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Collecting Together with Josh Wright
Collector Conversations Featured
Collecting Together with Josh Wright

For those with a passion for well-made things, the obsession lies not only in how an object is made but why it came to be made that way. ...

F1 is Back: 5 Watches for The Paddock
Buying Guides
F1 is Back: 5 Watches for The Paddock

In life and in sport, time determines who wins and who loses. And time is the great arbiter of one of my favorite things: racing. When I ...

In the Details: Turning Blue
History of Time
In the Details: Turning Blue

As early as the 16th century, watchmakers used heat bluing to prevent the steel components of their watches— hands, screws, and sometimes...

Collecting Together with <br>Rob Miller
Collector Conversations Featured
Collecting Together with
Rob Miller

We’re all familiar with the utilitarian tool watch. Rugged, versatile, and built to withstand the forces of nature. But rarely has a mode...

In Focus: Richard Mille RM61-01 Manual Winding Yohan Blake
Buying Guides Featured
In Focus: Richard Mille RM61-01 Manual Winding Yohan Blake

Debuting his brand in 2001, Richard Mille took the watch world by storm, challenging the very concept of luxury with lightweight watches,...

In Focus: De Bethune DB25 Starry Varius
Buying Guides
In Focus: De Bethune DB25 Starry Varius

Humankind has long looked to the heavens for inspiration. The stars have provided a means of telling stories, a means to navigate the wor...

In Focus: Vacheron Constantin Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955
Buying Guides Featured
In Focus: Vacheron Constantin Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955

Collectors have a certain wanderlust for Switzerland. There is a romance about visiting the artisans, dial factories, and workshops nestl...

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Watch 1 Royal Oak Tourbillon
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Watch 1 Royal Oak Tourbillon

Audemars Piguet honored the 30th anniversary of the first Royal Oak—reference 5402, designed by Gérald Genta—when it released Concept Wat...

In Focus: Roger Dubuis Sympathie Perpetual Calendar
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In Focus: Roger Dubuis Sympathie Perpetual Calendar

The Roger Dubuis Sympathie Perpetual Calendar is true horologie Genevoise. It laid the groundwork for avant-garde watchmaking and led the...

Starry Skies: How Aventurine Dials are Reshaping the Blue Dial
Featured Watch 101
Starry Skies: How Aventurine Dials are Reshaping the Blue Dial

Also known as goldstone, aventurine has had a resurgence as a dial material in the watch industry over the last two decades. Its unique c...

In Focus: F.P. Journe CT2RG Centigraphe
Featured Watch Reviews
In Focus: F.P. Journe CT2RG Centigraphe

An unwritten rule of the watch world is that a chronograph requires some motorsport heritage to be a bona fide “racing chronograph.” The ...

In Focus: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar
Featured Watch Reviews
In Focus: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar

When Audemars Piguet teamed up with Gerald Genta to design Royal Oak in 1971 and 1972, they could not forecast the commercial success the...

Worldtimers Then and Now
Featured History of Time
Worldtimers Then and Now

As any collector realizes, the rich history of horology allows each watch to act as a snapshot into the past. Watches can tell us so much...

In Focus: Patek Philippe Calatrava Skeleton; Ref. 5180/1G
Featured Watch Reviews
In Focus: Patek Philippe Calatrava Skeleton; Ref. 5180/1G

Patek Philippe is known for its range of complications, grand complications, and rare handcrafts. Among those horological heavy hitters l...

In Focus: Laurent Ferrier Galet Montre École Annual Calendar
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In Focus: Laurent Ferrier Galet Montre École Annual Calendar

After thirty-seven years with Patek Philippe, reaching the position of Creative Director, most might consider retirement. Not Laurent Fer...

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Limited Addiction: The Best of Limited Editions
History of Time
Limited Addiction: The Best of Limited Editions

Let’s face it, acquiring a watch that only a select few others will own is always an appealing proposition. We live in an industry satura...

8 Things to Know About IWC
History of Time
8 Things to Know About IWC

There’s a lot we all know about the beloved International Watch Company. Famed for their iconic pilot’s watch collection, the longstandin...

The Power of Necessity | Innovation in Watchmaking
History of Time
The Power of Necessity | Innovation in Watchmaking

As the world remains at home, we are forced to come together—remotely, of course—to find a new way to work and solve novel problems. The ...