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Vintage Watches Getting a new high-end watch right out of the box is appealing because you're the only one to wear it, but a vintage model from an esteemed watchmaker comes with a history far greater. Here are tips on how to buy that special vintage timepiece. |
Inc. May 2007 Josh Dean |
Very Tightly Wound How the watch business works. |
AskMen.com September 7, 2014 Jack Forster |
Here's Why Seiko Should Be On Your Watch Radar, Starting Now For most Americans, Seiko is still a department store brand that makes dependable, inexpensive, unpretentious, reliable quartz watches -- but there's a whole other side to the company. |
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High-End Watches A Patek is actually a good financial investment and a fitting heirloom... Omega's Seamaster De Ville is a fine emblem of the brand's golden age... Converting vintage Lange pocket watches into wristwatches... |
AskMen.com Daniel J. Indiviglio |
Baselworld 2006: 4 Watches For Every Occasion A man's watch serves as his single most important fashion accessory. So isn't it time you learned about the four types of watches to wear on different occasions? |
AskMen.com Ariel Adams |
Marvin Malton 160 Based on a traditional horological tool, Marvin gives Malton 160 Regulator watch a stylish twist while keeping the design relatively pure. |
AskMen.com October 22, 2013 |
Watch Snob: Is The Breguet Classique Truly Legitimate? It's certainly one of the most intellectually interesting watches in the last ten years. |
AskMen.com November 12, 2012 Robert-Jan Broer |
Watches Under $1,000 There are a lot of interesting watch manufacturers that are fairly unknown but deliver a very interesting timepiece for the cost. |
AskMen.com Amos Kwon |
Bulova Accutron II Snorkel We've found a new dive-style watch that both echoes the beautiful horological past while imparting modern Swiss quality -- the Bulova Accutron II Snorkel Ref. 96B208. |
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The Dress Watch: Build The Ultimate Watch Collection A dress watch quietly says that you pay attention to details, that you have classic taste and a sense of timelessness while still caring what time it is. Pulling out a cell phone at dinner to check the time reeks of bad taste. |
BusinessWeek July 21, 2003 Kimberly Weisul |
When Time Is Money -- And Art Handcrafted watches draw devoted fans with deep pockets. |
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Watch Snob Q&A You may think you know watches, but lets be real -- you just don't. Let me, a true horological aficionado, enlighten your plebeian minds as to what makes a real watch. |
AskMen.com September 17, 2013 |
Watch Snob: Is There Anything Wrong With Gold And Steel? Steel and gold can work very well together, or they can be a flabby attempt to gussy up a fundamentally uninteresting and unimaginative design. |
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Jump Hour Watches: Watch Snob The jump hour is a century-old movement design. It is not popular today, but purists like me have a strong affinity toward those timepieces that employ such a relic of horological accomplishment. |
AskMen.com Frank Geelen |
IWC Ingenieur AMG High-end cars, high-end watches -- they're both cool boy toys, and so is the IWC Ingenieur AMG, which we're taking a look at today. |
AskMen.com Ariel Adams |
Japan's Watch Revival: The Lexus Effect Japan's watches: Do they have what it takes? |
AskMen.com Ariel Adams |
Seiko Ananta Spring Drive Chronograph The men's watch to own in 2010 is undeniably Seiko's technical masterpiece, which is finally available to the world -- the Seiko Ananta collection. |
AskMen.com Robert-Jan Broer |
Dress Watches: BaselWorld 2011 Every watch aficionado needs at least one dress watch he can wear during formal occasions, and BaselWorld debuted a few that are worthy of any collector's attention. |
AskMen.com Alex Muniz |
What You Should Know Before Buying A Watch Watches are complex and can be expensive, and there are a lot of them out there. So just what should you know when shopping for one? |
AskMen.com Jason Heaton |
The Complication Watch: Build The Ultimate Watch Collection The centuries-old art of horology continues to capture the imagination, fascination and, yes, the money of men around the world. |
AskMen.com Ben Clymer |
How To: Start A Watch Collection This fashion tip will provide you with a fundamental understanding of watch terminology, the four different categories of watches (and when to wear them), the differences between collecting vintage and new watches, and, of course, where to find them. |
AskMen.com Ariel Adams |
Seiko Premier Direct Drive Moon Phase The Seiko Premier collection just got upgraded with the impressive Kinetic Direct Drive movements. |
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Swiss Army Watches: Watch Snob Despite what one may think, Victorinox Swiss Army really does make a decent product. |
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Men's Vintage Watches Starting a watch collection with vintage watches... Complications in a modern watch... Finding a Swiss-made timepiece with some history that is good value... |
AskMen.com Amos Kwon |
Martenero Watches Founders Matthew O'Dowd and John Tarantino have something to offer in the never-ending quest to be unique. |
AskMen.com Jason Heaton |
Victorinox Swiss Army Infantry Vintage Day/Date Victorinox is one of the companies that can claim a true Swiss Army pedigree, dating back to its days as a pocketknife supplier to the Alpine nation's armed forces. |
AskMen.com Jason Heaton |
The Vintage Watch: Build The Ultimate Watch Collection Rumors of the wristwatch's death have been greatly exaggerated. |
AskMen.com August 29, 2013 Jack Forster |
Watch Finishing Finish, in the watch world, usually means the amount of parts-finishing that the movement -- the mechanism inside a watch that actually tells time -- receives when it's made. |
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Used Watches: Watch Snob Would you ever buy a used watch, for instance at an auction? |
AskMen.com March 4, 2013 Ed Estlow |
$250 Watches Whether you have a $250, $500, $1,000 or $1,500 to spend on a man's watch, we've got you covered. In this installment, we're looking at watches for the tightest budget. |
AskMen.com Ariel Adams |
Seiko Arctura Kinetic Chronograph Watch The Arctura line presents a very unique design for typically forward-thinking Seiko. |
AskMen.com November 30, 2012 Jason Heaton |
Watch Movements: Watch Fundamentals What is a movement? It is the engine inside the watch that drives the hands around and powers any additional complications, such as a stopwatch, date or moonphase display. |
AskMen.com July 20, 2014 Jack Forster |
Why Smart Watches Pose Zero Threat To Real, Mechanical Wristwatches The real question shouldn't be "will smart watches bury wristwatches" but rather, "will smart watches have any chance of succeeding at all?" |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 Edward Kiersh |
Spending It Fine watches can be excellent overall investments -- assets that are fun both to own and appraise. |
AskMen.com March 18, 2013 Ed Estlow |
$1,000 Watches For a grand, there's no sense in settling for anything besides a Swiss or Japanese quartz movement or a Swiss mechanical one. |
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Pilot Watches More complicated watches should be maintained more often. If you have a bent for pilot's watches but want pedigree, you can do little better than an IWC Big Pilot. |
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Braun Watches I have always been interested in vintage Braun watches, and I recently noticed that it has recently reintroduced its line of Dieter Rams and Dietrich Lubs designed watches. |
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Best Watch Brands: Watch Snob There are plenty of brands that most people consider "high-end" that, while I respect, simply aren't superlative in any way: IWC, Vacheron, Piaget, and Zenith all make nice watches, but they are meaningless. |
AskMen.com January 7, 2014 |
What Kind Of Watch Do You Pass Down From Father To Son? Given that vintage watch collecting now attracts the same sort of know-nothing Richie Rich pissing contests that used to be restricted to comedians like Damien Hirst, you had better know your subject very well before getting into restoring or replacing original parts. |
AskMen.com February 1, 2011 Jason Heaton |
The Repeater: Degrees Of Complication Repeater watches chime the time on demand, providing a sonic element to a device that already appeals to the tactile and visual senses. |
AskMen.com December 6, 2012 Jason Heaton |
Watchcase: Watch Fundamentals Artistry in watchmaking is not only in the movement. An expertly beveled shoulder or contrasting brushed and polished surfaces on a watchcase can be equally eye-pleasing and far more visible. |
AskMen.com November 5, 2013 |
Check Out This Watch Designed By A Heroic WW2 Vet You can only sell specialist timing instruments like bottom timers to actual specialists. |
AskMen.com September 29, 2013 Jack Forster |
What Does A Watch Need To Have In Order To Be Great? The notion that an in-house movement is in some way inherently better is an illusion born of many factors. |
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A Watch That Matters: Watch Snob If you want something of the high-end haute horology realm, travel to Geneva. All the greats are located there. |
AskMen.com May 20, 2014 |
The Watch Snob Weighs In On Skeletonized Faces - And A Reverse Push Present As a rule, in most (well, many, anyway) open dial watches there is simply nothing worth seeing that justifies the aesthetic train wreck that ensues when you open up the dial of a watch. |
AskMen.com November 26, 2013 |
Am I Too Young For A Patek Philippe? You're old enough to marry, drink, vote, work and serve your country in battle -- I think you're entitled to a decent watch. |
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Rolex Watches Most of the people who write to me know nothing beyond the name on the dial. A complication to these people is the decision whether gold or platinum will make them look more impressive. |
AskMen.com December 6, 2000 Karin Eldor |
Timeless Jewelry: Men's Watches Watches are the equivalent of men's jewelry; so while your girlfriend stresses the importance of her bracelets, necklaces and earrings, remember that you too can have fun with the glory of a classy watch... |
AskMen.com January 28, 2014 |
How Much Should You Expect To Pay To Service Your Timepiece? Ah, service -- the moment when the chickens of one's love of mechanical watchmaking come home to roost. |
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Kobold Watch Challenge It has come to my attention that some of my earlier published judgments of Kobold watches have raised the ire of the brand's owner. |