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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 Advice What is more important to you: the watch or which flavor-of-the-month actor is wearing it? When the marketers elbow out the watchmakers, it's time to look elsewhere. |
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Rubber Bracelets Beyond my aversion to rubber straps, Rolex is one brand whose watches simply look better on a bracelet (no, those Cellini watches don't count). |
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Rubber Strap Watches: Watch Snob Nobody does rubber better than Audemars Piguet. |
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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. |
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Watch Snob: On The Deepsea & "Novelty" Watches Is the new Rolex Deepsea worth the investment?... Is a Hublot Big Bang worth the money?... etc. |
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Sport Watches & Sports?: Watch Snob I commend your desire to find something out of the ordinary, but I abhor the fact that it must be around $2,000. Little, if any, great watches from the independents can be purchased for $2,000, or for even $10,000. |
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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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Military Watches: Watch Snob What do you think of the military watch trend, from those all-black watches by Luminox to the models by Bell & Ross that claim to be the watches of special-ops groups such as the Navy SEALs? Can a regular guy ever sport one of these? |
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Watch Value There is no appreciable difference between a $1,500 watch and $500 one. |
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Journe Watches It is impossible to compare one haute horlogerie watch brand to another. There really are not any downsides to either F.P. Journe or A. Lange & Sohne. It is akin to comparing Mozart to Beethoven. Both make exceedingly fine timepieces. |
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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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CFO Watches: Watch Snob Owning a minute repeater is like dating Jennifer Aniston; it may impress a few friends, but day to day it's outdated and more trouble than it's worth. |
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Rafael Nadal's Winning Timepiece: Watch Snob My take is that Rafael Nadal is the best tennis player in the world and he deserves to be wearing the $525,000 RM 027 from Richard Mille. |
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Engagement Watch Value: Watch Snob The first Snob law is that you simply cannot get any decent watch (and by decent I mean not completely emasculating and embarrassing to wear) for under $5,000. |
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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. |
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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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A. Lange & Sohne Lange Zeitwerk Traditional German watchmaker A. Lange & Sohne doesn't mess around when releasing a new watch. |
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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 Q&A: Starting A Watch Collection The Watch Snob answers letters from readers asking which watch to buy, or not. |
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Watch Conglomerates The downside is a slight loss of character from buying a watch from a conglomerate brand. However, at least you know the brand will be around in 20 years |
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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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JLC Reverso The Reverso is one of those timeless classic watches that everyone should have. |
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Buying A Rolex I am interested in purchasing my first Rolex to add to my collection. My budget is $10,000, which limits the Rolex I can buy. |
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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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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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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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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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Dress Watches I am trying to buy a watch for my left-handed boyfriend. He already has a TAG Heuer, and I want to change his accessories a bit, including a leather band watch. |
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Watch Snob: Q&A Let me, a true horological aficionado, enlighten your plebeian 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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NATO Straps Nylon straps obviously had their use for soldiers as a cheap, durable means to strap on a watch, but they don't belong on any watch to which a proper leather strap can be fitted. |
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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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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. |
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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. |
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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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Glashutte Original: Watch Snob This week we received an inordinate number of questions related to the other German brand, Glashutte Original. It may not be A. Lange & Sohne, but it's worth looking into. |
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Steel Watches: Watch Snob Every great watch ever made has been done in steel; it is both durable and handsome. |
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Keepsake Gifts I am looking to buy a watch for my son as a keepsake in memory of me and our relationship after I leave this world. I was hoping to buy something he can wear now and for as long as possible, and would not be outdated even with the passing of the years. |
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Mono-Brand Collections: Watch Snob There is a particular gene present in some men -- often those men who define daring as pairing a patterned shirt with a striped tie -- that causes them to go bonkers over one brand and one brand alone. |
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Glashutte Original vs. A. Lange & Sohne "While I admire most of what Glashutte Original is doing (its cartoonish sports watches notwithstanding), I will almost always choose its neighbor from down die Strasse." |
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Gold Watches: Watch Snob Fashion advice on purchasing the correct watch. |
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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... |
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Tool Watches "If I'm doing anything more strenuous than suit shopping on Savile Row, I tend to wear a more robust piece, like a Royal Oak." |
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Watch Snob: Stop Wearing Panerai Get over the hackneyed, mainstream choices and move on to something real. There is nothing, and I do mean nothing, worse than a young man who wears a Panerai watch. |
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Watch Snob: Watch Heritage & The Truth Get wise, people. Don't hate on me for speaking the truth about watch heritage, or anything else for that matter. If you can't handle it, stick with a real brand, like A. Lange & Sohne. |
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Xetum Watches After disregarding emails about the Xetum brand, the Watch Snob finally gives his opinion. |
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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. |
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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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Watch Dial Colors I have a question for the Watch Snob about dial color for luxury watches. I was wondering what your opinions are on white vs. black. Are black dials just as acceptable as white ones? |
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Thin Watches: Watch Snob The Watch Snob answers questions about Jaegar LeCoultre Master Grande Ultra Thin and Breitling watches. |
