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1339 search results for: Why I Bought It

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How It’s Made: Inside The Breguet Castle Of Complications – Reprise

January 5, 2020/1 Comment/in Breguet/by Elizabeth Doerr

Few get to check out Breguet’s factory from the inside, and those who do generally don’t get to take photographs of what they see. This modernized factory in the heart of the remote Vallée de Joux with its many annexed hallways, secretive doors, and interesting manufacturing capabilities has long been a jealously guarded secret. […]

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Sensuality & Bell & Ross: Vintage WWI Heure Sautante – Reprise

November 23, 2019/1 Comment/in Highlights, Bell & Ross/by Joshua Munchow

It’s understood that different things and experiences can be sensual for different people, and yet sensuality can’t ever be wholly objective since everyone has his or her own subjective view due to their own physiological differences. Joshua Munchow’s first view of the Bell & Ross Vintage WWI Heure Sautante hit him in what can only […]

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Mothers Of Invention: Behind The Lens With Invention Pieces 1 And 2 By Greubel Forsey – Reprise

November 24, 2019/1 Comment/in Greubel Forsey/by GaryG

GaryG was delighted to take possession of an Invention Piece 1 with its inclined double tourbillon, while a good friend of his replied in kind with a purchase of the quadruple-tourbillon Invention Piece 2. Ever since, he has been dying to get these two gorgeous monsters side by side in the light tent. And […]

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Only Watch 2019 Post-Auction Thoughts: Smashing Records For A Great Cause Plus The $31 Million Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime’s Record Grab On Video

November 11, 2019/0 Comments/in Highlights, Auctions, Patek Philippe/by Elizabeth Doerr

The buzz around Geneva over the entire week was nothing if not intense: Only Watch 2019 was about to set some records, and people wanted to witness it. Elizabeth Doerr shares the palpable excitement plus a video of the moment Patek Philippe set its $31 million record and more here.

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Why Accuracy Matters To Me, And Why It Should Matter To You Too

December 30, 2013/13 Comments/in Thoughts & Opinion/by Ian Skellern

To mark its 50th anniversary in 2009, the International Museum of Horology in Le Locle, Switzerland launched an international chronometry competition. This effectively broke a long drought of 37 years since the last timing trial, which was held by the Observatory of Neuchâtel back in 1972.

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Will These Unique Timepieces Be Only Watch 2019’s Top Performers?

November 6, 2019/0 Comments/in Highlights, Auctions/by Elizabeth Doerr

Going on the results of the past auctions, Elizabeth Doerr picks a few clear top contenders for the 2019 Only Watch auction, starting with that unique-piece Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime in stainless steel.

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10 Unique Chronographs Setting The Pace At Only Watch 2019

November 5, 2019/0 Comments/in Highlights, Auctions, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions, Breguet, Richard Mille/by Martin Green

Ahead of the eighth edition of the Only Watch auction taking place on November 9, 2019 in Geneva, Martin Green takes a look at ten unique-piece chronographs going under the hammer. Which is your favorite?

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Measuring The Time Between The Seconds: The Truth Behind High-Frequency Movements – Reprise

November 2, 2019/1 Comment/in Watch Brands & Horology, Technology/by Ryan Schmidt

Marketing material for the modern mechanical watch almost always includes a description of the the movement’s frequency. You may have even sensed that the higher the frequency, the more accurate a movement gets. But is this entirely true? Find out here.

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Wrist Watching: Mark Wahlberg Wears A Rolex GMT-Master II ‘Root Beer’ – Reprise

October 12, 2019/0 Comments/in Highlights, Wrist Watching, Rolex/by Nick Gould

Nick Gould spotted American actor Mark Wahlberg wearing an early-delivery Rolex GMT-Master II ‘Root Beer,’ once again putting his penchant for precious metal watches on display.

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

October 13, 2019/2 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, A. Lange & Söhne/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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