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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. |
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Watch Snob: The True Value Of Bell & Ross Bell & Ross watches are good-looking, and many people like them. However, they do something that is almost inexcusable in the eyes of the Watch Snob. |
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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 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. |
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Watch Snob: Does Your Watch Look Fake? Great features on interesting watches to buy, both old and new, expensive and cheap. |
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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... |
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Watch Collecting Hobby What starts as curiosity quickly builds over a short period of time, with hours spent checking manufacturer sites for the latest models and pouring over posts on horological forums. |
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GMT-Master II To slip truly beneath the radar, I say go vintage but find a Glycine Airman, the watch favored by Vietnam-era pilots. You'll need to get used to reading the 24-hour dial, but I'm sure you're up to the challenge. |
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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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Watch Width Rugby build or not, there is no excuse for wearing a watch larger than 39 mm, which is just about the golden diameter for watches. |
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Watch Snob: Montblanc Watches To answer your question about finding a watch in your budget, I find it difficult to be of much assistance as you've not provided me with your budget. |
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Seiko Watches The only Seiko I might one day consider owning would be from the brand's Grand Seiko haute horlogerie line, but only if the designs ever improve beyond their bland current state. |
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All-Purpose Watches: Watch Snob Though IWC doesn't fare well with the Snob, he is a fan of the IWC Portuguese. "There are really only four watches that can do it all, and half of those four happen to be made by Rolex." |
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Patek Philippe Watches Any thoughts on a fine watch that can be worn at downscale evening events, but where most people in the room are wealthy and wearing expensive yet informal clothing? |
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Watch Ratings I was recently looking at watches at Sotheby's and noticed some watches were referred to as "fine," "very fine" or "rare." What do these terms mean? How important are they to value? |
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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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Carbon Fiber Watches Most chronograph movements nowadays will be as accurate as any other. The Watch Snob's way of assessing whether a movement is worthy of consideration typically falls to its innovation and finishing. |
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Boutique Watches Raymond Weil is a perfect example of what is wrong with sub-$3,000 watches. It's just too much money to spend for too little. |
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Dive Watches: Watch Snob Working on a tight budget? Consider buying a vintage watch. "Even divers aren't wearing dive watches anymore..." |
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Affordable Pedigree Watches The Watch Snob answers some questions about what type of watch to buy for a graduation present and for starting a watch collection. |
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Breitling Watches Interview Breitling's marketing director, Ben Balmer, discusses the ETA's movement moratorium, the difference between Swiss and Japanese watches and why men love timepieces. |
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The Beater Watch: Build The Ultimate Watch Collection Rumors of the wristwatch's death have been greatly exaggerated. |
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Watches And Hand Size The Watch Snob gives his opinion on watch sizes and the question of dress watch vs. sports watch. |
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Watch Snob: Buying Watches Online Advice for the fashion conscious who want to purchase online. |
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Maurice De Mauriac Watches: Watch Snob I'd like to learn more about boutique watches. Could you please steer me toward some other interesting watchmakers who produce watches under $5,000? |
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Does A Watch Have To Be Expensive To Be Cool? Is it worth spending a small fortune on a watch when a $100 Casio will tell time just as well? The answer: it depends. |
AskMen.com Ariel Adams |
Bell & Ross Watches: Vintage Carbon Series With minor changes and a return to a round case, Bell & Ross has reinvented its BR line of aviation instrument-themed watches. |
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The Return of the Small Watch Prepare yourself to take a lot of flack from girls who are looking for a man with sleek and understated everything, including watches. |
AskMen.com April 22, 2014 |
The Watch Snob Weighs In On How And When To Wear Pricey Pieces There is plenty of time for discreet, understated luxury when you're old, fat and ugly. |
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. |
Inc. May 2007 Josh Dean |
Very Tightly Wound How the watch business works. |
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Executive Watches Men, and particularly those at the executive level, are competitive creatures. Therefore, they would no doubt resent being given the same timepiece gift as their fellow Type-A golf buddies. |
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JLC Reverso The Reverso is one of those timeless classic watches that everyone should have. |
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Swiss Watches The world would be a far better place if it was run by men with an appreciation for fine timepieces, with the possible exception of Sarkozy -- but, then, he's French. |
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Ask The Watch Snob The Watch Snob, a true horological aficionado, enlightens your minds as to what makes a real watch, what you should wear when, and what to do with those old watches of yours. |
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Watch Snob: Ceramic Watches AskMen will still be bringing you great features on interesting watches to buy, both old and new, expensive and cheap. |
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Patek Philippe Calatrava Patek Philippe Calatrava vs. Breguet Aeronavale... Ladies Aquanaut... |
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Zenith Watches Zenith is moving back in the right direction. |
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Q&A With The Watch Snob You may think you know watches, but let's be real -- you just don't. |
AskMen.com June 10, 2014 |
Are Blancpain's Pieces Worth Your Time? The Watch Snob Weighs In Complicated is not better per se; you may be preparing to expend a good deal of capital on complexity for its own sake. |
AskMen.com February 18, 2014 |
What Does The Watch Snob Think Of Buying A Watch For Her? I will never understand why so many people are willing to spend so much on simulacra of "history and heritage" instead of, you know, actual history and heritage. |
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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. |
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Watch Snob: What's Happening To Omega? What's happening to Omega is what I like to call the Freshman 15 syndrome. |
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Swatch Automatic Chronograph As part of the Irony collection, these men's watches feature new movements, the brand's typical lightweight and airy style, and the standard plastic and metal construction that the famed Swiss brand is known for. |
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Haldimann I'm all for modern art and experimentation. But one tenet that should never be abandoned in watchmaking is the display of time. |
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Watch Snob: Ebel Watches All the opinions expressed by the Watch Snob are my own, and are just that -- opinions. Don't worry, though, we will still be bringing you great features on interesting watches to buy, both old and new. |
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Watch Snob Q&A: Starting A Watch Collection The Watch Snob answers letters from readers asking which watch to buy, or not. |
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Handed-Down Watches Is it ever acceptable to sell a watch handed down to you from an older generation? My great grandfather gave me a vintage Rolex Datejust Ref. 1601. The problem is that it's a two-tone gold and stainless model. |
AskMen.com August 26, 2014 |
Are Vintage Watch Reboots Just A Big Watch Brand Cash Grab? The Watch Snob Decides There is an incredible amount of absolutely forgettable stuff that will not only not outclass the boss, it'll be a source of frustration to your son if he ever learns anything about watches. |
AskMen.com Ariel Adams |
The Argument For Rolex Watches Rolex has benefited from keeping its product line simple and consistent -- instead of releasing brand new models, it keeps refining existing designs. |