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Anniversary Wines For A Big Celebration: What To Drink When The Year Is More Important More Than The Price – Reprise

February 5, 2023/0 Comments/in Highlights, Wining, Dining and Cigars/by Ken Gargett

Wine can be so much more than just an enjoyable drink. It can link us to times, people, and places. A traditional concept for so-called anniversary wines is to celebrate a milestone, perhaps a birthday or wedding or even anniversary, with a fine bottle from the vintage of the birthyear or anniversary year in […]

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Alpina Alpiner Extreme Regulator: A Lot Of Bang For Your Buck!

January 27, 2023/0 Comments/in Highlights, Affordable Luxury/by Martin Green

After spending a few days with the Alpina Alpiner Extreme Regulator, Martin Green felt it was good looking, comfortable to wear and offers a lot of bang for your buck!

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Ming 37.05 Moonphase: Form Over Function Has Rarely Looked Better

January 21, 2023/0 Comments/in Highlights, Affordable Luxury, Ming Watches/by Joshua Munchow

It’s been over a year since the 37.05 Moonphase launched and very quickly sold out, but it’s been on Joshua Munchow’s mind ever since it debuted. Here he explains why – and why he wants one!

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John McGonigle Oileán H-B1 Triple Calendar Chronograph: I Don’t Know Of A More Beautiful Complicated Movement Available For The Money – Reprise

January 22, 2023/0 Comments/in Independents/by Ian Skellern

John McGonigle has launched the H-B1, the first watch under his solo brand Oileán. It‘s a beautifully hand-finished triple-calendar column wheel chronograph powered by a highly modified new-old stock Valjoux 88 movement. While not cheap, Ian Skellern thinks it’s the best value-for-money, exquisitely hand-finished, complicated watch he has ever seen.

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Mythbusting: 3 Persistent Patek Philippe And Rolex Myths Debunked – Reprise

January 14, 2023/3 Comments/in Highlights, Thoughts & Opinion, Patek Philippe, Rolex/by Colin Alexander Smith

The rise of the internet, and the consequent evolution of the watch-watching community, has inevitably amplified the phenomenon whereby certain objects have come to exert an extraordinary hold over the collective imagination. Here, Colin Alexander Smith debunks three watch myths circulating widely and freely online and in print concerning former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s […]

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Azimuth Mr. Roboto Bronzo Artist Series

January 7, 2023/0 Comments/in Independents/by Tim Mosso

There exists a droll class of watch for which telling time takes a back seat to the packaging itself. And the Azimuth Mr. Roboto Bronzo Artist Series is a great example of this class, Tim Mosso explains why.

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Behind The Lens: The F.P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain – Reprise

January 8, 2023/0 Comments/in Highlights, F.P. Journe/by GaryG

One of the great advantages of belonging to the relatively close-knit community of watch collectors is having the opportunity to see and photograph a lot of great watches. Here GaryG takes on the formidable F.P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain with his mighty camera and collecting knowledge.

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Top 5 Least Useful Horological Complications: And Why They Are Still Awesome – Reprise

January 10, 2023/1 Comment/in Watch Brands & Horology, Thoughts & Opinion/by Joshua Munchow

In the real world, some complications are pretty useless. And that’s not saying they aren’t cool. Here Joshua Munchow runs through his top 5 most useless complications and why they are simultaneously cool.

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Ian’s Top 7 Watches of 2022: Featuring Tourbillons, Chronographs, A Fun Watch, Exceptional Mechanics, And Even A (Relatively) Affordable Watch

January 2, 2023/2 Comments/in Highlights, Thoughts & Opinion, Ferdinand Berthoud, Grönefeld, Hermès, Independents, MB&F, Tudor, Urwerk/by Ian Skellern

After a couple of years of COVID chaos, 2022 was a fine vintage year for excellent wristwatches. Here Ian Skellern shares his Top 6 watches that caught his eye over the last 12 months.

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The Future Of Watchmaking Is Young, Audacious, And Independent! Watches TV Dinner With Young Independent Watchmakers

December 30, 2022/0 Comments/in Highlights, Video, Independents/by Ian Skellern

Santa came early for Ian this year with this fun casual dinner that Watches TV founder Marc André Deschoux hosted for young independent watchmakers. It was one of the most pleasurable short clips he’s seen all year: you feel you are at the table with them and can smell the raclette.

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