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1339 search results for: Why I Bought It

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Why I Bought It: A. Lange & Söhne Pour Le Mérite Tourbillon – Reprise

November 20, 2021/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, A. Lange & Söhne/by GaryG

When the hammer came down at the Phillips auction and GaryG had become the new owner of an A. Lange & Söhne Pour Le Mérite Tourbillon, the feeling was one of complete joy, representing the culmination of a multiyear chase. What makes this particular watch so special in so many ways to him?

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Why I Bought It: Romain Gauthier Logical One – Reprise

July 21, 2021/2 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Independents, Romain Gauthier/by GaryG

[…] was sitting at his breakfast table on the morning of January 18, 2013 when during his morning scan of news he saw a photo of something breathtaking. It was Logical One by Romain Gauthier – a watch he immediately knew that he would own someday. He was captivated by the white gold version with […]

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Why I Bought It: Romain Gauthier Logical One – Reprise

August 16, 2020/0 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Independents, Romain Gauthier/by GaryG

[…] was sitting at his breakfast table on the morning of January 18, 2013 when during his morning scan of news he saw a photo of something breathtaking. It was Logical One by Romain Gauthier – a watch he immediately knew that he would own someday. He was captivated by the white gold version with […]

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Why I Bought It: A. Lange & Söhne Pour Le Mérite Tourbillon – Reprise

April 4, 2020/2 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, A. Lange & Söhne/by GaryG

When the hammer came down at the Phillips auction late 2016 and GaryG had become the new owner of an A. Lange & Söhne Pour Le Mérite Tourbillon, the feeling was one of complete joy, representing the culmination of a multiyear chase. What makes this particular watch so special in so many ways to him?

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Why I Bought It: A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual In White Gold – Reprise

February 23, 2020/3 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, A. Lange & Söhne/by GaryG

[…] The vision: his friend extended his arm from the sleeve of his shirt, and what Gary saw left him reeling – his first view of the Lange Datograph Perpetual in white gold. He was confident from that very moment that this was a watch for him, but pursuit of the piece took four long years.

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Why I Bought It: Romain Gauthier Logical One – Reprise

October 14, 2018/6 Comments/in Collectors and Collecting, Independents, Romain Gauthier/by GaryG

[…] was sitting at his breakfast table on the morning of January 18, 2013, when during his morning scan of news he saw a photo of something breathtaking. It was Logical One by Romain Gauthier – a watch he immediately knew that he would own someday. He was captivated by the white gold version with […]

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Why I Bought It: Vianney Halter Antiqua (Archive)

July 1, 2018/3 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Thoughts & Opinion, AHCI, Independents, Vianney Halter/by GaryG

A long-term keeper for GaryG is the wonderful Antiqua by Vianney Halter. He fell for the Antiqua when he first saw one more than a dozen years ago; while many of his friends will freely confess that at the time they were at first put off by its looks, Gary was smitten from the […]

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Why I Bought It: A. Lange & Söhne Pour Le Mérite Tourbillon

December 8, 2024/1 Comment/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, A. Lange & Söhne/by GaryG

When the hammer came down at the Phillips auction and GaryG became the new owner of an A. Lange & Söhne Pour Le Mérite Tourbillon, the feeling was one of complete joy, representing the culmination of a multiyear chase. What makes this particular watch so special in so many ways to him?

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Why I Bought It: Romain Gauthier Logical One

October 3, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Romain Gauthier/by GaryG

GaryG was sitting at his breakfast table when during his morning scan of news he saw a photo of something breathtaking. It was Logical One by Romain Gauthier – a watch he immediately knew that he would own someday. He was captivated by the white gold version with frosted gold movement: this was “the […]

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Why I Bought It: Collector Koen Simon And His IWC Reference 504 ‘Türler’

February 11, 2024/0 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, IWC, Vintage/by Elizabeth Doerr

Every day Koen Simon looks out for special watches, and a couple months ago he noticed an IWC on an online marketplace that looked rather odd because of three things: the shape of the case, the dial, and a “Türler” signature. So he investigated the history of this beautiful watch and now shares his […]

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