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Vintage Watches: A 1977 Rolex Submariner Retailed By Tiffany & Co., A 1960s Universal Genève Polerouter Sub, And A 1970s Omega Constellation Electroquartz
Give the gift of a vintage watch this holiday season.
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Give the gift of a vintage watch this holiday season.
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Any time is an appropriate time to gift a watch lover with a book containing well-written words and beautiful photos of watches. At Quill & Pad we love reading books as much as we love writing them (on occasion). Here Elizabeth Doerr shares a selection of inspiring books we have reviewed, suitable for gifting or reading at any time of year. But especially this time of year!
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Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.
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Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
Having come across a flattering photo of Ryan Reynolds in a Google search for “celebrity watch brands,” Melvin Greenberg, 41, was convinced, “This is the one. This is the one that will finally get me laid.” Read The Balance Cock Bugle for balanced horological news (probably).
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SJX Watches
Although precision watchmaking is today mostly synonymous with Switzerland, the oft forgotten truth is that much of the technological progress and development in horology during the 18th and early 19th centuries originated in England. The preeminence of English watchmaking during that period is perhaps personified by John Harrison, the carpenter-turned-clockmaker best known for his invention of the marine chronometer. Harrison and his contemporaries advanced horology in an era where the pursuit of accurate timekeeping was of national importance for the United Kingdom: the marine chronometer enabled ships to traverse the highs seas while maintaining positional accuracy over extremely long distances, an achievement that no doubt helped the rise of the globe-spanning British Empire. The curious chronometer On a recent visit to Charles Frodsham & Co Ltd. – the English chronometer manufacturer now run by Philip Whyte and Richard Stenning that’s making wristwatches equipped with a natural escapement – a rather curious timekeeper from England’s heyday as a watch and clockmaking nation emerged. Dating to 1845, it was marine chronometer no. 2388 manufactured by Barraud, later Barraud & Lund, a now defunct English watchmaker (though a descendant of the company, Lund & Blockley, remains in operation to this day as a retailer in Mumbai). While the well-preserved state of the clock was impressive in itself, closer inspection of the movement revealed a peculiar feature. Sitting...
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Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.
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What a wild mix of watches from around the web this week!
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Another week, another round of watches from the web worth knowing about.
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Nearly two full pounds of only the most precious Seamasters.
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Quill & Pad
Any time is an appropriate time to gift a watch lover with a book containing well-written words and beautiful photos of watches. At Quill & Pad we love reading books as much as we love writing them (on occasion). Here is a selection of books we have reviewed and written, suitable for gifting or reading at any time of year.
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Talking 007, double-sealed Pateks, and how things actually get made.
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A few of our favorite, less conspicuous lots from auction season.
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Crushing the postseason with a heavy-hitter from Oris.
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A dark horse Bond film gets a long overdue celebration.
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Your weekly round-up of watches from around the 'net.
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And they're not limited editions.
Deployant
The Omega Speedy Tuesday 2 "ULTRAMAN" first began delivery in August this year and is said to have fulfilled its final batch this month. Perhaps one of the most talked about watches this season, we thought that it was timely to post a quick recap of what this watch entails, the controversy it has met and what it means to collect one of them.
After a successful preview at the Four Season Hotel Singapore of the highlight pieces from the Phillips Hong Kong Watch Auction: SEVEN, guests and VIPs gathered at Capital to celebrate and dance the night away.
Heading into the autumn watch auction season, Phillips hosts its first Private Treaty Watch
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The Wind-Up watch fair is free and open to the public from October 27 – October 29, 2017 at the Chelsea Market.
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A personal story about the Tudor Black Bay Bronze Bucherer Edition as told to us by a seasoned collector and Deployant Friend.
The Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time ref. 5650G with its two Advanced Research innovations gets everyone involved at the forefront of horological innovation.
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Quick round up and top performers at the Phillips Watches Spring 2017 Hong Kong Auction.
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After some further research, we identifed the dive watch on the wrist of Paul Newman. Turns out it was a Waltham dive watch made by Blancpain!
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