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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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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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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: Are Watches Just Status Symbols? You may think you know watches, but let's be real -- you just don't. |
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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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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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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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Limited-Edition Watches Limited-edition watches are now everywhere. There are limited editions for different colors, types of straps etc. Has the term "limited edition" become a mere marketing term? Should we still take "limited edition" seriously? |
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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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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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Thin Watches: Watch Snob The Watch Snob answers questions about Jaegar LeCoultre Master Grande Ultra Thin and Breitling watches. |
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July 15, 2014 |
The Watch Snob Opines On Christopher Ward - Is It A Brand Worth Owning? If the Legend Diver will help steel you against the yawning vacuity of your own existence, who am I to judge? |
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Sinn Watches: Watch Snob If you care about pure mechanics, the Sinn is a good pick. |
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November 12, 2012
Robert-Jan Broer |
Watches Under $1,000 There are a lot of interesting watch manufacturers that are fairly unknown but deliver a very interesting timepiece for the cost. |
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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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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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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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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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February 28, 2003
James Fiori |
8 Things You Need To Know About Watches Here are eight questions you need answered when it comes to watches. This crash course won't necessarily make you an expert on the subject, but it will help you become a very well informed consumer. |
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March 25, 2014 |
Find Out Which Watch Feature The Watch Snob Really, Really Doesn't Care About If you understand watchmaking to some extent you'll understand what I'm talking about. |
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Zenith Watches Zenith is moving back in the right direction. |
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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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Learning Watchmaking Questions on learning the skill of watchmaking, the value of in-house movements, and others are answered. |
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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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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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Josh Dean |
Very Tightly Wound How the watch business works. |
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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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Jason Heaton |
Seiko SKX007 Dive Watch What sets the SKX apart from so many other cheap dive watches are its pedigree, quality build and true in-house movement. |
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Ben Clymer |
Hamilton Watches: Thin-O-Matic The Thin-O-Matic is a BaselWorld 2011 release from Hamilton, and it's a surefire hit. |
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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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Patek Philippe Calatrava Patek Philippe Calatrava vs. Breguet Aeronavale... Ladies Aquanaut... |
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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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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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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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Zenith Watches: Watch Snob What should a newbie know when purchasing a pre-owned watch? My tastes are out of my budget, so I'd like to get as much as I can for every dollar. |
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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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Sachin Bhola |
Girard-Perregaux: Hawk Girard-Perregaux invited us to Art Basel in Miami this week. Today, it announced the introduction of a new collection of high-quality sports watches called Hawk. |
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August 29, 2013
Jack Forster |
Watch Finishing Finish, in the watch world, usually means the amount of parts-finishing that the movement -- the mechanism inside a watch that actually tells time -- receives when it's made. |
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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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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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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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Benjamin Clymer |
Watch Q&A Are automatic watches really better than quartz watches? |
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Designer Watches: Watch Snob The Watch Snob's take on collaborations between watchmakers and fashion labels. |
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November 5, 2013 |
Check Out This Watch Designed By A Heroic WW2 Vet You can only sell specialist timing instruments like bottom timers to actual specialists. |
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TAG Heuer Watches TAG Heuer's Comeback... The Rolex Sky-Dweller: Exciting Or Ugly?... Competing with the Watch Snob... |
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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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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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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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Ben Clymer |
The Return of the Small Watch Prepare yourself to take a lot of flack from girls who are looking for a man with sleek and understated everything, including watches. |
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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. |
