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1339 search results for: Why I Bought It

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Vacheron Constantin Chronomètre Royal: Flamboyance, Precision, And The “Batman” – Reprise

July 3, 2022/1 Comment/in Vacheron Constantin, Vintage/by Alexandre Ghotbi

Alexandre Ghotbi takes a rather in-depth look at the more than 100-year history behind the high-precision Vacheron Constantin Chronomètre Royal . . . which came up because of a conversation about “the Batman.” Find out what that means right here.

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Wearing The Crown, The Ressence Type 2 E-Crown (Video)

June 18, 2022/0 Comments/in Video, Independents, Ressence/by Elizabeth Doerr

Check out The Watches TV founder Marc-André Deschoux as he explains how the personal watch of Ressence’s founder, Benoît Mintiens, works in this video. Mintiens wears the Type 2 e-crown and lent it to our pal Marc-André for several weeks.

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Why You Can’t Afford To Buy Your Watch If You Can’t Afford To Break It

June 18, 2022/3 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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Big Fish: Behind The Lens With Unique And Rare Salmon-Dialed Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendars – Reprise

June 11, 2022/1 Comment/in Behind the Lens, Patek Philippe/by GaryG

GaryG enjoyed the opportunity to check out three of his friends’ rare Patek Philippe pieces, all with salmon-colored dials: Reference 5059G-018 and Reference 3940G-029 perpetual calendars from Patek Philippe’s Vintage Collection and a unique piece Reference 5270G. He shares his thoughts and stunning photos with us here.

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’Time Piece’ Featuring Philippe Dufour And Vianney Halter: If You Only Watch One Film On Independent Watchmaking, Watch This One – Reprise

June 11, 2022/1 Comment/in Arts, Highlights, Video, AHCI, Independents, Philippe Dufour, Vianney Halter/by Ian Skellern

The short documentary film ‘Time Piece’ features two of the world’s best living watchmakers, Philippe Dufour and Vianney Halter, and provides excellent insight into what makes the watches by these masters so special.

696

The Up-Down-And-Up-Again Wines Of Bouchard Père & Fils In Burgundy

May 31, 2022/0 Comments/in Highlights, Wining, Dining and Cigars/by Ken Gargett

Once regarded among Burgundy’s top wine producers, Bouchard Père & Fils’s fall from grace was slow, steady, and irresistible. But as Ken Gargett reports, it is now making great wines again.

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Meet Quill & Pad’s Vintage Virtuoso: Boris Pjanic, An Expert In ‘Pre-Loved’ Rolex

November 25, 2014/5 Comments/in Highlights, General, Quill & Pad/by Elizabeth Doerr

Boris Pjanic does not come from a family of retailers or jewelers, the watch collecting bug simply bit him at some point. “I carried this passion deep inside me for years before finally admitting to collecting rare vintage watches and even trading them among a very knowledgeable clientele out loud,” he confesses.

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Top 5 Reasons Why Watch Brands Need To Tread EXTREMELY Carefully with NFTs

May 26, 2022/10 Comments/in Highlights, Technology, Thoughts & Opinion/by Joshua Munchow

[…] of the current crypto crash and NFT markets taking a nosedive, and sharing sentiments here at Quill & Pad, Joshua Munchow goes over five very good reasons why NFTs could be a looming crisis for the watch industry. He feels that the watch industry needs to choose its next steps very carefully lest it […]

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Long-Term Keepers: Three Watches I Can’t Bear To Sell – Reprise

May 29, 2022/8 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting/by GaryG

If GaryG wants to buy a watch of any significance it requires that he sells one or more other pieces. The bad news is that all of the watches he doesn’t really love were sold off a long time ago! As a result, the discipline of asking “What watch in his current collection do I […]

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Château Pontet-Canet Bordeaux: A ‘Super Second’ Wine Story

May 24, 2022/4 Comments/in Highlights, Wining, Dining and Cigars/by Ken Gargett

Château Pontet-Canet is a Fifth Growth in the 1855 Classification, but for the last 15 years has been considered the equivalent of a top Second Growth. Ken Gargett is a big fan of the 2015 vintage.

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