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RECOMMENDED WATCHING: René Beyer on Beyer double-signed dials
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RECOMMENDED WATCHING: René Beyer on Beyer double-signed dials

In their upcoming auction, Phillips is focusing their attention on the finest examples of highly coveted double-signed dials. A double-signed dial is where a brand…
INTRODUCING: Longines Heritage Classic with “Sector Dial”
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INTRODUCING: Longines Heritage Classic with “Sector Dial”

Amidst the morass of vintage reissues that almost all brands seem to have tried their hand at recently, Longines has been successfully combing their archives…
Celebrating half a century with the Seiko Automatic Chronograph 50th Anniversary SRQ029J
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Celebrating half a century with the Seiko Automatic Chronograph 50th Anniversary SRQ029J

Fifty years ago, Seiko released one of the first ever automatic chronograph movements in a watershed moment in watchmaking. To mark the occasion, Seiko has…
The Cartier Santos-Dumont is a lesson in distilled elegance
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The Cartier Santos-Dumont is a lesson in distilled elegance

Cartier is a brand that doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but instead gradually evolves their designs over decades, refining and purifying their core look with each…
INTRODUCING: The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Barakuda Limited Edition
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INTRODUCING: The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Barakuda Limited Edition

The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms looks like a lot of other watches out there, and there’s a reason for that. The Fifty Fathoms was first. It…
INTRODUCING: The Chopard Alpine Eagle, a new contender in luxury steel sports
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INTRODUCING: The Chopard Alpine Eagle, a new contender in luxury steel sports

The Chopard Alpine Eagle is a watch that has roots in the 1980s when their St. Moritz model was released. It was during a period…
EVENT: A Crazy few Hours with Franck Muller in Melbourne
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EVENT: A Crazy few Hours with Franck Muller in Melbourne

The Franck Muller Vanguard Crazy Hours landed in Melbourne last week, and not only was I fortunate to take a closer look at it, but…
Best 5 watches for under $5K at the Sotheby’s Important Watches auction
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Best 5 watches for under $5K at the Sotheby’s Important Watches auction

At the upcoming Sotheby’s Important Watches auction, you can browse the catalogue and find all manner of incredibly rare and important watches and clocks from…
INTRODUCING: Franck Muller Vanguard Crazy Hours Asia Exclusive
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INTRODUCING: Franck Muller Vanguard Crazy Hours Asia Exclusive

In what is a meeting of two of the most significant collections from the Franck Muller manufacture, the Vanguard Crazy Hours is an exciting offering,…
HANDS-ON: The Haven Watch Co. Chilton
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HANDS-ON: The Haven Watch Co. Chilton

In an unending stream of vintage-inspired wristwatches that are just a little bit off (you know what I mean), you cling to a watch that…
Looking at the Bremont Military Watches and Special Projects Division
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Looking at the Bremont Military Watches and Special Projects Division

If you decided to buy a Bremont watch, you could go to your nearest Bremont boutique (or their online store) and buy almost any model…
What Sealed The Deal – Zak M and his IWC Ingenieur AMG edition
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What Sealed The Deal – Zak M and his IWC Ingenieur AMG edition

While collaborations between watch brands and car manufacturers are not a new phenomenon, it’s a much rarer phenomenon to meet a person who owns both…
INTRODUCING: The Bell & Ross BR05
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INTRODUCING: The Bell & Ross BR05

For any brand creating a new collection, the challenge lies in the tension between aesthetic innovation and consistent design language. With the new Bell &…
RECOMMENDED READING: The watch grey market isn’t black and white
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RECOMMENDED READING: The watch grey market isn’t black and white

If you’ve ever looked to buy a watch on the internet, you will have invariably come across grey market watch websites offering a surprisingly good…
What Sealed The Deal – Travis Mahoney’s Omega Speedmaster Mark II ‘Rio 2016′
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What Sealed The Deal – Travis Mahoney’s Omega Speedmaster Mark II ‘Rio 2016′

Representing your country at the Olympic Games is the dream of just about every kid who grows up doing a sport, especially Australian kids and…
We tried to buy a watch at Bob Hawke’s estate auction, this is what happened
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We tried to buy a watch at Bob Hawke’s estate auction, this is what happened

Bob Hawke’s estate auction offered a chance to reflect on a man known equally well for his capacity to skol a pint of beer in…
What Sealed The Deal – John J and his Panerai 177
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What Sealed The Deal – John J and his Panerai 177

The greatest love stories basically go a little like this: lovers meet and instantly fall for each other, other forces separate them and they may…
INTRODUCING: Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Date limited edition
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INTRODUCING: Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Date limited edition

The Polaris collection was launched by Jaeger-LeCoultre last year to pay tribute to the dive watches produced by the brand in the ’60s and ’70s.…
RECOMMENDED READING: Here’s an introduction to F.P. Journe, with everything you ever wanted to know
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RECOMMENDED READING: Here’s an introduction to F.P. Journe, with everything you ever wanted to know

F.P. Journe is an interesting case in the expanding landscape of independent watchmaking. For a watchmaker that produces around 900 pieces per year, the brand…
“The watch that started it all for me” – Jean-Paul’s Breitling Transocean
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“The watch that started it all for me” – Jean-Paul’s Breitling Transocean

There’s always one that started it all. The first taste that starts the passion. Like the first dunk that lit the flame in Jordan’s heart.…
What was Brad Pitt’s watch in the latest Tarantino thriller?
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What was Brad Pitt’s watch in the latest Tarantino thriller?

Last night I went to see the new Quentin Tarantino film, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and while plot tension and A-grade acting kept…
Two-tone watch anxiety? Here’s your solution
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Two-tone watch anxiety? Here’s your solution

Editor’s note: The two-tone watch seems to be having a resurgence of late, especially in the design studio of Tudor. While we first saw this…
RECOMMENDED READING: The problem with the GPHG
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RECOMMENDED READING: The problem with the GPHG

First uncovered in the tomb of a 17th century Genevan clockmaker, the words which are now passed into lore: “Every time someone says the GPHG…
11 reasons MB&F are important for all watch lovers
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11 reasons MB&F are important for all watch lovers

Editor’s note: The darling of the independent watch space, MB&F show no signs of slowing their release of weird and wonderful watches. Timepieces that often…
Why does the Breitling Triathlon Squad exist?
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Why does the Breitling Triathlon Squad exist?

Watch companies are pretty happy to jump on board as sponsors of all number of sporting teams, including Formula 1, boxing or tennis, for the…
EVENT: Tourbillon time with TAG Heuer in Melbourne
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EVENT: Tourbillon time with TAG Heuer in Melbourne

TAG Heuer is a brand that has always sat fondly in the hearts of Australians, with shared values of an active lifestyle spent outdoors. This…
INTRODUCING: DOXA SUB 200 T.Graph Stainless Steel Limited Edition
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INTRODUCING: DOXA SUB 200 T.Graph Stainless Steel Limited Edition

At Baselworld 2019, Doxa delivered a campaign of shock and awe with the release of a solid gold SUB 200 T.Graph that left Felix in…
RECOMMENDED READING: Do expensive watches make you risky with money?
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RECOMMENDED READING: Do expensive watches make you risky with money?

The upper echelons of the investment banking world are inhabited by people who are paid large sums of money to take risks. Some working within…
Accurate AF – the Citizen Chronomaster limited editions
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Accurate AF – the Citizen Chronomaster limited editions

Citizen makes some very accurate quartz watches. The Citizen Chronomaster has just been released in new limited edition dial colours.
RECOMMENDED READING: Is there a paradox in watchmaking? Franco Cologni thinks so
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RECOMMENDED READING: Is there a paradox in watchmaking? Franco Cologni thinks so

Let me preface this by stating two things: (a) this is a slightly more philosophical discussion than usual, and (b) Franco Cologni is an important…
In the Haus with the new Bau Swatch Collection
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In the Haus with the new Bau Swatch Collection

To celebrate the centennial anniversary of the Bauhaus design movement, Swatch have released the Bau Swatch Collection of 25 new watches inspired by the pre-WWII…
RECOMMENDED READING: Does the collectible watch change over time?
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RECOMMENDED READING: Does the collectible watch change over time?

If you’ve been reading what I’ve been reading over the last couple of weeks, you’ll have noticed I’m particularly interested in how the primary and…
Why is Longines’ connection to horse racing so strong?
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Why is Longines’ connection to horse racing so strong?

Editor’s note: In the run-up to the horse racing season in Australia, we thought we’d have a look at a brand with a long history…
Un-GPHG 2019 – the watches we wish would win
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Un-GPHG 2019 – the watches we wish would win

Every year the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) provides a point of interest for the watch community. Long after the hype of SIHH and…
INTRODUCING: The very versatile Serica W.W.W.
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INTRODUCING: The very versatile Serica W.W.W.

Watch collectors will listen, wide-eyed and slack-jawed, to stories about grandfathers in the ’60s wearing a Daytona while changing the oil in an engine, only…
RECOMMENDED READING: Is this the perfect Patek Philippe?
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RECOMMENDED READING: Is this the perfect Patek Philippe?

Patek Philippe are not known for hi-tech carbon composite case materials, skeleton dials, or really any enthusiastic contemporary flair. What they are known for is…