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Editorial: Thoughts On Vintage Rolex Parts, And The All-Original Watch
In vintage Rolex collecting, what you see may not be what you get.
Results for The 2017-2022 Vintage Market Boom
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Editorial: The Pursuit of Greatness in Vintage Complications
There is no real point in collecting anything unless for the sake of beauty. The moment I see a watch for the first time is always the most crucial. The pieces that ended up entering the collection always touched me viscerally when I first saw them. Over time, almost unconsciously, as the collection took shape, the watches not only have a uniformity of standard and taste, but also reflect an intuition distinctly my own. Taste is the developed perception of aesthetics unique to every collector, while standard pertains to quality and rarity. In the big picture, “beauty” – in both tangible and abstract terms – has come to encompass all three: aesthetics, quality, and rarity. The watches I crave and seek, be it the best examples of the most important references of the most important manufactures, or unique “time-only” examples of incredible quality and design, must be eternal in their beauty. In this article we delve into a few complicated watches close to my heart. Passing time cannot affect an object that is truly beautiful. Just look at two of the most important Patek Philippe landmark complicated references: ref. 1518, the first perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch in the world, and ref. 3448, the first self-winding, perpetual calendar wristwatch. Their designs are perfectly balanced, timeless, as fresh today as when they were first introduced – in the early 1940s and the early 1960s, respectively. For years, the daunting challenge had been in ...
Revolution
In the Market for a Japan Racing Dial Speedmaster?
Revolution considers the origins of the Racing Dial Speedmaster and why the 2004 Japan Racing Dial is on a superb upward price trajectory.
Hodinkee
The Grey NATO: Episode 80: Vintage Cool Or Too Cool To Wear?
The boys weigh in on the idea of an old watch becoming too valuable to be treated like a real watch.
Revolution
Vintage Curio: The Tool Watch You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Is Sicura Safari fitted with a folding knife the watch every action hero needs?
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Watch Buyer's Guide
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Revolution
Revolution Awards 2017: Revolutionary of the Year - George Bamford, Founder of Bamford Watch Department
Once again, the global editors of Revolution weigh in on the best timepieces of the year, as well as the personalities that shaped the watch industry.
Revolution
Revolution Awards 2017: Watchmaker of the Year - Guy Sémon, CEO of LVMH Science Institute and General Director of TAG Heuer
Once again, the global editors of Revolution weigh in on the best timepieces of the year, as well as the personalities that shaped the watch industry.
Revolution
Revolution Awards 2017: Man of the Year - Raynald Aeschlimann, CEO and President, Omega
Once again, the global editors of Revolution weigh in on the best timepieces of the year, as well as the personalities that shaped the watch industry.
Revolution
Revolution Awards 2017: Brand of the Year - Richard Mille
Once again, the global editors of Revolution weigh in on the best timepieces of the year, as well as the personalities that shaped the watch industry.
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1 on 1: Comparing the Ulysse Nardin Classic Perpetual Ludwig 1996 and 2017
The Ulysse Nardin Classic Perpetual Ludwig was first launched in 1996 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the brand. Despite more than 170 years of hist
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Bulova Military VWI Special Edition | Hands On Review
The Bulova Military VWI Special Edition presents a win-win offering for watch lovers. When it comes to studying for a career, the safest bet is to learn a skill set that is, one, in demand, and, two, never going to go...
Two Broke Watch Snobs
Ep. #47 The 2017 Hurricane Irma TBWS Special!
It's the freaking end of times, guys! Florida is bracing for hurricane impact - we got freaking wildfires on the west coast... geomagnetic storms? Earthquakes? Listen, there's really only one responsible thing Mike and Kaz can do here... talk about some goddam watches! Specifically, the best watches to wear during the apocalypse!
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News: a new player on the movement market - the Calibre EX001
TNT watches, a microbrand watch company from Germany, will release a new in-house designed and developed movement, the EX001 using modern technologies.
Revolution
HYT On the Grid for the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2017
HYT is gearing up for this weekend’s legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans as the Swiss watchmaker continues its sponsorship of the Panis-Barthaz Competition team. Revolution Switzerland’s Sophie Furley was in the pits for the qualifiers to find out more.
Revolution
From 1993 to 2017: The Panerai Mare Nostrum 42mm
Panerai revives the Mare Nostrum in its 1993 dimension in a limited run of 1000 pieces: The Panerai Mare Nostrum Accaio 42mm PAM00716
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Spot the Watch: Mark Knopfler with a vintage Heuer Autavia “Siffert”
We spotted guitar legend Mark Knopfler wearing a cool vintage timepiece from Heuer. Check out which model he was rocking on his wrist!
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I Spent 2 Years With My 'GRAIL' Watch… It Wasn’t What I Expected
Two years ago, I bought what I believed was my grail watch: the Omega Seamaster Diver 300M No Time To Die, reference 210.90.42.20.01.001.This is the titanium Omega 007 watch worn by James Bond in No Time To Die, featu...
Revolution
Introducing: The 2017 IWC Portugieser Chronograph Classic
IWC presents a facelifted Portugieser Chronograph Classic in three new references, featuring the trusted flyback chronograph, calibre 89361.
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Baselworld 2017 Longines Heritage 1945: The Unlikely Bauhaus
With 185 years, Longines enjoys a depth of heritage few brands can match. The new Longines Heritage 1945 follows a long line of distinguished watches.
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Spot the Watch: Warren Beatty and his Cartier Santos at the 2017 Oscars
We managed to spot what Warren Beatty was wearing when the whole Best Picture award went haywire! He was wearing a Cartier Santos!
Revolution
SIHH 2017: The Return of the Panthère
Cartier brings back the Panthère, a stylish timepiece born in the 80s and the choice of many a pop-icon of the time.
Revolution
SIHH 2017: The Ones That Tread A Brave New World
Increasingly, watchmaking looks to the technologies of other industries to improve the timepieces of today and tomorrow.
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Ladies' Rolex Showcase... Which One Are YOU Choosing?
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Revolution
SIHH 2017: The Ones with the WOW Factor
Suzanne Wong dishes out this year’s showstoppers at SIHH 2017.
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SIHH 2017 Audemars Piguet Overview: The Offshored Design
Today, Audemars Piguet enriches its line of Royal Oak Perpetual Calendars with a full black version, made of hand-finished black ceramic. Day, date, month, astronomical moon, week of the year displayed on the dial’s outer chapter ring and the essential leap year indication hold pride of place on the “Grande Tapisserie” decorated dial. Housed in an assertively sized 41 mm case, the selfwinding watch’s larger calibre 5134 is fully visible through the glareproofed sapphire crystal caseback.
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SIHH 2017: The Indies Roundup
A roundup of all Independents for SIHH 2017 with high resolution photographs
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Market analysis: The maturing Chinese consumer
The Chinese Consumer is changing. Gone are the days when shoppers flocked to gaudy and bling items with visible branding all over them. One can imagine that the Chinese consumer is becoming more sophisticated. They are now looking for less 'in-the-face' items but more subtle forms of materialism.
Time+Tide
A spot of tennis with Rolex at the Australian Open, Richemont sells Baume & Mercier + LVMH Watch Week 2026
Tennis in Melbourne, watches in Milan and watch brands changing hands in Geneva - it's all happening this week.The post A spot of tennis with Rolex at the Australian Open, Richemont sells Baume & Mercier + LVMH Watch Week 2026 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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A Sneak Peek Inside Breguet: For Real Watch Enthusiasts Only!
Is Breguet the greatest watchmaker in the world? A few years ago I purchased my grail watch (Breguet Tradition 7057, ref. 7057BR/R9/9W6) to celebrate a decade of making watch content on YouTube. And recently, I travel...