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Artisans de Geneve have done it again. The Geneva-based watchmaking workshop, becoming more and more known within the watch industry for their modification of watches for clients (including modifications of some of the most iconic Rolex models), have partnered up...
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Season 20 of the Bachelorette is coming to a close. With just two episodes left, the original group of 25 contestants is down to three. In what has to be one of the strangest social dynamics of all time, we’ve...
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From across the room, the average person or even casual watch enthusiast wouldn’t peg this as a Rolex. Today, the brand is synonymous with sports watches: rugged tools, commonly in stainless steel, born from mid-century design. Although modern Rolex sports...
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Over the past two weeks, I’ve been wearing the leather straps pictured above. I’ve worn them almost everywhere. More on that "almost" later. During those weeks, I’ve alternated between three styles: hazelnut vintage, gray vintage, and taupe (pictured above left to right)....
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It was possibly one of the most overlooked releases at Watches & Wonders this year, but now that world-renowned singer and watch collector John Mayer just picked one up, is it possible that we didn’t pay close enough attention to the Rolex Jigsaw Puzzle Day-Date?
A while back I wrote an article about the iconic Dirty Dozen, the mil-spec watches commissioned by the British Ministry of Defense at the end of WWII. These watches were perhaps the ideal field watch any Allied soldier wished they...
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When it comes to replacement Rolex crystals, there are a ton of options. However, most non-genuine Rolex crystals are frankly not that great. Through a co-worker, I heard about Truedome: an aftermarket crystal company specializing in domed acrylic crystals for vintage...
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