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Gronefeld Exclusive Timepieces: One Hertz Gronefeld Exclusive Timepieces is led by brothers Bart and Tim Gronefeld, who were raised in a Dutch watchmaking family and educated at some of the best facilities in Switzerland. |
AskMen.com February 4, 2011 Jason Heaton |
The Tourbillon: Degrees Of Complication Despite its long history and its relative obsolescence, the tourbillon continues to mesmerize horologists today as much as it did Breguet's early patrons. It also provides a worthy metaphor for the power of the mechanical watch. |
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Men's Vintage Watches Starting a watch collection with vintage watches... Complications in a modern watch... Finding a Swiss-made timepiece with some history that is good value... |
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. |
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Watch Q&A Are automatic watches really better than quartz watches? |
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Power Watch I am looking to spend around $7,500 and would like to make a sound investment in something that I can wear for work, possibly has a couple of time zones, looks good in a suit, is classy, elegant and a little bit different. Any thoughts? |
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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Watch Trends: Independent Watches Buying a watch from an independent watchmaking company is a good move. It differentiates you from the crowd that wears models belonging to one of the large watch conglomerates. |
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Japan's Watch Revival: The Lexus Effect Japan's watches: Do they have what it takes? |
BusinessWeek July 21, 2003 Kimberly Weisul |
When Time Is Money -- And Art Handcrafted watches draw devoted fans with deep pockets. |
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The Complication Watch: Build The Ultimate Watch Collection The centuries-old art of horology continues to capture the imagination, fascination and, yes, the money of men around the world. |
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Pilot Watches More complicated watches should be maintained more often. If you have a bent for pilot's watches but want pedigree, you can do little better than an IWC Big Pilot. |
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Common Man Watches The Watch Snob answers questions about technologically advanced mechanical movements, the best tourbillon watches, and about one of his own friends. |
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Watch Snob Q&A You may think you know watches, but lets be real -- you just don't. Let me, a true horological aficionado, enlighten your plebeian minds as to what makes a real watch. |
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What You Should Know Before Buying A Watch Watches are complex and can be expensive, and there are a lot of them out there. So just what should you know when shopping for one? |
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The Snob Weighs In On Two Lange & Sohne Watches It's true that the Terraluna is a quite large watch. It is also so extremely beautiful and so emotionally and intellectually compelling that I could not possibly care less. |
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Francois-Paul Journe Interview Last week, French watchmaker Francois-Paul Journe was in NYC to celebrate 30 years in his profession. |
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Louis Vuitton Tambour Two-Tone The already popular Tambour line and adds a new line of two-tone steel and gold watches to the line for 2009, with pieces for both men and women. |
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Swiss Watches The world would be a far better place if it was run by men with an appreciation for fine timepieces, with the possible exception of Sarkozy -- but, then, he's French. |
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High-End Watches A Patek is actually a good financial investment and a fitting heirloom... Omega's Seamaster De Ville is a fine emblem of the brand's golden age... Converting vintage Lange pocket watches into wristwatches... |
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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. |
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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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Watch Advice What is more important to you: the watch or which flavor-of-the-month actor is wearing it? When the marketers elbow out the watchmakers, it's time to look elsewhere. |
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Watch Value There is no appreciable difference between a $1,500 watch and $500 one. |
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What Makes Watches Worth The Money? I suspect that many of us who place value on a well-made mechanical timepiece do so not out of a desire to appear wealthy or to tell the most accurate time. We value them for the same reason people value fine art or a well-designed, functional tool. |
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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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. |
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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 Robert-Jan Broer |
Harry Winston Histoire De Tourbillon 2 We predict that there will be a number of Harry Winston Histoire de Tourbillon 2s that end up at auctions in a few years from now and will have very decent results. |
AskMen.com March 25, 2014 |
Find Out Which Watch Feature The Watch Snob Really, Really Doesn't Care About If you understand watchmaking to some extent you'll understand what I'm talking about. |
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Tool Watches "If I'm doing anything more strenuous than suit shopping on Savile Row, I tend to wear a more robust piece, like a Royal Oak." |
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Steer Clear Of This Brand - The Snob Deems It Insufferable Armin Strom's watches are virtually indistinguishable in terms of design; the design elements themselves are a collection of some of the most worn-out tropes and basic design mistakes in modern watchmaking. |
AskMen.com Ben Clymer |
MB&F Legacy Machines MB&F is known for creating the most whimsical, daring and creative timepieces in the world. |
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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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Watch Snob: Rolex vs Chopard & Hublot Should I buy an EP Martin Cartridge?... Choosing a $3000 watch... |
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Xetum Watches After disregarding emails about the Xetum brand, the Watch Snob finally gives his opinion. |
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Classic Watches I am more given to classic designs in timepieces, preferring that watchmakers focus on improving precision, longevity and reliability through new materials, movement enhancements and techniques. |
HBS Working Knowledge January 6, 2014 Carmen Nobel |
Technology Re-Emergence: Creating New Value for Old Innovations Every once in a while, an old technology rises from the ashes and finds new life. Ryan Raffaelli explains how the Swiss watch industry saved itself by reinventing its identity. |
BusinessWeek August 6, 2007 Lauren Young |
The Wrist Watchers It takes more than a pretty face to impress this exclusive society of watch collectors. |
AskMen.com July 20, 2014 Jack Forster |
Why Smart Watches Pose Zero Threat To Real, Mechanical Wristwatches The real question shouldn't be "will smart watches bury wristwatches" but rather, "will smart watches have any chance of succeeding at all?" |
AskMen.com Ben Clymer |
Watches For Under $300 - Part III A list of very cool watches that you should be wearing. And not a single one costs more than $300. |
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H. Moser & Cie Perpetual 1 The H. Moser & Cie Perpetual 1 might just be one of the most respected timepieces on the planet. |
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Watches For The Wife The Watch Snob provides advice for the man whose wife is burdened with too many Omega watches and offers other timepiece solutions to readers' questions. |
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Watch Snob: Montblanc Watches To answer your question about finding a watch in your budget, I find it difficult to be of much assistance as you've not provided me with your budget. |
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Who Is The Watch Snob? I am confident in my knowledge of timepieces, and if you come into my world and ask for my advice, expect to hear the unvarnished truth. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 Edward Kiersh |
Spending It Fine watches can be excellent overall investments -- assets that are fun both to own and appraise. |
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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. |
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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Xemex Some Xemex watches are produced with Valjoux movements; others are not. Can you appraise the brand in general terms? |
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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. |