By Laurent Martinez The wonderful thing about the love of watches and horology is that you learn something new every day. You can learn about amazing companies, industry insiders,
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One of the reasons we love vintage watches is for the stories they tell. Yes, that’s a bit of a cliche, but every so often a watch comes to our
I have written about IWC before in this series. In a previous installment, I expressed my love for the classic IWC Ingenieur that Gérald Genta designed. It’s a watch that
Deciding whether or not to restore a vintage watch is a tough decision to make. The internet is awash with tales of watches butchered by an incompetent independent watchmaker or,
It’s easy to end up in an exciting discussion about Heuer, Omega, or Rolex watches. But didn’t know many collectors that would lose track of time when discussing Alpina until
Colin Alexander Smith is reunited with his first watch and discovers an intriguing watch manufacturer that has been producing mechanical watches in Switzerland continuously since 1886. The post The Grail
Are there special vintage watch dial variations named after notable women in a vein similar to that of the Paul Newman Rolex Daytona? Nick Gould was wondering just that and
Judging by how many variations of the Gallet MultiChron Navigator we know, it is a surprisingly rare watch to come across. However, once we realize what the watch is capable
While considering how to describe this new watch best, I got sidetracked thinking about how many vintage-inspired and retro-looking contemporary editions were so popular and unanimously accepted. What constitutes their
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I don’t like the term “wedding watch,” but I can easily imagine wearing this Universal Monopusher to the next wedding I’m invited to. It looks unwearable, but the opposite is
Watch brands are like car dealers nowadays. You sell a new car to a customer, you make money off servicing the car, and after a certain amount of time, you
It’s not often that you bump into a big-date watch that you have never seen before. Well, I did, and I can’t wrap my head around it. Dear Fratelli, I
What should follow after gradient brown and burgundy red? Well, in the case of Zenith and the funky Defy Revival, it’s gradient turquoise-blue of course! Just as we suggested when we
This is the story of GaryG's pursuit, and eventual capture, of a classic vintage watch: a Type 20 “big eye” flyback chronograph manufactured by Mathey-Tissot. The post Why I Bought
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