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What Being a Watch Collector Means to Me

October 8, 2023/0 Comments/in Highlights, 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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Heavy Metal: Great (and Not so Great) Watch Bracelets – Reprise

October 8, 2023/1 Comment/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion/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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MB&F LM Sequential EVO Dual Chronograph: An Ingenious Application of a Simple Idea (That Nobody had Thought of Before) – Reprise

September 23, 2023/0 Comments/in Highlights, Independents, MB&F/by Ian Skellern

Ian Skellern usually starts explaining a wristwatch with a tour of the watch’s dial and main features, but the LM Sequential EVO is a monument to its mirror-image dual chronograph with Twinverter function movement so here he starts with the best part: its movement.

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

June 29, 2025/1 Comment/in Highlights, Affordable Luxury, 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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3 Reasons The Rolex Day-Date 40 Convinced Me: A Very Rolexy Rolex Discussion

August 13, 2023/0 Comments/in Highlights, Rolex/by Joshua Munchow

[…] had never called out to Joshua Munchow as a watch that he must have or that would be the pinnacle of his collection. He thinks that this is because of the downsides to it being the most widely known watch brand in the world: forgeries and overexposure abound. So what is it about 2015’s […]

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Visiting the Independents in Switzerland (with Live Photos): It’s All About the People (and Watches)

July 22, 2023/2 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions/by GaryG

So far in 2023, GaryG has traveled to Switzerland twice: once for the Watches and Wonders week, and again in June for a very special event. Here he focuses on the independents, starting with a sequential journey through his first trip.

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Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 Review: THE Near-Perfect Swiss Watch and it’s Relatively Affordable

July 15, 2023/5 Comments/in Highlights, Affordable Luxury, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion/by Raman Kalra

Tissot was a brand that Raman Kalra knew about and he often saw their watches, but they never really sparked any interest. Then the PRX was released, and he started to take an interest and took the plunge. As an owner here are his impressions of the Tissot PRX Powermatic 80.

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Lang 1943 Field Watch Edition One: Gerd-Rüdiger Lang’s Fascination of Mechanics Continues – Reprise

July 15, 2023/2 Comments/in Highlights, Independents/by Elizabeth Doerr

Elizabeth Doerr reports on the long history of the new brand LANG 1943 and its premier timepiece, Field Watch Edition One. This launch timepiece fulfilled every expectation and ticked every box that she hoped it would, thanks in big part to the influence of grandmaster Gerd-Rüdiger Lang.

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Flipping Watches: How to Eliminate Both Flipping and the Gray Market – Reprise

July 8, 2023/1 Comment/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion/by Ian Skellern

Ian Skellern has a solution that would not only eliminate flipping but would also decimate the gray market. Or at least it would significantly minimize them. Might it work?

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MB&F HM8 Mark 2: Horological Hypercars!

July 1, 2023/1 Comment/in Highlights, New for 2023, MB&F/by Joshua Munchow

With the MB&F HM8 Mark 2, Max Büsser returns to his roots to deliver a watch that deftly captures the automotive spirit. It‘s a hypercar for the wrist.

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