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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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November 19, 2013 |
Can You Be A Baller With An 8K Watch Budget? You may be surprised to hear that there are any number of Cartier watches I happen to admire. |
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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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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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The Vintage Watch: Build The Ultimate Watch Collection Rumors of the wristwatch's death have been greatly exaggerated. |
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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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The Watch Snob |
Watch Snob: Do Real Men Wear Louis Vuitton Watches? Two of the most ubiquitous men's watches on the market... Two prestigious luxury brands that mean nothing in the watchmaking world... |
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Handed-Down Watches Is it ever acceptable to sell a watch handed down to you from an older generation? My great grandfather gave me a vintage Rolex Datejust Ref. 1601. The problem is that it's a two-tone gold and stainless model. |
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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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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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Learning Watchmaking Questions on learning the skill of watchmaking, the value of in-house movements, and others are answered. |
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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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Robert-Jan Broer |
Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean The Seamaster story goes back to 1948, when Omega launched a watch with a water-resistant case with the Seamaster wording on the dial. |
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Identifying In-House Movements Some watch brands are quite up-front about their use of existing third-party movements and I respect this more than a brand that slaps on an engraved rotor and calls it something different. |
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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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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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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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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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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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January 7, 2014 |
What Kind Of Watch Do You Pass Down From Father To Son? Given that vintage watch collecting now attracts the same sort of know-nothing Richie Rich pissing contests that used to be restricted to comedians like Damien Hirst, you had better know your subject very well before getting into restoring or replacing original parts. |
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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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January 14, 2014 |
What Does A Watch-Making Graduate Wear? I'm not a fan of the ceramic bezels; I know they're more practical and they can be rather handsome, but when it comes to the GMT Masters, my personal prejudice is for late serial Pepsi bezel models. I find them more charming. |
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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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Rubber Strap Watches: Watch Snob Nobody does rubber better than Audemars Piguet. |
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Designer Watches: Watch Snob The Watch Snob's take on collaborations between watchmakers and fashion labels. |
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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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GMT Watches There are countless vintage watches from forgotten names littering flea markets and online auction sites. |
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May 13, 2014 |
The Snob Talks Rolex's New Sea Dweller And Custom Watches If the raison d'etre of Rolex sports watches is to be functional, durable, and legible, the new watches arguably serve their purpose better than their predecessors. |
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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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Pebble Smartwatch The Watch Snob comments on how to tell if a watch deserves the "vintage" label, the difference in Omega watch designs, and offers his opinion of the Pebble smartwatch. |
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Dwayne Smith |
The Argument Against Rolex Watches No one in their right mind should spend their hard earned money on a new Rolex. Here's why. |
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October 29, 2013 |
Can You Find A Watch That Works For All Occasions? You can't really monkey too much with basic movement layout without compromising functionality. |
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The Watch Snob |
Watch Snob: What A Mechanical Engineer Should Wear Re-gifting an unwanted watch... Looking for a $4,000 watch that can take a beating and is resistant to magnetic fields... What's the point that an Omega Seamaster can go one mile below the ocean's surface?... |
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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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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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Zenith Watches Zenith is moving back in the right direction. |
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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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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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April 14, 2010
Ben Clymer |
Tudor Heritage Chronograph This watch is about to set Rolex fans a flutter the world over, and the best part about it is it comes without the Rolex price. |
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JLC Reverso The Reverso is one of those timeless classic watches that everyone should have. |
