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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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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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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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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. |
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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. |
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February 3, 2011
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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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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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November 19, 2009
Joe P. Hasler |
Top 6 North American Meteor Showers You Don't Want to Miss A list of upcoming meteor spectacles in the sky. |
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Omega Speedmaster Professional Debate: Watch Snob As a rule of thumb, it's generally good to stay away from any watch created by the Swatch Group; they are mass-produced, underpowered and overpriced. |
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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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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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May 6, 2014 |
Wha? The Watch Snob Says Watches Are A Terrible Investment? With very few exceptions, watches are a terrible investment and approaching them from that perspective leads to nothing but a drawerful of watches that will disappoint you both aesthetically and financially. |
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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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Watch Snob: Budget-Friendly Watches 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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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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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 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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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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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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Robert-Jan Broer |
Omega Speedmaster Co-Axial Chronograph We love the Speedmaster. No matter where you are when it comes to watch collecting -- Swatch or Audemars Piguet -- an Omega Speedmaster is always interesting. |
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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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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. |
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Watch Inscriptions: Watch Snob If there is a story to tell, a watch inscription is a good way to do it. |
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Hamilton Watches: Watch Snob I was given a Hamilton chronograph by my boss after setting a new sales record at work. It's nice looking, but I don't really wear a watch. |
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Vostok Watches If you're looking for a reminder of why the Soviet Union collapsed, buy a Vostok. It is the horological equivalent to a Lada automobile, and that is not a compliment. |
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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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August 19, 2014 |
The Watch Snob Explains Why The Jumping Hour Complication's So Complicated The jumping hour complication scarcely deserves the name; it adds little to a watch in terms of complexity. What it does do, however, is expose any flaws in the precision of its mechanism. |
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Breitling Transocean The Transocean trumps the TAG, though none of this will probably mean anything to a man who wears a Donna Karan New York wristwatch. |
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Sinn Watches The Watch Snob talks about: Sinn watches... Rolex Explorer II... Omega Speedmaster... Patek Philippe... |
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April 15, 2014 |
Should The Next Watch You Buy Be An Heirloom Watch That Outlives You? The amount of money you spend unfortunately has little to do with whether you can realistically expect something to outlive you. So many other things enter into the question. |
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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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October 15, 2013 |
Watch Snob: All-Omega Speedmaster Special Edition As for the Omega Speedmaster Professional, it is virtually unmatched in the horological world in its combination of history, continuity of production, and quality of construction. |
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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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Luxury Watches With Versatility: Watch Snob Do you have any advice for a luxury watch with versatility enough to be worn both with double-breasted suits and for everyday life? |
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Xetum Watches After disregarding emails about the Xetum brand, the Watch Snob finally gives his opinion. |
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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. |
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Engagement Watches: Watch Snob I for one believe in a world of total equality, and every single cent you spend on an engagement ring should be accounted for in an engagement timepiece. |
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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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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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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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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: 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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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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JLC Reverso The Reverso is one of those timeless classic watches that everyone should have. |
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September 2, 2014 |
Miss The Watch Snob Reddit AMA? Here Are His Answers In All Their Snobbish Glory Indulgence with knowledge isn't really indulgence, it's merely another expression of real connoisseurship when it comes to watches. |
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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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Watch Dials Is it just too flashy to wear a vivid cloisonne dial with a rose or yellow-gold case with my very conservative work wardrobe? |
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Watch Value There is no appreciable difference between a $1,500 watch and $500 one. |
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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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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? |
