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AskMen.com 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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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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Breitling Cosmonaute Automatic Chronograph As a commemoration of the brand's 125th anniversary, Breitling will make just 1,000 pieces of these limited edition watches. |
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Thin Watches: Watch Snob The Watch Snob answers questions about Jaegar LeCoultre Master Grande Ultra Thin and Breitling watches. |
Inc. May 2007 Josh Dean |
Very Tightly Wound How the watch business works. |
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ETA Movements I'm looking for a watch for my girlfriend, as it appears that expensive taste in watches is very infectious. I've caught her more than once with my watches on her wrist, which has led to some heated arguments. |
AskMen.com 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. |
AskMen.com 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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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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Japan's Watch Revival: The Lexus Effect Japan's watches: Do they have what it takes? |
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Tissot Couturier Tissot makes classic cool again with a watch design capable of appealing to each owner's needs. |
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Kobold Watch Challenge It has come to my attention that some of my earlier published judgments of Kobold watches have raised the ire of the brand's owner. |
AskMen.com March 6, 2013 Robert-Jan Broer |
Chronograph Watches The chronograph is one of the most popular watch complications. Although originally meant for recording time during sporting events like car or bike racing, the most famous "scientific" use of the chronograph was probably during the Apollo 13 flight in 1970. |
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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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Marriage Watches What are your thoughts on marriage watches? I like the idea of housing antique, original movements in a brand new case, but are these a form of creating a new masterpiece or a piece of worthless junk? |
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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... |
AskMen.com 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. |
AskMen.com 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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Watch Snob: Buying Watches Online Advice for the fashion conscious who want to purchase online. |
AskMen.com Robert-Jan Broer |
Sports Watches: 2011 Although it doesn't hurt to have a classic-looking timepiece to pair with a suit for a formal occasion, it's the sports watches that get the most attention. |
AskMen.com Ariel Adams |
The Argument For Rolex Watches Rolex has benefited from keeping its product line simple and consistent -- instead of releasing brand new models, it keeps refining existing designs. |
AskMen.com March 18, 2013 Ed Estlow |
$1,000 Watches For a grand, there's no sense in settling for anything besides a Swiss or Japanese quartz movement or a Swiss mechanical one. |
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Breitling Comeback Panerai's 15 minutes of fame have lasted 15 years too long. "The Transocean, and to a degree the new Navitimer, are slowly restoring my faith in Breitling." |
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Watch Snob: Budget-Friendly Watches Let me, a true horological aficionado, enlighten your plebeian minds as to what makes a real watch, what you should wear when and what to do with those old watches of yours. |
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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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Carbon Fiber Watches Most chronograph movements nowadays will be as accurate as any other. The Watch Snob's way of assessing whether a movement is worthy of consideration typically falls to its innovation and finishing. |
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Designer Watches: Watch Snob The Watch Snob's take on collaborations between watchmakers and fashion labels. |
AskMen.com 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. |
AskMen.com Robert-Jan Broer |
Tissot Seastar 1000 The Tissot Seastar 1000 Chronograph, a large 48mm diving watch with chronograph complication is, as Tissots are always, a sound entry-level mechanical timepiece. |
BusinessWeek April 28, 2011 Thomas Mulier |
Clash of the Angry Swiss Watchmakers The Swiss watchmaking industry could be dramatically restructured if a proposed law tightens requirements for domestic content. |
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Zenith Watches Zenith is moving back in the right direction. |
AskMen.com Ryan Weatherill |
Keep Up In A Luxury Watches Conversation A solid background in watches is a necessity for any chap looking to elevate his profile. |
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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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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. |
AskMen.com Ben Clymer |
Wednesday Watch Pick: Breitling Navitimer The Breitling Navitimer is the original version of a true classic, something that you don't come across often. |
AskMen.com 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. |
AskMen.com Ariel Adams |
Archimede Pilot XL The Archimede Pilot XL offers one of the soundest pilot watches on the market. |
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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? |
AskMen.com June 18, 2014 Jack Forster |
Here's Why Your Next Watch Purchase Should Be German, Not Swiss Swiss watchmaking is famous for a reason, but the Germans do things a little differently. |
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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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The Best And Worst Of BaselWorld 2011 Here's the best and the worst from BaselWorld, the event where normally introverted watch nerds let down their comb-overs and swoon over the latest creations from the world's finest watch companies. |
AskMen.com March 18, 2014 |
Can You Work Out With A Nice Watch On? The Watch Snob Weighs In Your problem is one of logistics rather than taste or good sense (unlike virtually every other query on virtually every other scrap of illegibly defaced parchment AskMen.com sees fit to jam through my mail slot). |
AskMen.com December 6, 2000 Karin Eldor |
Timeless Jewelry: Men's Watches Watches are the equivalent of men's jewelry; so while your girlfriend stresses the importance of her bracelets, necklaces and earrings, remember that you too can have fun with the glory of a classy watch... |
AskMen.com Ben Clymer |
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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Sport Watches & Sports?: Watch Snob I commend your desire to find something out of the ordinary, but I abhor the fact that it must be around $2,000. Little, if any, great watches from the independents can be purchased for $2,000, or for even $10,000. |
AskMen.com 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. |
AskMen.com James Bassil |
Tissot Squelette What's a watch that matters? It's a watch that you spend a lot of time researching and saving up for before buying. |
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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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Large Watches "Wear a 45mm watch, baggy pants and an oversized T-shirt and hey, maybe you don't look so fat after all." The Watch Snob is in. |
AskMen.com 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. |