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1339 search results for: Why I Bought It

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

September 10, 2021/1 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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Why I Bought It: Ressence Type 2 e-Crown

August 24, 2021/8 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Independents, Ressence/by George Cramer

Until recently, George Cramer has exclusively collected watches from classic brands with long histories and traditional styles of watchmaking. But that all changed when he bought himself a Ressence Type 2 e-Crown. Here he explains why.

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GaryG’s Year In Review 2020: Trends, Notable Watches, Favorite Photos, Plus Watches He Bought And Watches He’d Like To Buy (And You Might Consider)

January 2, 2021/14 Comments/in Watch Brands & Horology, Highlights, Auctions, Collectors and Collecting, Photography, Thoughts & Opinion/by GaryG

GaryG meanders through some observations on the state of the industry, 2020 occurrences, and his own year in watches, including the watches he bought in 2020 and the watches he’d like to buy. And there are also his favorite photos from this year’s shooting interspersed to keep it lively. Enjoy!

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Why I Bought It: Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M

August 10, 2019/25 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Omega/by Saad Chaudhry

[…] scars from doing battle against train commuters and car doors. The clasp has scraped against his keyboard more times than he cares to admit, however the watch still looks remarkably good. Here he explains why he bought it (and kept it) a year after the purchase and whether he would do it all over again.

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Why I Bought It: Carpe Diem “Only Watch” By Agenhor And HEAD Genève

February 17, 2018/5 Comments/in Highlights, Auctions, Collectors and Collecting, Independents/by GaryG

Autumn 2017 constituted the third consecutive year that I traveled to Geneva to partake of the excitement that is the November auction weekend, and this time around I had the good fortune to win the very first lot in that day’s auction: the Carpe Diem clock developed by Agenhor in collaboration with design school HEAD […]

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

September 2, 2023/4 Comments/in Highlights, 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 […]

207

Why I Bought It: Vintage Rolex Day-Date Reference 1803 – Reprise

March 10, 2023/1 Comment/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Rolex, Vintage/by Martin Green

Sometimes with watches it’s like it is with pets: you don’t choose them, they choose you. When Martin Green strapped on this vintage Rolex Day-Date quite by accident, everything fell into place for him. Here he explains how and why he bought it.

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Why I Bought It: Corum Bubble Vintage – Reprise

October 23, 2022/2 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Corum/by Ian Skellern

Ian has a fairly narrow frame of reference when it comes to buying watches for himself: his taste runs to independents, in-house movements, and superlative hand-finishing. So why on earth did he buy a Corum Bubble, which is from a big (for him) brand and outfitted with an ETA 2892 movement with an industrial […]

209

Why I Bought It: MB&F Legacy Machine 101 2021 Edition – Reprise

September 3, 2022/0 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, MB&F/by GaryG

Once upon a time, there was a watch enthusiast (GaryG) who admired the work of Max Büsser and his watchmaking enterprise MB&F and who dearly wanted to own one of his watches. But which one? Well, it took years, but Gary eventually decided on the eye-catching 2021 LM101 in white gold and here he explains […]

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Why I Bought It: Grönefeld 1941 Remontoire – Reprise

July 23, 2022/0 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Grönefeld, Independents/by GaryG

There are some watches you fall for the moment you see them. Sometimes that initial infatuation passes and you move on to the next temporary obsession, but then there are those instances in which the more you see, talk about, and learn about a piece and its origins the more you resolve to save […]

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