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Derniers Articles Watches - mes: 2018-05

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Clearing the air: Greubel Forsey brings a sapphire case to t

The brand?s second sapphire-cased watch is heading to the US market as an exclusive 11-piece release By Justin Mastine-Frost You may well ...

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LIV Watches’ “Breakthrough” Campaign Launc

LIV GX Pilot Chronograph LIV Watches is a direct-to-consumer microbrand founded in 2014, whose stock-in-trade is “crafting durable Swiss timepie ...

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Talking with Jaeger-LeCoultre Director of Heritage & Ra

There was little doubt when the Polaris collection debuted at SIHH back in January that it would be a hit. A fresh line of sport-luxury watches in Jae ...

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IWC CEO Takes the Driver’s Seat in the New Social Medi

Christoph Grainger-Herr, CEO of IWC Schaffhausen stars in the new social media campaign by Mercedes-AMG, a long-standing partner of the Swiss luxury w ...

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Introducing Stone and Russet Model 2 Premium Straps at shop.

The Model 2 Premium straps are our go-to, everyday straps. A step up in finishing from our Classic line, the Premiums feature vegetable tanned lini ...

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Hamilton Electric: the Race to Create the World?s First Batt

From time to time, we open Worn & Wound up to fellow enthusiasts, collectors, and niche specialists who want to write about a watch or subject ...

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J.N. Shapiro Infinity Watch With Made In Los Angeles Guilloc

Josh Shapiro is one of the few people I’ve ever met who has “answered the call of George Daniels.” Working out of his small workshop ...

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Straton Watch Co. 2018 Releases

Established in 2015, Straton Watch Co. has successfully launched multiple watches inspired by ’70s chronographs. Models to date include the Curv ...

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BEST FROM: aBlogtoWatch & Friends May 31, 2018

This month?s round-up is a bit of a dive watch bonanza. We begin with Rolex?s newest Deepsea Sea-Dweller Ref. 126660. and Seiko?s Prospex SPB077 and S ...

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Up Close: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris World Time Chronograp

Hands-on with the most complicated reference in Jaeger-LeCoultre’s new sporty range.  By Justin Mastine-Frost When Jaeger-LeCoultre reboo ...

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Gucci Introduces a New Automatic Timepiece Collection for 20

Gucci is enriching its men?s offering with five innovative new 40 mm automatic watches. Two of the new Swiss Made timepieces come with a GMT function, ...

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Borrowed Time: Oris Aquis Chronograph

Oris’s Aquis collection of professional-grade divers’ watches has grown to encompass a variety of limited editions devoted to marine conse ...

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Brand Spotlight: An Introduction to CWC Watches

Share this Post Introduction Cabot Watch Company ? a humble UK-based brand with its roots in British military ? is a name most likely unfamiliar to th ...

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Hands-On (Video) With the Seiko Prospex ref. SRPC44 “G

The Seiko “Turtle” needs no introduction at this point. It is already an iconic watch from Seiko’s current lineup (it is, of cour ...

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Rado Ceramica Automatic Watch Review

Rado is working to offer more for fans of modern mechanical watches, but part of the challenge is putting all the strong visual DNA the brand has cult ...

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Montblanc Introduces New TWIN Smart Strap And Mobile Payment

“2015 called, it wants its strap computer back.” This thought and some unintelligible mouth-noises uttered in disbelief were my first reac ...

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Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 Shepard Fairey Limited Edition Watch

OBEY founder and the creator of the Barack Obama "Hope" poster Shepard Fairey has teamed up with Hublot to create a pair of limited edition ...

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Introducing: Seals Watch Co. Model C Field Explorer

Based out of El Dorado Hills, California, Seals Watch Co. got its start after its owner Michael Seals began sketching at a bar one night. Doodles of a ...

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Building a Well-Rounded Watch Collection for Under $5,000

The type of e-mail I most frequently come across as WatchTime’s Office Manager goes something like this: ?I love your work but I can?t afford an ...

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Complications: Splitting Time with the Rattrapante

The chronograph often features at the top of people?s lists of the most loved or desired complication. Whether it?s timing laps at the track or con ...

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Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1R.6-1 Watch Hands-On

The Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1R.6-1 showcases modern watchmaking techniques like few others. Its quality of execution is as impressive as its column-sty ...

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Alan L. Bean, Fourth Astronaut to Walk on the Moon, Dies at

We lost another spacefaring pioneer this past weekend. Astronaut Alan L. Bean, the fourth human to take a step on the surface of the moon, passed a ...

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Wempe Zeitmeister Sport Diver’s Watch Review

Wempe is a German watch retailer that also happens to have an in-house brand. Today, I’ll be reviewing the Wempe Zeitmester Sport Diver’s ...

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10 Questions with Lothar Schmidt, Owner of Sinn

Lothar Schmidt has owned Sinn since 1994. Since then, he’s led the company through unprecedented growth and technological development that has p ...

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Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Rolex GMT-Master II, 2018 Ed

Few watches hold as much distinction as the Rolex GMT-Master and GMT-Master II. From the series? first introduction in 1955 , with the Ref. 6542, to i ...

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LAST CHANCE: Traser P68 Pathfinder Automatic Watch Giveaway

There's still time to enter for a chance to win a Traser P68 Pathfinder Automatic in the aBlogtoWatch monthly watch giveaway. The post LAST CHANCE: Tr ...

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Avoid Buying These Types Of Luxury Watches

As someone who gives out advice on buying watches for a living, I tend to notice trends that, in turn, become rules that can help people avoid potenti ...

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How the Internet Transformed the Secondary Watch Market into

In hindsight, it’s almost impossible to say for certain when the internet actually began to exist, but for Leonard Kleinrock, an American comput ...

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First Look: Brellum Duobox Classic LE.3, a COSC-Certified Ch

Brellum knows how to pack value into a watch. That was evident with the brand’s earliest watches (which we reviewed early last year), and we ...

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#WindUpSF Round-Up With a Seiko 5718 Olympic Counter Chronog

This week, we’re taking a look at some of your Instagram snaps from Wind^Up San Francisco. But before we get to the watches, we?d like to tha ...

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Hands-On With The $1,200,000 Antoine Preziuso Trillion Tourb

Back in 2015 watchmaker Antoine Preziuso debuted a very interesting $300,000-plus high-end watch with a lofty sounding name; the Antoine Preziuso Tour ...

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Texture is back: the brands rediscovering ornate gold finish

Decadent organic and textured goldwork has made a comeback, as the watch world stokes its love affair with the 1970s By Laura McCreddie-Doak ?I thin ...

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From WWII to the Golden Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll: 5

Last year, Graham rolled out the Chronofighter Vintage Nose Art collection, a quartet of military-aviation-inspired, limited-edition timepieces with c ...

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Rado Celebrates Third Annual Rado Star Prize U.S. with NYCxD

In keeping with their place at the forefront of materials-based innovation, Rado participated for the third time as the Official Watch Sponsor of N ...

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Ophion OPH 786 Watch Review

How much should you expect from a watch for around $2,000" More and more, small independent brands are demonstrating just what is possible for ho ...

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Wryst Isle Of Man TT Watch

Luxury Swiss sports watch manufacturer Wryst continues its sponsorship with the Isle of Man TT motorsport festival in 2018 and a truly aggressive spec ...

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These 3 Rolex Daytona’s will make for a worthy investm

When you think of famous timepieces, one of the first to flash in front of your eyes is probably a Rolex Daytona — maybe even a Daytona strappe ...

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RJ introduces new Pac-Man Level III watch

Continuing with its tradition of creating playful timepieces inspired by iconic video games, watchmaker RJ (Romain Jerome) has collaborated with Band ...

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Take a look inside the worlds largest Rolex store, and, yes

Recently we reported that Swiss luxury company Richemont had destroyed millions worth of watches in Europe thanks to a lack of sales pushing the pric ...

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Close-Up: Blancpain Villeret Tourbillon Volante Heure Sautan

Blancpain caught the lion’s share of its Baselworld 2018 buzz for the new complications in its retro-look Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe collection, ...

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Hands-On With the CWC RN Fleet Air Arm Pilot’s Chronog

Cabot Watch Company (CWC) have been supplying watches to the British Armed Forces for over 40 years. Today, we?re looking at a pilot’s chrono ...

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Breguet Marine Chronograph 5527 Titanium Watch Hands-On

As oddly managed as the company is, the historic Swiss brand Breguet remains one of my favorite high-end watchmakers. The company has actually do ...

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Czapek & Cie Place Vendome Tourbillon Suspendu ‘I

For 2018, Czapek & Cie have unveiled a new model to their second watch collection ? the Place Vendome Tourbillon Suspendu ?Ici et Ailleurs? with ...

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Bovet?s new Re?cital 22 Grand Re?cital timepiece brings a sp

Swiss watchmaker Bovet is known for making watches that are extremely complicated and masterfully crafted. The latest flagship timepiece introduced b ...

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Flying Ace: Tracing the History of the IWC Big Pilot’s

IWC’s Big Pilot?s Watch became an instant classic when it was re-released in 2002. But its history stretches much further back in time. In this ...

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The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep. 66: Pairing the Right Watc

You wouldn’t wear an ultra-thin dress watch to the beach, nor would you wear a big and bulky diver to your board meeting. On today’s ep ...

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Tissot V8 Swissmatic Watch Review

Tissot introduced a fair number of new models this year, but none of them had particularly stood out to me until this Tissot V8 Swissmatic was sent my ...

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Molnar Fabry Grand Master Skeleton Watch

In an industry dominated by large conglomerates and mass-produced “luxury” watches, the hand-crafted works of art being produced by small- ...

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Cartier, IWC, Mont Blanc and more, this company has destroye

If you?ve recently picked up a luxury watch for a low price thanks to a well-timed sale you?re in luck, because manufacturers are going above and bey ...

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Alexander Shorokhoff’s Los Craneos: Two Skulls, Two Ti

Who says the watch industry doesn’t bring varied cultures together" With the Los Craneos timepiece from Alexander Shorokhoff, we have a tri ...

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Six Rare and Exclusive Watches You’ll Find at the New

A New York institution since it first opened in the lobby of the Waldorf Astoria in 1977, Cellini Jewelers recently found a new home at 430 Park Avenu ...

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Antoine Preziuso is Horology’s Best Kept Secret

About 20 years ago, watchmakers who were working behind the scenes to develop and construct complications for major brands began stepping out of the s ...

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Hunting Down a Seiko 6105-8000

The one that got away?we all have one (most of us probably have a few). We covered this in an episode of The Worn & Wound Podcast last year, di ...

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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Divers In New Colors For

Fans of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver can rejoice because it is now available in four new colors. The post Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Of ...

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Meet the Manufacturer: Louis Moinet

I had the pleasure to meet Jean-Marie Schaller in Las Vegas several years ago, and I was immediately impressed by his passion for his watches bearing ...

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Military Watches of the World: Great Britain Part 2?Post-WWI

In Part 2 of the British installment of our series, Military Watches of the World, we are going to examine the wristwatches issued to HM?s forces f ...

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Maurice De Mauriac L2 Diver Bronze Watch Review

Modern minimalist diver is not a term you hear very often in the watch industry. Despite the growing popularity of minimalist-style watches, most of t ...

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Spinnaker Hull Automatic Collection

Spinnaker has built a reputation in the watch world by offering uniquely designed, purpose driven, and affordable timepieces. The Spinnaker design lan ...

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Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Seiko Prospex Diver 300m Hi-

For those of you who have been closely following this series, it?s no secret I have a keen affinity for Seiko. A vintage Seiko 5 happened to be my fir ...

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Why Smartwatches Need To Start Listening Very Carefully

Apple famously repeats that “the Apple Watch is the most personal device we’ve ever made.” I’ve never denied it. Yet it may be ...

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10 Questions with Giles English, Co-Founder of Bremont

Since today is the Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and the American actress Meghan Markle, we figured it appropriate to publish a conversation we r ...

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Seals Model A.5 Watch

California-based micro brand Seals Watch Co. today announces the latest and last version of their Model A watch. The Seals Model A.5 is a colorful rei ...

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Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master II Hands-On

The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master II is a great piece of machinery with a styling to its case, bezel, and dial that can only truly be appreciate ...

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Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 1950 Marcello Lo Giudice Watch

If you love the art of Marcello Lo Giudice, you will be happy to know that Parmigiani and Lo Giudice have teamed up to produce a special series of 12 ...

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NOMOS Glashütte Updates Its Icons With New Neomatik Date Ca

NOMOS Glashütte has managed to develop its classic watches further by adding an entirely new caliber: neomatik date. neomatik Update: one movement, t ...

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Borrowed Time: Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Memovox

Alarm watches are unique in the watch world. Even in an industry governed by idiosyncratic tastes, timepieces with alarm functionality often remain on ...

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Bell & Ross BR V1-93 GMT 24H: Triple Time Zone Tracker

Few watch manufacturers can claim as much direct aviation-instrument influence across their entire portfolio as Bell & Ross, and few horological c ...

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Living with Bronze, Part 3: Cleaning and Maintenance

This is the final article in a three-part series on bronze watches by contributing writer Justin Mastine-Frost. This column addresses the various a ...

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IWC Expands The Portofino Line With Two Attractive New Model

IWC Schaffhausen is expanding its traditional Portofino Collection by introducing two new variants of the Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days with a parti ...

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Wind^Up San Francisco Kicks Off Today!

It?s finally here! Wind^Up San Francisco kicks off today, so come on by and indulge in a weekend full of horological awesomeness. From straps and ...

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Three of the Most Underrated Rolexes of the Last 30 Years

The last few years have seen a distinct rise in the hype levels of Rolex sport models, both old and new. Some of it well deserved, some of it, well ...

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Tissot Antimagnetique Heritage Watch Hands-On

The Tissot Antimagnetique Heritage is a charming new watch inspired by a vintage piece from Tissot?s archives. The post Tissot Antimagnetique Heritage ...

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Casio G-Shock GSTS130BC-1A & GSTS130BC-1A3 G-Steel R

Continuing with the Casio G-Shock tradition of making no-holds-barred/tough-as-nails timepieces the brand has unveiled their newest collection, the Ca ...

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Celadon Imperial Watch Review

The concept and aesthetic behind micro brand Celadon is that of being ?made in China with pride.? Not only are the watches themselves completely made ...

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ToW Gibralfaro Automatic Watch

Inspired by their hometown of Málaga, Spain, ToW (Time of Watches) founders Carlos and Mariano established their own watch brand to focus on auto ...

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Wind^Up San Francisco Kicks Off in Two Days!

It’s hard to believe that Wind^Up San Francisco is only two days away. This is our first time taking Wind^Up out of New York City, and we cou ...

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Introducing the Nezumi Corbeau Chronograph Collection

Since bursting onto the scene a few years ago with a ?70s-inspired racing chronograph dubbed the Voiture, Nezumi has churned out a slew of well-des ...

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WatchTime Rodeo Drive Returns this Summer

On June 7, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., WatchTime will return to Los Angeles to celebrate Haute Horlogerie on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. WatchTime ...

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IWC Adds Two New Models to the Portofino Collection

Despite releasing a bevy of limited-edition models, across several of its collections, earlier this year for its 150th anniversary, IWC is not resting ...

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Highlights from WatchTime’s May-June Issue, On Sale No

The third WatchTime issue of 2018 hit newsstands yesterday, with highlights ranging from an interview with Montblanc CEO Nicolas Baretzki; profiles ...

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First Look: Bulova Archive Series Oceanographer Devil Diver

As an avid vintage watch collector, I have always been a fan of Bulova. The brand has had a long and rich horological history (which they explored ...

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Introducing Baume: The Latest Entry-Level Watch Brand From R

A new, entry-level watch brand with a focus on sustainable manufacturing practices, customization, and affordability. The post Introducing Baume: The ...

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OWC MilSub MS-6538 ‘James Bond Large Crown’ Watc

One of my favorite enthusiast-founded and operated watch brands is Australia's OWC. Originally known as "Orange Watch Company," the small br ...

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INVITATION: Hamilton Jewelers Watchfair In Princeton, New Je

Join aBlogtoWatch's Ariel Adams in Princeton, New Jersey on June 2nd, 2018 at the annual Hamilton Jewelers Watchfair. The Hamilton Jewelers Annual Wat ...

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A Hands-On Review of the Updated Monta Oceanking

When you think about microbrands, there are a few things to consider. You should look at what type of materials are being used, how original the desig ...

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Hamilton Watches: Pulling from the Archives

There are few brands as storied as Hamilton. Founded in 1892 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Hamilton quickly became one of the most important American ...

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Around the Web: “The Brief History of North Korea?s Ti

As transportation and worldwide communication grew in the 19th century, so did the need for a unified method of keeping time. Born of that need wer ...

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Winner Announced: Amir Watches Nomadic Empires Automatic Wat

Congrats to the lucky winner of our Amir Watches Nomadic Empires Automatic watch giveaway on aBlogtoWatch. Find out who & enter this month's give ...

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Bulova Archive Series Oceanographer ‘Devil Diver’

At Baselworld, Bulova released a pair of heritage inspired watches for their Archive collection. Both are based on the brand’s cushion-cased Oce ...

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SteelConnect Remod X Watch Straps

Life is simply too short to be boring. The watch strap industry has barely changed for a century and we thought it was time for a unique twist. From t ...

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A New Level of Crystal Clarity: Hublot Big Bang Sapphire Tou

A growing, albeit still relatively small, number of luxury watchmakers have embraced the challenges of using sapphire as a material not only for the c ...

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Review (Video): Nomos Zürich Weltzeit/Worldtimer Topper Edi

A couple of years ago, we took a look at the Oris Divers Sixty-Five Topper Edition. Through some small changes?removing the date, changing some of ...

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Hublot Classic Fusion Aerofusion Chronograph Orlinski All Bl

In this review of the Hublot Classic Fusion Aerofusion Chronograph Orlinski All Black I contemplate blasphemy in watch design and share what it's ...

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Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Maen Hudson Automatic

As often as possible, I like to cover small and start-up watch brands. I know how difficult it can be to obtain media and consumer attention as a fled ...

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Wind^UP San Francisco Is Less Than One Week Away!

We’re less than one week away from Wind^Up San Francisco. The entire Worn & Wound team is really excited to bring the show to all the Wes ...

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Why Some Watches From Rolex, Patek Philippe & Others Ar

Have you perhaps noticed that some brand new watches are on the market for above retail price, and on top of that appear impossible to get" As yo ...

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Under the (Magnetic) Waves: Hands On With the Omega Seamaste

The Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M Co-Axial Master Chronometer represents Omega?s maritime heritage, but instead of a dive test, we expose this watch to ...

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Jaeger-LeCoultre – Polaris Geographic WT

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris collection, revealed at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva, welcomes today a new model : the Polari ...

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#wornandwound Instagram Round-Up with a Rolex Explorer 1016,

This week, we?ve got another 10 great Instagram watch snaps courtesy of you all. But before we get to the watches, we?d like to thank everyone who ...

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Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra-Thin Minute Repeater Flying To

There is something effortlessly cool about a thin, classy, elegant watch fitted with top-tier complications and the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra ...