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Hand Finished Watches This week I will address two questions on a similar theme: the merits of in-house movements vs. expert decoration. Class is in session.   |
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September 29, 2013
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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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Learning Watchmaking Questions on learning the skill of watchmaking, the value of in-house movements, and others are answered. |
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Designer Watches: Watch Snob The Watch Snob's take on collaborations between watchmakers and fashion labels. |
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May 8, 2012 |
Watch Precision How Much More Precise Are High Frequency Watches?... Rationale for Valuing Certain Watchmakers... etc. |
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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. |
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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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Moon Phase Watches: Watch Snob I've said it before and I'll say it again: Maurice Lacroix makes fantastic watches. If you want an interesting moon phase, you'll do well here. |
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Chronometer Watches Unless you're planning a solo circumnavigation of the globe without the use of GPS, chronometer certification shouldn't be reason to part with more money. And even if you are, you'll probably still be OK without it, give or take a few hundred nautical miles. |
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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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June 3, 2014 |
The Watch Snob Gets In-Depth On: Chronographs Self-winding chronographs were by far the last complication to appear in watchmaking -- as a matter of fact they did not see the light of day until 1969. |
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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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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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Patek Philippe Calatrava Patek Philippe Calatrava vs. Breguet Aeronavale... Ladies Aquanaut... |
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Watch Snob: Buying Watches Online Advice for the fashion conscious who want to purchase online. |
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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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July 1, 2014 |
The Watch Snob Weighs In On Collecting Vintage Rolexes There are indeed very good independent watch and clock-makers but they are generally extremely expensive to patronize and are largely disinterested in being brands. |
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Thin Watches: Watch Snob The Watch Snob answers questions about Jaegar LeCoultre Master Grande Ultra Thin and Breitling watches. |
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Jaeger LeCoultre Watches Are Superior: Watch Snob I even know Patek watchmakers who wear Jaeger LeCoultre watches... think about that! |
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Used Watches: Watch Snob Would you ever buy a used watch, for instance at an auction? |
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Watch Snob: Are Watches Just Status Symbols? You may think you know watches, but let's be real -- you just don't. |
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Best Independent Watchmakers The watch company I recommend is Habring2, which is less a brand and more of a man, Richard Habring. |
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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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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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NOMOS Watches If you'd have to guess which new manufacturer today or over the last few years, is making a watch that will appreciate rather than depreciate and still be in existence by 2050, what would your guess be? |
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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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Blancpain Watches Finding a classic good-looking watch that can take a beating... In-house versus ETA movements... Montblanc makes the works for Rolex... |
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Benjamin Clymer |
Independent Watches Most of you may not know this, but over 30 of the biggest watch brands in the world are all owned by three large conglomerates. Take a look at five truly independent watch brands. |
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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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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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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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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: 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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Batman Jaeger-LeCoultre I ran across something beyond disconcerting, as Jaeger-LeCoultre has always been at the top of the list for me in all horological respects: a Reverso with a Batman logo on the reversed side of the case. |
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Nixon Watches: Watch Snob I need some of your horological advice. It's time to dump my 50-year-old Longines. I can't find a new dial or a decent place to refinish it. |
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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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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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January 21, 2014
Watch Snob |
Does It Matter Where Your Watch Was Made? The biz rags and watch press ran stories on the whole issue last summer when the regulations were tightened to require that at least 60% of the manufacturing costs had to be Swiss for the label to apply. |
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James Bassil |
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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July 22, 2014 |
The Watch Snob Speculates On The Future And Fortunes of Zenith Watchmaking If life has taught the Snob anything, it's that human ignorance and the willingness to happily settle for the lowest common denominator are inborn and largely incurable. |
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March 13, 2013
Robert-Jan Broer |
Moon-Phase Watches This week, we're talking about moon-phase watches. The moon-phase complication indicates, yes, the current phase of our beloved moon. It is one of the most sought-after and wished-for complications for watch enthusiasts. |
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Gevril Watches: Watch Snob I have a friend who misses no opportunity to rave about his Gevril Avenue of Americas watch. Does this watch hold any real horological significance? |
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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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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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Ariel Adams |
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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May 2007
Josh Dean |
Very Tightly Wound How the watch business works. |
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Xetum Watches After disregarding emails about the Xetum brand, the Watch Snob finally gives his opinion. |
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Frederique Constant Watches Is Frederique Constant Worthy Of The Snob?... Is A Watch Chime Obnoxious?... Is Rafael Nadal really a watch lover?... |
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Sinn Watches: Watch Snob If you care about pure mechanics, the Sinn is a good pick. |
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Cost Of A Watch Every man has to set his own priorities, and, while I am a firm believer in the timepiece as a far better way to spend $10,000 than a fishing boat, it is all too evident that the majority differs. |
