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Justin Mastine-Frost

Articles by Justin Mastine-Frost

EDITOR’S PICK: 5 things that separate fine from very fine watchmaking (apart from the price tags)
A primer on the Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Collection, and why it gets us so darned excited
9 of the most underrated chronographs of 2019
Can’t score that Nautilus or Pepsi? Here’s 6 watches you could buy instead
LIST: Justin’s best watches of Baselworld (on a budget)
HANDS-ON: Grand Seiko’s SBGY002, a hot new hand-wound take on the Snowflake
HANDS-ON: The edgy, architectural Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Tourbillon
INSIGHT: Legitimately unique; why Vacheron Constantin’s Les Cabinotiers department is unlike any other 
LIST: From simple to surprising and complex — our 3 Patek Philippe picks from Basel 2019
LIST: 3 Hublot watches spotted at Watches & Wonders, and why they’re so very Miami
HANDS-ON: The Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Yellow Sapphire – the not so mellow yellow
HANDS-ON: The brand new Rado Captain Cook 42mm satiates the Goldilocks Syndrome sufferers out there
Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8
IN-DEPTH: The Longines Conquest V.H.P. GMT “Flash Setting”
IN-DEPTH: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Quantième Annuel Phase de Lune
INSIGHT: Classic design pushed forward – the world of watchmaking at Breguet
IN-DEPTH: The Glashütte Original Senator Cosmopolite in Steel – a study in complex elegance
OPINION: To beater, or not to beater – what exactly makes a beater watch, that is the question
LIST: Birth year watches for millennials – 6 future classics
INSIGHT: Smart money – 6 expert takes on the best value watches to buy right now
MY WEEK WITH: What it’s like to finally date your dream … watch – the Rolex GMT-Master II ‘Batman’?
OPINION: The “McQueen” Submariner: What we really know, what we don’t, and what actually matters
IN-DEPTH: the Drive de Cartier Extra Flat in steel — driving the value proposition
IN-DEPTH: The Hublot Big Bang Unico GMT Titanium
HANDS-ON: The Patek Philippe Ref. 5524 Calatrava Pilot Travel Time
HANDS-ON: The record-shattering Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic
HANDS-ON: The Zenith Defy Classic Skeleton — a Defy Lab-inspired entry level to the collection
HANDS-ON: With the winning Omega Olympic Official Timekeeper collection
LIST: The 10 best independent watches of Baselworld 2018
HANDS-ON: The Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph Ref. 5968A — A Patek for the cool kids
HANDS-ON: The Zenith Defy El Primero Zero G
HANDS-ON: The Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Moon Black Enamel
INTRODUCING: The big bad Hublot Big Bang MP-11 14-Days 3D Carbon
HANDS-ON: The Glashütte Original Vintage Sixties –  the ultimate green dial of 2018?
HANDS-ON: The Chopard L.U.C Quattro goes casual, and has never looked better
HANDS-ON: The Hublot Big Bang Referee 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia