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The 800-lb gorillas of the auction world are duking it out this weekend. Phillips, Christies, and Sotheby’s all have watch auctions going. Phillips, which we wrote about on Tuesday, and Sotheby’s are going head-to-head on Saturday, while Christie’s is waiting...
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Monday we began tracking the evolution of the dive watch over the last century. We began with some background information, saw the development of the Oyster case by Rolex, and stopped for the night with the Panerai Radiomir. During World...
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Say “MilSub” to a watch nerd and you just might see a man go weak in the knees, possibly go temporarily monosyllabic. The Rolex MilSub, or military Submariner, was produced in the 1970s in such small quantities (something just over...
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With names like that, and since they’ve both been at the top of the game in their respective categories for their entire existence, is it any wonder these two companies got together? Seems destined, doesn’t it? And really… what tool...
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After reading that headline, you readers are probably thinking I’m nuts. A watch brand with entry level watches starting at $6000 – $8000 cheap to own? How can this possibly be? You can go to any mall jeweler and pick...
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Yeeaaahhh, no. This Journal hasn’t turned into advice for the lovelorn – unless you’re suffering from unrequited love for a simple three-handed watch, sans a date function. At issue is society’s tendency to be so calendar-driven, so deadline-driven that we...
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With so many false monikers attached to Rolex watches, it’s refreshing to finally talk about a watch one of those namesake personalities actually wore. Steve McQueen acted throughout the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, virtually up until his death from...
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