2020 Auction report: Why now is a good time to invest in a pre-owned watch
Monday, 14 December 2020
Perusing auction catalogs is not the only place to find pre-owned watches, but tracking auction results is a good way to gauge what’s selling in the top tier of the secondary market. If you’ve been wondering whether pre-owned watches are still a good investment or not, just take a look at the auction results for
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GPHG The Oscars of Watchmaking
Monday, 14 December 2020
The 350-member Academy of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève – the Oscars of watchmaking – announced its winners last week in a ceremony with no audience beyond the nominees. There were 226 entries, narrowed to 84 finalists in 14 categories. The final decision was made by a panel of judges consisting of a dozen
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Collecting pre-owned Rolex
Monday, 14 December 2020
A primer on the world’s most collected watch by Carol Besler Rolex is the most collected watch in the world, and because the brand has produced so many timepieces for so long, the number of options and the subtle nuances within collections adds up to a vast universe of pre-owned models out there to choose
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Watch Buying Online Manual: Calendar watches By Carol Besler
Monday, 14 December 2020
Getting the date straight For complicated reasons dating back to ancient Rome and the origins of the Gregorian calendar, we have organized time to include leap years and an irregular number of days per month. Watchmakers have therefore developed complications to track our calendars more accurately so that, in some cases, the date doesn’t have
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How To Spot a Fake Rolex
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Rolex is widely regarded as one of the most important watch companies in history. The sheer number of Rolex watches sold each year is a testament to their quality. A Rolex is more than a watch – it is a status symbol. For many, owning a Rolex watch brings pure joy; and that joy, in
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Comparing the Rolex Submariner to the GMT-Master II
Friday, 01 April 2016
Two watches, perhaps the two most well-known in Rolex’s sports watch lineup, have amazing similarities, and one can be forgiven for confusing them at a distance. These two watches are, of course, the Submariner dive watch (ref. 116610) and the GMT-Master II (we’ll call it the GMT for short, but we’re talking about the current
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Breitling Exospace B55 Yachting Watch Review
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
Form Us With Love recently created the Nest Collection for +Halle. The series provides an unpronounced divider to the traditional lounge area, by simply creating layers of both high and low seating. The heights offers a sense of privacy, whilst maintaining the comfort of a relaxed armchair.
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Panerai Introduces Two Classic Radiomirs
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
Panerai has four main collections: Luminor, Luminor Due, Submersible, and Radiomir. But if you ask me, I think there should be five. You see, there are actually two very distinct types of Radiomir watches. The classic Radiomir with wire lugs and the Radiomir 1940 with fixed lugs. Lately, the brand’s focus seems to be on
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