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IWC Watches I'll admit, I'm a sucker for advertising. So I've fallen hard for IWC's "Engineered for Men" campaign and the design of its watches, which really appeal to my inner pilot, diver and sailor. |
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Seiko Watches: Watch Snob I am considering a watch from the Seiko Premier series, the Kinetic Direct Drive in particular. What do you think? And if my selection is horribly misguided, please, point me in a better direction. |
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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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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. |
AskMen.com September 7, 2014 Jack Forster |
Here's Why Seiko Should Be On Your Watch Radar, Starting Now For most Americans, Seiko is still a department store brand that makes dependable, inexpensive, unpretentious, reliable quartz watches -- but there's a whole other side to the company. |
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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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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 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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Richard Mille Watches The Watch Snob asks if the Richard Mille watch is worth all the hype surrounding the brand. |
AskMen.com October 1, 2013 |
How To Take Your Watch Expertise To The Next Level The Nicolas Rieussec watches were based on a very risky idea, which is the identification of Rieussec as the maker of the world's first chronograph. |
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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. |
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. |
AskMen.com August 12, 2014 |
The Watch Snob Weighs In On Fake Vs. Real Retro Watches It's the watchmaking equivalent of stonewashed jeans or, on a more elevated level, the pre-aged linen used by those who wish to pass off a hand-towel as the Shroud of Turin. |
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Cartier Watches The Calibre de Cartier is the only Cartier watch that gets true horological props from the Snob. |
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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. |
AskMen.com March 18, 2014 |
Can You Work Out With A Nice Watch On? The Watch Snob Weighs In Your problem is one of logistics rather than taste or good sense (unlike virtually every other query on virtually every other scrap of illegibly defaced parchment AskMen.com sees fit to jam through my mail slot). |
AskMen.com 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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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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Jaeger LeCoultre Watches Are Superior: Watch Snob I even know Patek watchmakers who wear Jaeger LeCoultre watches... think about that! |
AskMen.com July 8, 2014 |
The Watch Snob Wants You To Embrace Your Inner Tackiness - No, Really A watch has a desirable aura thanks to its accompanying you in an interesting life, not because it accompanied someone else on theirs. |
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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. |
AskMen.com 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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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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Pocket Watches Mr. Van Winkle, I'm surprised to find you on email. Can't find a reputable dealer of pocket watches? Sorry to say, you're about 100 years too late. They went out of fashion about the same time as the horse and buggy. |
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Sinn Watches: Watch Snob If you care about pure mechanics, the Sinn is a good pick. |
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Japan's Watch Revival: The Lexus Effect Japan's watches: Do they have what it takes? |
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Chinese Watches Is buying a TAG Aquaracer value for money? A look at Rolex Submariner's value retention and style... Does a watch need to be from Switzerland to be luxurious?... |
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Swiss Army Watches: Watch Snob Despite what one may think, Victorinox Swiss Army really does make a decent product. |
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. |
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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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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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Marriage Watches What are your thoughts on marriage watches? I like the idea of housing antique, original movements in a brand new case, but are these a form of creating a new masterpiece or a piece of worthless junk? |
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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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Purchasing Watches Where is the best place to purchase a watch? What brand is the best for a husband's anniversary gift? Is a quartz movement the highest watch making achievement? |
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Seiko Ananta Spring Drive Chronograph The men's watch to own in 2010 is undeniably Seiko's technical masterpiece, which is finally available to the world -- the Seiko Ananta collection. |
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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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Xetum Watches After disregarding emails about the Xetum brand, the Watch Snob finally gives his opinion. |
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Watch Value There is no appreciable difference between a $1,500 watch and $500 one. |
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin High-grade timepieces convey prestige and class, and could be not unjustifiably considered fine artwork in many cases. |
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. |
AskMen.com June 18, 2014 Jack Forster |
Here's Why Your Next Watch Purchase Should Be German, Not Swiss Swiss watchmaking is famous for a reason, but the Germans do things a little differently. |
AskMen.com February 25, 2014 |
Steer Clear Of This Brand - The Snob Deems It Insufferable Armin Strom's watches are virtually indistinguishable in terms of design; the design elements themselves are a collection of some of the most worn-out tropes and basic design mistakes in modern watchmaking. |
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Watches And Water Fine watches do not like water. Nor do they like sand, hot sun, sweaty skin, concrete pool decks, bratty children or spilled sticky soft drinks, all of which are typically found near water. |
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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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Seiko Premier Direct Drive Moon Phase The Seiko Premier collection just got upgraded with the impressive Kinetic Direct Drive movements. |
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Used Watches: Watch Snob Would you ever buy a used watch, for instance at an auction? |
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Cuervo Y Sobrinos Watches If a brand is all about the trimmings instead of the watch itself, it's not worthy of any snob. |
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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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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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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. |