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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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Ralph Lauren Automotive Flying Tourbillon As the pre-Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) watch models roll out, Ralph Lauren -- in only the brand's fifth year of watch-designing -- introduces his second high-complication watch, The Sporting Automotive Flying Tourbillon. |
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon 39 Jaeger-LeCoultre was on a roll at this year's Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva. |
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Dress Watches: BaselWorld 2011 Every watch aficionado needs at least one dress watch he can wear during formal occasions, and BaselWorld debuted a few that are worthy of any collector's attention. |
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Watches And Hand Size The Watch Snob gives his opinion on watch sizes and the question of dress watch vs. sports watch. |
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Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2013 Lange & Sohne could almost do no wrong once again, with its impressive 1815 Up/Down and Perpetual Calendar Rattrapante Chronograph being two highlights of the entire show. |
AskMen.com February 4, 2014 |
The Watch Snob Finally Weighs In On SIHH 2014 When the most intriguing thing about you is your booth at the Salon International Haute Horlogerie -- the SIHH, and not your watches, you may have a problem. |
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Jump Hour Watches: Watch Snob The jump hour is a century-old movement design. It is not popular today, but purists like me have a strong affinity toward those timepieces that employ such a relic of horological accomplishment. |
AskMen.com Ariel Adams |
Ralph Lauren Sporting Collection Verging on the side of "that looks about right," the Ralph Lauren Sporting Collection timepieces are conservative and tasteful without taking too many design risks. |
AskMen.com 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. |
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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. |
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Sihh 2012 We asked five of the world's most respected watch experts -- who also happen to be regular AskMen contributors -- to share their top pick from the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, a major Swiss trade show most men can only dream of attending. |
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Hamilton Pan-Europ This is a retro chronograph that will appeal to those looking for a vintage watch but don't want to deal with the hassle of finding and maintaining a 40-year-old watch. |
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Glashutte Original vs. A. Lange & Sohne "While I admire most of what Glashutte Original is doing (its cartoonish sports watches notwithstanding), I will almost always choose its neighbor from down die Strasse." |
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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? |
AskMen.com Ariel Adams |
Bell & Ross Watches: Vintage Carbon Series With minor changes and a return to a round case, Bell & Ross has reinvented its BR line of aviation instrument-themed watches. |
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All-Purpose Watches: Watch Snob Though IWC doesn't fare well with the Snob, he is a fan of the IWC Portuguese. "There are really only four watches that can do it all, and half of those four happen to be made by Rolex." |
AskMen.com Jason Heaton |
The Dress Watch: Build The Ultimate Watch Collection A dress watch quietly says that you pay attention to details, that you have classic taste and a sense of timelessness while still caring what time it is. Pulling out a cell phone at dinner to check the time reeks of bad taste. |
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Watches For Under $300 Guys, have the time? You can now, with these great looking watches, all of which cost less than $300. |
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Throwback Watches Here are six fantastic throwback watches for you to strap on or just check out. |
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Steel Watches: Watch Snob Every great watch ever made has been done in steel; it is both durable and handsome. |
AskMen.com Ariel Adams |
Piaget Altiplano Automatic An ultra-thin watch is truly a mechanical wonder. And Piaget's engineers have outdone themselves with the thinnest automatic watch movement ever. |
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Watch Width Rugby build or not, there is no excuse for wearing a watch larger than 39 mm, which is just about the golden diameter for watches. |
AskMen.com August 24, 2008 |
Camel Active Watches These chronograph watches from Camel Active are made for action with just enough style to make them wearable day and night no matter where you might find yourself. |
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The Watch Snob Holiday Guide For the man on your shopping list, watches to fit (almost) any holiday budget. |
AskMen.com Robert-Jan Broer |
IWC Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days The round case of the Portofino, with its unpretentious lugs and clean-looking dial, makes this watch a classic that will be in style for years to come. |
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Frederique Constant Watches Is Frederique Constant Worthy Of The Snob?... Is A Watch Chime Obnoxious?... Is Rafael Nadal really a watch lover?... |
AskMen.com Michael A. Lubarsky |
Skagen 433LSLC Watch A stainless steel case with a black leather strap and a silver dial gives this elegant wristwatch from Skagen a universal appeal. |
AskMen.com February 27, 2001 Peter Richmond |
New Boss Watch line Hugo Boss has entered the international watch market with a strong global image, excellent price reputation and worldwide distribution presence... |
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin High-grade timepieces convey prestige and class, and could be not unjustifiably considered fine artwork in many cases. |
AskMen.com Jason Heaton |
Zenith El Primero Striking 10th The Zenith El Primero Striking 10th is remarkably well-suited for day-to-day wear, despite its impressive technology. |
AskMen.com July 17, 2008 |
Cartier Santos 100 Well built, but not an active sports chronograph. |
AskMen.com James Bassil |
SIHH: The Best New Watches of 2013 The first big watch show of 2013 opened today in Geneva: the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie. The SIHH is organized and hosted by Richemont, the company that owns such watch brands as Baume & Mercier, IWC, and more. |
AskMen.com Frank Geelen |
Montblanc At SIHH 2013 Watches are often considered the only acceptable jewelry for men. So what kind do you wear? Here is an example from the Salon de la Haute Horlogerie, 2013. |
AskMen.com Robert-Jan Broer |
Exotic Watches: BaselWorld 2011 Materials used for space programs and F1 car racing are now found in watches. |
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Dress Watches I am trying to buy a watch for my left-handed boyfriend. He already has a TAG Heuer, and I want to change his accessories a bit, including a leather band watch. |
AskMen.com Michael A. Lubarsky |
Watches For Under $300 - Part II Here's a small selection a stylish men's watches available for under $300. |
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Mono-Brand Collections: Watch Snob There is a particular gene present in some men -- often those men who define daring as pairing a patterned shirt with a striped tie -- that causes them to go bonkers over one brand and one brand alone. |
AskMen.com James Bassil |
Frederique Constant Slim Line The slimmest watch you can get (for less than the cost of a car) |
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IWC Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph With the Yacht Club Chronograph, IWC has managed to merge elegance with durability and utility to create a distinct counterpoint to its dressier Portuguese brethren. |
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Jaeger LeCoultre Watches Are Superior: Watch Snob I even know Patek watchmakers who wear Jaeger LeCoultre watches... think about that! |
AskMen.com Jason Heaton |
The Chronograph: Build The Ultimate Watch Collection If you're setting out to build your ultimate watch collection, you have to include the chronograph. |
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Rafael Nadal's Winning Timepiece: Watch Snob My take is that Rafael Nadal is the best tennis player in the world and he deserves to be wearing the $525,000 RM 027 from Richard Mille. |
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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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Watches For Soldiers I'm in the U.S. military and am tired of wearing the same old Timex/G-Shock/Suunto in the field. |
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Designer Watches: Watch Snob The Watch Snob's take on collaborations between watchmakers and fashion labels. |
AskMen.com August 19, 2014 |
The Watch Snob Explains Why The Jumping Hour Complication's So Complicated The jumping hour complication scarcely deserves the name; it adds little to a watch in terms of complexity. What it does do, however, is expose any flaws in the precision of its mechanism. |
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Cheap Watches Frankly, other than the odd NOMOS Glashutte, there's scarcely a watch under $6,000 that makes me look twice. |
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Sport Watches Do yourself a favor and read all of my archived writings here before you even consider making a purchase. The scales will be lifted from your eyes. |
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Big Watches: Watch Snob Is TAG Heuer more "cool" to wear for 30-something folks than Rolex? Rolex seems to be for "elderly" folks or young, stuck-up folks who have no taste in fashion. |