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1339 search results for: Why I Bought It

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Bovet Rolls-Royce Boat Tail: Bespoke His And Hers Unique Timepieces For The Dashboard, Wrist, And Desktop

June 28, 2021/4 Comments/in Highlights, Cars, Bovet/by Martin Green

Working very closely with Bovet, the Rolls-Royce Boat Tail comes with two custom-made his and hers watches that can be placed into a special holder in the car to serve as dashboard clocks. For Bovet, this is almost a natural development as these watches feature special versions of the Amadeo case, allowing them to […]

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Chimay Grande Reserve Beer: Brewed By Trappist Monks, Fermented In Oak Barrels, Drunk (By Some) With Humpback Whales

June 22, 2021/9 Comments/in Wining, Dining and Cigars/by Ken Gargett

Chimay is a Belgian Trappist beer fermented in oak barrels. Whether you drink it soon after purchase or cellar it for extra richness and complexity, this is a cracking beer and definitely one that should be on your radar. And it is a brilliant match if you want a full-flavored cigar, says Ken Gargett.

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Jaquet Droz Petite Heure Minute Dragon John Howe: Sheer Epic Fantasy!

June 20, 2021/0 Comments/in Arts, Highlights, Jaquet Droz/by Joshua Munchow

John Howe has created many an iconic dragon for J.R.R. Tolkien works over the years, so it was appropriate for him to craft something radiating the same energy and history for Jaquet Droz. The result is the new limited-edition Petite Heure Minute Dragon, a watch perfectly combining two of Joshua Munchow’s passions in one […]

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Andersen Genève Jour Et Nuit: From Its Beginning To The New Jumping Hours 40th Anniversary

June 18, 2021/0 Comments/in Highlights, AHCI, Andersen Genève, Independents/by Elizabeth Doerr

This story celebrates 40 years of a workshop and 26 years of a watch model that began, as most stories involving Svend Andersen do, with a unique creation for a client. And it leads to the sensational new Andersen Genève Jumping Hours 40th Anniversary, a small-series timepiece with breathtaking handmade attributes.

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Tim Mosso Interviewed By Elizabeth Doerr On How The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Launched His Love Of Watches On ‘Talking Time With Tim’ Podcast

June 17, 2021/0 Comments/in Highlights, Jaeger-LeCoultre/by Elizabeth Doerr

Elizabeth Doerr guest stars on this episode of the Tim Mosso podcast but turns the tables when she ends up interviewing Tim about his history as a collector, his experience with the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso, and his views of the 90th anniversary of this famed watch. Elizabeth and Tim discuss the Reverso series at length […]

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Corum Golden Bridge Automatic Deconstruction By The Naked Watchmaker

June 3, 2021/1 Comment/in Highlights, The Naked Watchmaker, Corum/by Ian Skellern

While display backs and open dials are commonplace now, the Corum Golden Bridge was one of the first watches not to just reveal its mechanics but to enthusiastically and joyously celebrate them. Peter Speake, aka The Naked Watchmaker, recently deconstructed a Corum Golden Bridge Automatic to reveal all of its secrets.

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Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Small Seconds: The Hottest Green Dial Of 2021

May 28, 2021/0 Comments/in Highlights, Jaeger-LeCoultre/by Bhanu Chopra

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Small Seconds with green dial capitalizes on the 2021 green trend and is one of the special watches celebrating the 90-year anniversary of the Reverso. It’s a stunning timepiece with a vintage-inspired dial featuring a lacquered green sunray pattern, faceted hour markers, dauphine-style hands, and a large subsidiary seconds counter […]

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

June 5, 2021/1 Comment/in 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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Behind The Lens: Vintage Patek Philippe Reference 3450J

May 15, 2021/2 Comments/in Highlights, Behind the Lens, Photography, Patek Philippe, Vintage/by GaryG

Despite the virus restrictions, GaryG has managed to venture out from time to time for brief, top-secret rendezvous in parking lots and on park benches to receive and return the generous loans of friends’ watches to photograph. Recently, he had the chance to shoot a true classic: a second-series Reference 3450J perpetual calendar made […]

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

May 13, 2021/0 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, 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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