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AskMen.com March 13, 2013 Robert-Jan Broer |
Moon-Phase Watches This week, we're talking about moon-phase watches. The moon-phase complication indicates, yes, the current phase of our beloved moon. It is one of the most sought-after and wished-for complications for watch enthusiasts. |
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. |
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. |
AskMen.com March 27, 2013 Robert-Jan Broer |
Perpetual Calendar Watches Is the perpetual calendar useful? Of course, it makes the life of the fortunate a bit easier. However, mechanical perpetual calendars do not come cheap. |
AskMen.com Jason Heaton |
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. |
AskMen.com February 1, 2011 Jason Heaton |
The Repeater: Degrees Of Complication Repeater watches chime the time on demand, providing a sonic element to a device that already appeals to the tactile and visual senses. |
AskMen.com Ariel Adams |
Seiko Premier Direct Drive Moon Phase The Seiko Premier collection just got upgraded with the impressive Kinetic Direct Drive movements. |
Popular Mechanics November 19, 2009 Joe P. Hasler |
Top 6 North American Meteor Showers You Don't Want to Miss A list of upcoming meteor spectacles in the sky. |
AskMen.com April 1, 2014 |
Is A Moon Phase Watch Display Really Worth Your Time? What are your thoughts on the moon phase complication in general? Is there a type of person this complication might complement appropriately or is it absurd in your view? |
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 Benjamin Clymer |
Does A Watch Have To Be Expensive To Be Cool? Is it worth spending a small fortune on a watch when a $100 Casio will tell time just as well? The answer: it depends. |
BusinessWeek July 21, 2003 Kimberly Weisul |
When Time Is Money -- And Art Handcrafted watches draw devoted fans with deep pockets. |
AskMen.com Robert-Jan Broer |
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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Moon Phase Watches: Watch Snob I've said it before and I'll say it again: Maurice Lacroix makes fantastic watches. If you want an interesting moon phase, you'll do well here. |
AskMen.com Emma Overton |
The Oktopus Moon Tattoo This month, famed watch crafters Linde Werdelin are releasing their latest creation: The Oktopus Moon Tattoo. |
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. |
AskMen.com Alex Muniz |
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? |
AskMen.com May 6, 2014 |
Wha? The Watch Snob Says Watches Are A Terrible Investment? With very few exceptions, watches are a terrible investment and approaching them from that perspective leads to nothing but a drawerful of watches that will disappoint you both aesthetically and financially. |
AskMen.com March 11, 2014 |
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. |
AskMen.com June 10, 2014 |
Are Blancpain's Pieces Worth Your Time? The Watch Snob Weighs In Complicated is not better per se; you may be preparing to expend a good deal of capital on complexity for its own sake. |
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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 June 17, 2014 |
Zen And The Art Of Watch Snobbery You ask if Breguet is worthy, but what makes any watch worthy is not only the watch, but the taste and thought from the client that goes into choosing it. |
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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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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. |
AskMen.com May 20, 2014 |
The Watch Snob Weighs In On Skeletonized Faces - And A Reverse Push Present As a rule, in most (well, many, anyway) open dial watches there is simply nothing worth seeing that justifies the aesthetic train wreck that ensues when you open up the dial of a watch. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Wired Sarah Douglas |
3 Weird Things About the Moon Three small unknown facts about the moon. |
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Models I have come to the conclusion that Jaeger-LeCoultre is the best watchmaker in the world. The mighty trinity of Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet and Vacheron Constantin have all relied on Jaeger-LeCoultre for movements at one point in history, and some still do. |
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Rolex Watches Most of the people who write to me know nothing beyond the name on the dial. A complication to these people is the decision whether gold or platinum will make them look more impressive. |
Popular Mechanics August 27, 2008 Erin McCarthy |
MythBusters Tackle Moon Conspiracies: Behind the Scenes Ever since man went to the moon -- and still today as America plans to go back (via DIY, NASA or the next president) -- there have been those who said we never actually made it there in the first place. |
AskMen.com Ariel Adams |
Japan's Watch Revival: The Lexus Effect Japan's watches: Do they have what it takes? |
Reason December 2002 Jesse Walker |
The Race to Sell the Moon After years of inattention, the moon will soon be deluged with mechanical visitors from Earth. In June 2003 a California company, TransOrbital, intends to launch the first private mission to the moon. |
IEEE Spectrum June 2009 William Sweet |
Do We Need to Go to the Moon to Get to Mars? Returning to the moon is not all that technically challenging. What's challenging is to make it an international effort that puts behind past grievances and sets the stage for a truly challenging international mission to Mars. |
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. |
Inc. May 2007 Josh Dean |
Very Tightly Wound How the watch business works. |
Chemistry World July 9, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Water found in Moon rocks US researchers have found water in rocks from the Moon - prompting new questions about its origin. |
Chemistry World August 2009 Richard Corfield |
One giant leap NASA's Apollo missions answered many questions about the Moon - and as NASA unveils plans to return, lunar chemistry will again play a prominent role |
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. |
Popular Mechanics January 12, 2009 Andrew Moseman |
Moon-Rock Bricks Could Build Lunar Bases and Settlements One of NASA's most ambitious goals is to return to the moon and create a permanent base. Some scientists think that the materials for lunar buildings are on the moon already. |
Popular Mechanics September 24, 2009 Joe Pappalardo |
Water Found on Moon These images show a very young lunar crater on the side of the moon that faces away from Earth, as viewed by NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper on the Indian Space Research Organization's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft. |
AskMen.com November 5, 2013 |
Check Out This Watch Designed By A Heroic WW2 Vet You can only sell specialist timing instruments like bottom timers to actual specialists. |
Geotimes October 2005 Naomi Lubick |
Moon Soil, Earth Air? Apollo astronauts brought back samples of soil from the moon that contained unexpectedly high levels of nitrogen. New research is shedding light on the anomaly. |
AskMen.com March 22, 2014 Jack Forster |
Classic Or Cutting-Edge: Which Watch Should You Strap On Your Wrist? The truth is, classics are classics for a reason -- they're generally versatile. |
AskMen.com Michael A. Lubarsky |
Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars It may have delicate hands, automatic movement and a see-through case back that are far from dainty, but this is still a watch for a man. |
Geotimes February 2006 Kathryn Hansen |
Tiny Moon, Gigantic Geyser A tiny moon of Saturn, no larger than England, is changing researchers' notions about which celestial bodies can support geologic activity. |
InternetNews June 13, 2001 |
Put On Your Crash Helmets The market will soon enter a cycle that has been associated with some of the great crashes of history. |
Wired December 2004 James Cameron |
The Next Giant Leap Buzz Aldrin talks about his walk on the moon and the next step in manned space exploration. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 |
NASA's Hubble Looks for Possible Moon Resources NASA is using the unique optical capabilities of the Hubble Space Telescope for a new class of scientific observations of the Earth's Moon. |