paragraphs of the article were about the case? Yeah – thought not. So here it goes: let’s talk about cases.

195

Grand Seiko: Looking at What Makes the Brand so Special – And Grand Seiko is Definitely Special!

February 26, 2025/2 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion, Seiko/by Raman Kalra

The first association for many on hearing the word “Seiko” is likely to be affordable quartz watches or automatic divers. However, Seiko offers much more, particularly in terms of luxury timepieces. Grand Seiko, which became its own brand under the Seiko Group in 2017, produces some of the most competitive luxury watches on the […]

196

A Contemporary Watch Collector Goes Vintage with Omega, Patek Philippe and Jaeger-LeCoultre

February 1, 2025/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Omega, Patek Philippe, Vintage/by GaryG

To my longtime friends in the watch hobby, and perhaps to regular readers here as well, the mention of my name may conjure up a number of connotations: patron of the independents, fan of A. Lange & Söhne, admirer of Patek Philippe grand complications, and longtime customer of Jaeger-LeCoultre, among other characterizations more or […]

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My Story of Buying a Pre-Owned Rolex Day-Date 36 in Platinum with “Glacier Blue Wave Arabic Dial”: a Caveat Emptor Scare but a Happy Ending

June 7, 2025/4 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Rolex/by Niclas Berglund

Niclas has arranged to meet the seller of a platinum Rolex Day-Date at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. If all goes well, the watch transaction should be completed within an hour the he would catch the next flightto Stockholm. What makes him nervous is that the deal is to be done in cryptocurrency. […]

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A Contemporary Watch Collector Goes Vintage with Omega, Patek Philippe and Jaeger-LeCoultre – Reprise

February 8, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Omega, Patek Philippe, Vintage/by GaryG

To my longtime friends in the watch hobby, and perhaps to regular readers here as well, the mention of my name may conjure up a number of connotations: patron of the independents, fan of A. Lange & Söhne, admirer of Patek Philippe grand complications, and longtime customer of Jaeger-LeCoultre, among other characterizations more or […]

199

Why I Bought It: Tudor Pelagos

May 21, 2022/24 Comments/in Affordable Luxury, Collectors and Collecting, Tudor/by Łukasz Doskocz

Łukasz Doskocz bought a Tudor Pelagos because it is a superior tool watch; it is “form follows function” at its best, with every single bit of the watch designed for a practical and useful reason. But he loves and bought it for more than just that.

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Why I Bought It: Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Black Matte Ceramic – Reprise

September 4, 2022/1 Comment/in Collectors and Collecting, Bell & Ross/by Bhanu Chopra

The first time Bhanu Chopra strapped a borrowed BR 03-92 Black Matte Ceramic on his wrist, he thought that it was the perfect Bell & Ross watch for him, checking all the boxes for the characteristics he expected from an aviation-style instrument watch. He bought one and it has been part of his core pilot’s […]

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