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January 31, 2011
Jason Heaton |
The Power Reserve: Degrees Of Complication Seeing the fruits of your winding efforts becomes immediately apparent on a watch with a power-reserve complication. Like a gas gauge in a car, the power-reserve meter on a watch dial indicates how much power is left to accurately maintain timekeeping.   |
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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. |
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February 3, 2011
Jason Heaton |
The Moon Phase: Degrees Of Complication The moon-phase complication holds a timeless fascination with watch lovers, at once irrelevant but equally timeless, and as long as there are mechanical watches, there will be moon-phase watches. |
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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. |
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Common Man Watches The Watch Snob answers questions about technologically advanced mechanical movements, the best tourbillon watches, and about one of his own friends. |
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January 5, 2009
John Biggs |
The 9 Most Important Watches in the World William Anthony's "The Pearl Star"... Perrin Freres "Wandering Hours"... The Rolex Oyster Perpetual... Patek Philippe "Packard"... Patek Philippe "Graves"... The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak... Patek Philippe Caliber 89... Breguet "Reveil du Tsar"... Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon... |
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Robert-Jan Broer |
Gronefeld Exclusive Timepieces: One Hertz Gronefeld Exclusive Timepieces is led by brothers Bart and Tim Gronefeld, who were raised in a Dutch watchmaking family and educated at some of the best facilities in Switzerland. |
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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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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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October 27, 2013
Jack Forster |
Does It Matter If Your Watch Is Losing Time? Mechanical watch owners may be the obsessive-compulsives, who darken watch service center managers' days by showing up complaining bitterly that their (insert brand name) "fine timepiece" is, quelle horreur, gaining a second a week. |
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March 27, 2013
Robert-Jan Broer |
Perpetual Calendar Watches Is the perpetual calendar useful? Of course, it makes the life of the fortunate a bit easier. However, mechanical perpetual calendars do not come cheap. |
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Gronefeld Watches Gronefeld Exclusive Timepieces is a relatively new independent watchmaker's brand from the Netherlands. |
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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. |
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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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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? |
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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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Frank Geelen |
Christophe Claret X-TREM-1 Let's take a look at Christophe Claret's new X-TREM-1, a breathtaking example of high-performance watchmaking. |
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March 11, 2014 |
The Snob Weighs In On Two Lange & Sohne Watches It's true that the Terraluna is a quite large watch. It is also so extremely beautiful and so emotionally and intellectually compelling that I could not possibly care less. |
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Designer Watches: Watch Snob The Watch Snob's take on collaborations between watchmakers and fashion labels. |
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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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Robert-Jan Broer |
Harry Winston Histoire De Tourbillon 2 We predict that there will be a number of Harry Winston Histoire de Tourbillon 2s that end up at auctions in a few years from now and will have very decent results. |
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August 5, 2014 |
The Watch Snob Talks Vintage Collecting - Is There Any Worth To Dead Brands? When it comes to watches, it's as with romance -- better to fall in love with the right girl first and then inquire about the cost of a wedding. |
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February 4, 2014 |
The Watch Snob Finally Weighs In On SIHH 2014 When the most intriguing thing about you is your booth at the Salon International Haute Horlogerie -- the SIHH, and not your watches, you may have a problem. |
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Robert-Jan Broer |
Sports Watches: 2011 Although it doesn't hurt to have a classic-looking timepiece to pair with a suit for a formal occasion, it's the sports watches that get the most attention. |
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Robert-Jan Broer |
Watch Trends: Independent Watches Buying a watch from an independent watchmaking company is a good move. It differentiates you from the crowd that wears models belonging to one of the large watch conglomerates. |
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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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Q&A With The Watch Snob You may think you know watches, but let's be real -- you just don't. |
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Power Watch I am looking to spend around $7,500 and would like to make a sound investment in something that I can wear for work, possibly has a couple of time zones, looks good in a suit, is classy, elegant and a little bit different. Any thoughts? |
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June 17, 2014 |
Zen And The Art Of Watch Snobbery You ask if Breguet is worthy, but what makes any watch worthy is not only the watch, but the taste and thought from the client that goes into choosing it. |
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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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Brandon Dyce |
Baume & Mercier William Baume Tourbillon When you value the sum of its parts, the Tourbillon equals affluent watchmaking at its finest. |
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Ben Clymer |
H. Moser & Cie Perpetual 1 The H. Moser & Cie Perpetual 1 might just be one of the most respected timepieces on the planet. |
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December 17, 2013 |
How Watch Companies Side-Step The Truth There are enough brands out there that respect their clients enough not to expect them to believe fairy tales. |
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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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Buying A Watch For Your Fiance NOMOS is always mentioned as an affordable in-house movement maker, and while its movements don't break new ground horologically, I cannot find fault with the brand's pluck. |
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Ben Clymer |
Wednesday Watch Pick: Gyrotourbillon 1 The Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 1 is a watch for a true aficionado looking for their Holy Grail, even at $339,995. |
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Ben Clymer |
Men's Watch Trends: 2011 Tired of the same old men's watch designs? Curious about what's shaking up the watch industry? Join the club. |
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Patek Philippe Calatrava Patek Philippe Calatrava vs. Breguet Aeronavale... Ladies Aquanaut... |
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Girard-Perregaux Watches Girard-Perregaux and Jaeger-LeCoultre are both well-priced high-end watches... Ball has made "ruggedness" its calling card... Swiss Legend Militaire watches have none of the qualities that the name implies... |
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April 29, 2014 |
What's A "Striking Tenth" - And Why Should The Watch Snob Care? I have a certain morbid fascination with these mongrel watches, which I find quite a lot more interesting than other self-"winding" watches. |
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Emma Overton |
Ralph Lauren Automotive Flying Tourbillon As the pre-Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) watch models roll out, Ralph Lauren -- in only the brand's fifth year of watch-designing -- introduces his second high-complication watch, The Sporting Automotive Flying Tourbillon. |
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Breguet Watches There are two brands that are part of the Swatch conglomerate that are worthy of more than a passing glance: Glashutte Original and Breguet. |
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Michael A. Lubarsky |
Blancpain Le Brassus While the Le Brassus is not a limited edition timepiece it is hard to come by since it carries a retail price tag of over $200,000. |
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The Watch Snob |
Watch Snob: Should You Buy A Reversible Watch? Is a reversible watch face "cool" or just gimmicky?... A history of watches... etc. |
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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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March 22, 2014
Jack Forster |
Classic Or Cutting-Edge: Which Watch Should You Strap On Your Wrist? The truth is, classics are classics for a reason -- they're generally versatile. |
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Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2013 Lange & Sohne could almost do no wrong once again, with its impressive 1815 Up/Down and Perpetual Calendar Rattrapante Chronograph being two highlights of the entire show. |
