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421

Joshua’s Ultimate ‐ If Money Is No Object ‐ 10 Watch Collection: 2022 Edition

January 8, 2023/9 Comments/in Highlights, Oris, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion, Clocks, De Bethune, Grönefeld, Konstantin Chaykin, MB&F, Seiko, Tudor, Vacheron Constantin/by Joshua Munchow

Now that the year has renewed and we are looking forward to all the 2023 releases, it is a great time to take a look back at 2022, which was a pretty tremendous year for watchmaking. There were so many amazing watches that Joshua Munchow’s “shortlist” that he realized he had to take a […]

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Hello, Newman: A Collector Looks Askance At The Cult Of The Paul Newman Rolex Daytona – Reprise

January 1, 2023/6 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Rolex, Vintage/by GaryG

For watch lovers, the name “Paul Newman” is associated first and foremost with Rolex, and in particular with a subset of that brand’s Daytona watches with specific dial characteristics, including a recessed outer seconds track and subdials that feature block-shaped hashmarks and Art Deco-style Arabic numerals. But what does this nickname mean for these […]

423

What Recession? Reflecting On The Geneva Watch Auctions Of November 2022

December 3, 2022/0 Comments/in Highlights, Auctions, Collectors and Collecting/by GaryG

GaryG was unable to attend the November 2022 Geneva watch auctions, but like many of his friends he followed online. Here he takes a look at the results from the “big three” auction houses – Phillips, Christie’s, and Sotheby’s – to discern some patterns and provide knowledgeable commentary.

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Valjoux 7750: The World’s Greatest Chronograph Movement By Far (By Popularity And Numbers) – Reprise

December 3, 2022/4 Comments/in Watch Brands & Horology, Technology/by Martin Green

As Martin Green became ever more impressed by the performance of the Valjoux 7750 chronograph movement, he also found himself enamored by its little quirks and the variety of watches it has been tapped to power. Here Martin outlines the history of this classic automatic chronograph movement.

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2022 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) Roundup And How Well Our Predictions Went: Spoiler Alert, We Did Pretty Well

November 24, 2022/2 Comments/in Highlights, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions, Round Table, Akrivia, Bulgari, Clocks, Ferdinand Berthoud, Grönefeld, H. Moser & Cie, Hermès, MB&F, Parmigiani, Seiko, Tag Heuer, Van Cleef & Arpels/by Ian Skellern

The last couple of GPHGs were hit by COVID, but the 2022 GPHG was finally again an event and a party as it should be! Tout le monde was in Geneva, celebrating watchmaking at its finest. Here are our thoughts on the winners and how well we did at predicting them.

426

Inside Look: Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Le Régulateur And La Semaine For Stephen Silver (Live Photos)

November 17, 2022/1 Comment/in Louis Erard, Affordable Luxury, Silberstein/by GaryG

If there’s one thing that enthusiasts love, it’s access! Here GaryG shares his thoughts on the a set of two limited references by Louis Erard and Alain Silberstein developed in collaboration with Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry that are available now (until sold out).

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Complete List And Photos Of All The Winners At The 2022 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): The MB&F Legacy Machine Sequential Evo Chronograph Wins The Aiguille d’Or

November 10, 2022/4 Comments/in Highlights, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions, MB&F/by Ian Skellern

The full prize list and photos from the 2022 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. The MB&F Legacy Machine Sequential Evo Chronograph took the Aiguille d’Or.

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Our Predictions In The Challenge Category Of The 2022 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): Our Panel Is Nearly Unanimous For A Mad Watch

November 4, 2022/1 Comment/in Highlights, Louis Erard, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions, Round Table, Hajime Asaoka, MB&F, Tag Heuer, Tudor/by Elizabeth Doerr

Watches under 3,500 Swiss francs . . . now it gets interesting. And the competition gets even fiercer. This is the first horological category in which every one of the finalists deserves a place here, and any of them could win. So what did our peanut gallery pick?

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What Being a Watch Collector Means To Me

October 23, 2022/14 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion/by GaryG

Do you consider yourself a collector? For years GaryG resisted the label, however, he slowly tipped over into having, for lack of a better term, a watch collection. Here Gary shares what collecting means to him.

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My Top 6 Independent Watches From The Upcoming October 29 Ineichen Auction ‘Complications: Skeletons & Tourbillons’ (With Videos Of The Watches)

October 20, 2022/2 Comments/in Highlights, Auctions, Collectors and Collecting/by Ian Skellern

“Complications: Skeletons & Tourbillons” is the title of the upcoming Ineichen two-part watch auction on October 29 and December 3, 2022, and it’s a title that attracted Ian Skellern’s attention. There are 50 watches in the auction, a nice mix of both big and independent brands, so it’s well worth scrolling through the online […]

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