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March 27, 2013
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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.   |
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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. |
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JLC Reverso The Reverso is one of those timeless classic watches that everyone should have. |
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Used Watches: Watch Snob Would you ever buy a used watch, for instance at an auction? |
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Glashutte Original: Watch Snob This week we received an inordinate number of questions related to the other German brand, Glashutte Original. It may not be A. Lange & Sohne, but it's worth looking into. |
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Seiko Watches The only Seiko I might one day consider owning would be from the brand's Grand Seiko haute horlogerie line, but only if the designs ever improve beyond their bland current state. |
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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? |
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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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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... |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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Jaeger LeCoultre Watches Are Superior: Watch Snob I even know Patek watchmakers who wear Jaeger LeCoultre watches... think about that! |
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Watch Snob: What's Happening To Omega? What's happening to Omega is what I like to call the Freshman 15 syndrome. |
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Watch Ratings I was recently looking at watches at Sotheby's and noticed some watches were referred to as "fine," "very fine" or "rare." What do these terms mean? How important are they to value? |
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September 10, 2013 |
Watch Snob: The Holy Trinity Of Watchmakers When I think of the Offshore watch, I think of a nouveau-riche expat in Ibiza -- or, even better, the feckless scion of a nouveau-riche expat in Ibiza, wearing an open-collared shirt and driving a hired Ferrari. |
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December 17, 2013 |
How Watch Companies Side-Step The Truth There are enough brands out there that respect their clients enough not to expect them to believe fairy tales. |
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April 22, 2014 |
The Watch Snob Weighs In On How And When To Wear Pricey Pieces There is plenty of time for discreet, understated luxury when you're old, fat and ugly. |
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Xetum Watches After disregarding emails about the Xetum brand, the Watch Snob finally gives his opinion. |
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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. |
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A Watch That Matters: Watch Snob If you want something of the high-end haute horology realm, travel to Geneva. All the greats are located there. |
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Braun Watches I have always been interested in vintage Braun watches, and I recently noticed that it has recently reintroduced its line of Dieter Rams and Dietrich Lubs designed watches. |
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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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Affordable Pedigree Watches The Watch Snob answers some questions about what type of watch to buy for a graduation present and for starting a watch collection. |
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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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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. |
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Switching Watch Straps In my opinion, it is no more a watch brand's business what strap you put on your watch than it is a car manufacturer's business what color you paint your car. But, naturally, I have some views on what is and isn't appropriate. |
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Swiss Army Watches: Watch Snob Despite what one may think, Victorinox Swiss Army really does make a decent product. |
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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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May 22, 2012 |
Thick Watches My question for you is: Should I purchase the Maitres du Temps Chapter Three, or the Patek Philippe ref. 5140g? To me they seem to be equally worthy watches. |
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Robert-Jan Broer |
Omega Speedmaster Co-Axial Chronograph We love the Speedmaster. No matter where you are when it comes to watch collecting -- Swatch or Audemars Piguet -- an Omega Speedmaster is always interesting. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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." |
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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. |
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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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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. |
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February 3, 2011
Jason Heaton |
The Moon Phase: Degrees Of Complication The moon-phase complication holds a timeless fascination with watch lovers, at once irrelevant but equally timeless, and as long as there are mechanical watches, there will be moon-phase watches. |
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Luxury Watches - Expedition Sports: Watch Snob I understand your concerns and welcome your question about luxury watches in the expedition sports category -- you have now provided me the chance to offer a definitive list of sport watches that are Watch Snob approved. |
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CFO Watches: Watch Snob Owning a minute repeater is like dating Jennifer Aniston; it may impress a few friends, but day to day it's outdated and more trouble than it's worth. |
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July 24, 2008 |
IWC Portuguese Automatic This watch has the style of old school pocket watches and military watches, but is infused with modern details and technology. |
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Watch Snob: The True Value Of Bell & Ross Bell & Ross watches are good-looking, and many people like them. However, they do something that is almost inexcusable in the eyes of the Watch Snob. |
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Watch Conglomerates The downside is a slight loss of character from buying a watch from a conglomerate brand. However, at least you know the brand will be around in 20 years |
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October 15, 2013 |
Watch Snob: All-Omega Speedmaster Special Edition As for the Omega Speedmaster Professional, it is virtually unmatched in the horological world in its combination of history, continuity of production, and quality of construction. |
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February 18, 2014 |
What Does The Watch Snob Think Of Buying A Watch For Her? I will never understand why so many people are willing to spend so much on simulacra of "history and heritage" instead of, you know, actual history and heritage. |
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Watch Snob Q&A: Starting A Watch Collection The Watch Snob answers letters from readers asking which watch to buy, or not. |
