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1339 search results for: Why I Bought It

291

Why I Bought It: Kudoke Flieger Concept (KFC) – Reprise

January 21, 2023/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Independents, Kudoke/by Bhanu Chopra

Bhanu Chopra picked up his unique piece Kudoke Flieger Concept from Stefan and Ev Kudoke over lunch at their favorite steakhouse in Dresden, Germany. Here he describes how and why he fell in love with this unique one-off timepiece and what makes Kudoke’s watches so special in general.

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Why I Bought It (Despite The Strap And Buckle): Grand Seiko Blue Snowflake Reference SBGA407 – Reprise

June 12, 2022/19 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Seiko/by Chris Malburg

After a week on the wrist, Chris Malburg had some issues with Grand Seiko’s Blue Snowflake Reference SBGA407. Even so, he pulled the trigger. Here Chris explains how he fixed those issues and why this watch just might deserve a place in your collection too.

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Why I Bought It: Konstantin Chaykin Joker – Reprise

April 23, 2022/2 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, AHCI, Independents, Konstantin Chaykin/by GaryG

GaryG encountered Konstantin Chaykin’s Joker, whose “face” is literally just that: two googly eyes show the hours and minutes with their respective pupils while a lolling red tongue displays the phase of the moon. He was transfixed, moments later placing his order. Find out why here.

294

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

February 28, 2022/10 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Omega/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.

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Why I Bought It: Kudoke Flieger Concept (KFC) – Reprise

January 2, 2022/0 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Independents, Kudoke/by Bhanu Chopra

Bhanu Chopra picked up his unique piece Kudoke Flieger Concept from Stefan and Ev Kudoke over lunch at their favorite steakhouse in Dresden, Germany. Here he describes how and why he fell in love with this unique one-off timepiece and what makes Kudoke’s watches so special in general.

296

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

August 13, 2021/3 Comments/in 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: Konstantin Chaykin Joker – Reprise

May 7, 2021/0 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, AHCI, Independents, Konstantin Chaykin/by GaryG

GaryG encountered Konstantin Chaykin’s Joker, whose “face” is literally just that: two googly eyes show the hours and minutes with their respective pupils while a lolling red tongue displays the phase of the moon. He was transfixed, moments later placing his order. Find out why here.

298

Why I Bought It (Despite The Strap And Buckle): Grand Seiko Blue Snowflake Reference SBGA407 – Reprise

April 10, 2021/2 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Seiko/by Chris Malburg

After a week on the wrist, Chris Malburg had some issues with Grand Seiko’s Blue Snowflake Reference SBGA407. Even so, he pulled the trigger. Here Chris explains how he fixed those issues and why it just might deserve a place in your collection too.

299

Why I Bought It: Konstantin Chaykin Joker – Reprise

April 4, 2020/4 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, AHCI, Independents, Konstantin Chaykin/by GaryG

When I encountered Konstantin Chaykin’s Joker, whose “face” is literally just that with two googly eyes showing the hours and minutes with their respective pupils and a lolling red tongue displaying the phase of the moon. I was transfixed. And moments later I placed my order. Find out why right here!

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Why I Bought It: Konstantin Chaykin Joker – Reprise

March 30, 2019/2 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Independents, Konstantin Chaykin/by GaryG

GaryG encountered Konstantin Chaykin’s Joker, whose “face” is literally just that: two googly eyes show the hours and minutes with their respective pupils and a lolling red tongue displays the phase of the moon. He was transfixed, moments later placing his order. Find out why here.

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