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Watch Collecting Regrets? I’ve Had A Few, But Not Too Few To Mention: They Include Selling Too Soon And Failing To Buy – Reprise

July 25, 2020/9 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting/by GaryG

You can like everything, but you can’t buy – or keep – everything! Inevitably, the choices involved lead at times to regrets; for GaryG, along with many of his pals, the sadness is much more often about pieces they sold too soon or failed to buy rather than pieces they were sorry about buying […]

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The (Not So) Complete Story Of Rock And Roll And Watches: Ramp The Volume Up To 11! – Reprise

June 20, 2020/1 Comment/in Highlights, Hublot, HYT, Patek Philippe, Rolex, Zenith/by Jan Lidmaňský

The mechanical watch works just like a metronome, with its isochronic balance maintaining a steady rhythm and the delicate tick-tock of its pallet jewels providing a rhythmic beat to our oft-frantic lives. If we ramp up the power and swap the metronome for a drum kit and a few electric guitars we have rock […]

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Would You Buy A Watch From A Defunct Brand If The Price Was Right? Here’s What You Should Consider – Reprise

March 28, 2020/1 Comment/in Collectors and Collecting/by Martin Green

Let’s be honest: nobody needs a high-end mechanical watch. That we want one is based on the different levels of how a particular watch appeals to our emotions. And in the heat of passion, we sometimes tend to forget that, as in any normal industry, companies sometimes cease to exist for a panoply of […]

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5 Celebrity Wrist Checks Featuring Nicholas Hoult/Jaeger-LeCoultre, Aldis Hodge/MB&F, Miralem Pjaniç/Corum, And Lionel Messi/Jacob & Co

March 4, 2020/0 Comments/in Give Me Five!, Wrist Watching, Corum, Jaeger-LeCoultre, MB&F/by Elizabeth Doerr

Watch spotting on celebrity wrists can be a lot of fun if you’re watching a movie or TV show. Oh, who is Elizabeth kidding? It’s always a lot of fun. Here she shares five watches that caught her eye on the wrists of celebrities over the last couple of weeks.

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Collector Conversations: Shark Tank’s ‘Mr. Wonderful,’ Kevin O’Leary, Reveals Watch Collecting Philosophy To GaryG

February 8, 2020/10 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion/by GaryG

It’s still all about the people! Nothing makes GaryG happier than getting together and talking watches. At the F.P. Journe New York Boutique anniversary dinner late 2019, he had the pleasure of chatting with entrepreneur, television personality, and enthusiast watch collector Kevin O’Leary. Here he comes back to him with specific questions and […]

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Complete Listing And Live Photos Of All 50 Timepieces In The 2019 Only Watch Charity Auction

September 24, 2019/1 Comment/in Auctions, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions/by Elizabeth Doerr

Since its launch in 2005, Only Watch has been one of the most – if not the most – significant auctions in the watch world. Ahead of the eighth edition of this biennial auction taking place on November 9, 2019 in Geneva, let’s take a look at the 50 unique watches going under the […]

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The Inside Story Of How One Collector’s ‘Paul Newman’ Rolex Made It Into The Hit Film ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

September 14, 2019/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Rolex, Vintage/by Eric Wind

One day vintage expert Eric Wind’s friend Kevin Kwan sent him a fateful ‘URGENT!!!’ e-mail searching for an ‘ impressive‘ new or vintage watch for a special scene in the movie version of his book ‘Crazy Rich Asians.’ He sourced a valuable ‘Paul Newman’ Rolex from a collector in Singapore and when Eric was […]

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Are Today’s Vintage Watch Buyers Killing Watchmaking?

September 12, 2019/13 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Vintage/by GaryG

To the extent that new enthusiasts represent the future of the watch market, is it possible that their enthusiasm for the past will prove highly damaging, or even lethal, to the industry’s future? GaryG shares his thoughts on the subject here.

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Split Decision: Patek Philippe Reference 5370P vs. A. Lange & Söhne Double Split, An Owner’s Perspective – Reprise

September 7, 2019/5 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion, A. Lange & Söhne, Patek Philippe/by GaryG

If there were a watch enthusiasts’ encyclopedia, under “embarrassment of riches” the image might just be a side-by-side shot two of contemporary watchmaking’s great complicated pieces: the “mighty” A. Lange & Söhne Double Split and Patek Philippe’s Reference 5370P split-second chronograph. In this article, GaryG compares and contrasts them to come out with […]

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Celebrity Ambassadors: Good Marketing Or Terrible Waste? – Reprise

August 28, 2019/5 Comments/in Watch Brands & Horology, Highlights, Thoughts & Opinion/by GaryG

GaryG debates the whys and wherefores of celebrity ambassadors and what they may (and may not) bring to the communication of a watch brand.

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