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1339 search results for: Why I Bought It

571

Cockfighting in Cuba: Visiting the Island’s Darker Side

April 3, 2025/7 Comments/in Highlights, Travel/by Ken Gargett

Cockfighting is an undoubtedly barbarous sport and nothing here is intended to give it approval, however tacit, but in a land where the people are denied so much, where they have so little beyond music and dancing and their amazing love of life, it seems churlish to criticize from afar.

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Grönefeld One Hertz Classic Titanium Reviewed by Tim Mosso

February 22, 2025/0 Comments/in Highlights, Grönefeld, Independents/by Tim Mosso

The appeal of the Grönefeld One Hertz Titanium isn’t its parlor trick but its holistic excellence. It is nearly as compelling while static as in motion. From design to materials to decoration to engineering, the Grönefeld One Hertz Titanium distinguishes itself as a rare pleasure for the observer and a rare privilege for the owner.

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What Makes a Daily Wearer Wristwatch?

December 20, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion/by GaryG

GaryG’s first rule when it comes to collecting is to avoid setting too many exclusionary rules. With watches, he believes that it‘s the passion that separates collectors from investors and accumulators. Which brings him to another rule: deriving the full enjoyment from the things you own.

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Not Just Pretty Faces: A Collector’s Personal View of Notable Movements

December 19, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion/by GaryG

GaryG’s thoughts have turned to one major system that is always there, but generally hidden from sight: the movement. Here are a few of his favorites and why. And in the philosophy of putting my money where my mouth is, these movements have appeared in one or more watches that he has owned personally.

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So, You Want to Buy a Rolex? Well, Daddy-O, I’m here to Talk you Out of It!

October 22, 2024/3 Comments/in Highlights, Thoughts & Opinion, Rolex/by Tamim Almousa

If you’re in the market for a new watch, Tamim Almousa’s advice is, if there’s a Rolex that you like, go for it. But if you just want a Rolex, you’re probably better off with an Omega. Here he explains why.

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Why I Love the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso – and You Should Too

October 17, 2024/3 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Jaeger-LeCoultre/by GaryG

It’s not easy to have a single product line that spans all the way from entry-level pieces to multimillion-dollar halo watches, but Jaeger-LeCoultre has achieved it with the Reverso. It’s still possible for a young collector to do exactly what GaryG did almost 30 years ago and enter the world of true high […]

577

Heavy Metal: Great (and Not So Great) Watch Bracelets

October 13, 2024/3 Comments/in Watch Brands & Horology, Highlights/by GaryG

If cases get too little attention from watch collectors, GaryG feels that the straps and bracelets that turn a timepiece into a wristwatch seem to get even less. And of late, especially with the controversy surrounding the introduction of the “integrated” bracelet of A. Lange & Söhne’s Odysseus, he has been pondering metal […]

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What Being a Watch Collector Means to Me

October 9, 2024/2 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting/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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Romain Gauthier Prestige HM: An Impressive Debut that Launched the Brand

October 1, 2024/1 Comment/in Highlights, Independents, Romain Gauthier/by Tim Mosso

The Romain Gauthier Prestige HM is a rare instance of a creator finding his voice on the first attempt. Even through the lens of 17 years of the brand’s evolution, the Prestige HM remains immediately recognizable as a product of the engineer-turned-entrepreneur whose name it bears.

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Nomos Club Sport Neomatik Owner Review: The (Near) Perfect and Relatively Affordable Watch for Everyone?

September 29, 2024/1 Comment/in Highlights, Affordable Luxury, Collectors and Collecting, Nomos Glashütte/by Raman Kalra

Nomos has found its own niche within the world of watches. It is easy to see why they have gained such a strong reputation by providing unique, Bauhaus-inspired designs and quality in-house movements at relatively affordable prices. In Raman Kalra’s opinion, the Nomos Club Neomatik is one of the best watches in their collection. […]

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