So many timepieces are inspired by automobiles, while Cartier is not usually associated with motorsport, there is one timepiece in their collection that is inspired by automobiles…
Read MoreTHE CARTIER ROADSTER STORY
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A. Lange & Söhne 1815 ref. 206.021 / Credit: Gray and Sons
A. LANGE & SÖHNE 1815 HISTORY
The A. Lange & Söhne 1815 is one of the brand’s timepieces that is the most minimalistic, most attuned to A. Lange & Söhne’s traditional style, but surprisingly wasn’t really part of the brand's relaunch in 1994.
Read MoreOMEGA SPEEDMASTER WATCHES STYLE GUIDE
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It may surprise you to learn that the Omega Speedmaster was originally created for motorsports. But when Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the moon’s surface for the first time in 1969…
Read MoreTOP 3 VINTAGE SEIKO QUARTZ WATCHES
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Vintage Seiko quartz may not be the most popular among vintage watch collectors, but it does hold a special place in horology history. With modern Grand Seiko on the rise and the incredible variety of Seiko quartz, its bound to grow in popularity…
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Seiko Imperial V.F.A. 4580-7020 / Credit: The Seiko Guy
AN EMPEROR'S SEIKO: THE SEIKO IMPERIAL V.F.A.
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One of the rarest Seiko known to exist, and it’s not known how many exist, this ‘Imperial’ Seiko V.F.A. 4580-7020 was made especially for Emperor Hirohito to gift to foreign dignitaries.
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A Seiko ‘Golden Tuna’ 7549-7009 from 1978, for sale on Toronto Vintage Watches.
SEIKO ‘GOLDEN TUNA’ 7549-7009 HISTORY
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One of the most intriguing models of the Seiko ‘Tuna’ collection, the ‘Golden Tuna’ is know for its 49 mm titanium nitrate case and for being worn by James Bond…
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President Harry S. Truman and the Vulcain Cricket
THE PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY OF VULCAIN
The Vulcain Cricket is known both as one of the first alarm wristwatches and as the ‘presidential watch’, gifted to American presidents since the mid-20th century…
Read MoreGUILLOCHÉ ART AND WATCHMAKING DESIGN
The intricate patterns that you often see on watch dials are known as guilloché patterns. Seen on watches since the late 18th century.
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Dan Henry 1937 Dress Chronograph / Credit: Dan Henry
THE WORLD OF WATCH MICROBRANDS
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Microbrands, in their modern form, are a relatively new phenomenon in the watch world, but what are they all about?
Read MoreTHE OMEGA SEAMASTER ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITIONS
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Starting in 1998, the Omega 50th, 60th, and 70th anniversary limited editions of the Seamaster are remarkable watches themselves and an excellent homage to the 1948 Omega dress watch.
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A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1A ref. 112.021 / Credit: European Watch Company
A. LANGE & SÖHNE LANGE 1 HISTORY
One of the first four watches originally part of A. Lange & Söhne’s relaunch in 1994, the Lange 1 is one of the brand’s most iconic designs…
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Audemars Piguet Star Wheel Wandering Hours ref. 25720PT / Credit: ACollectedMan
THE AUDEMARS PIGUET STAR WHEEL WANDERING HOUR
Audemars Piguet may be best known for the Royal Oak, and not so much for their horological innovation, but back in the 1990s this was different…
Read MoreA LOOK AT THE ROLEX EXPLORER'S HISTORY
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The Rolex Explorer, was it really worn on Mount Everest?
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1999 Cartier Crash ref. 2462, sold for 81,900 CHF / Credit: Sotheby’s
HISTORY OF THE CARTIER CRASH
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The Cartier Crash, a design icon from the 1960s revived every decade or so in glamorous fashion.
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The Edward Hornby Tourbillon Pocket Watch by George Daniels / Credit: Phillips
THE EDWARD HORNBY TOURBILLON POCKET WATCH BY GEORGE DANIELS
Sold in Phillips’ recent New York Auction for nearly $1.7 million, this pocket watch made by George Daniels for his friend Edward Hornby is a testament to his talent.
Read MoreAN ADDICTION CREATED THROUGH MECHANICAL WHIMSY
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From the outside looking in, it might be hard to understand why people collect watches and the watch community is as vibrant as it is. I promise, it’s more than just ‘showing off’…
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The Grand Seiko VFA 6186-8000-G that sold for 44,100 CHF / Credit: Phillips
A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE SEIKO V.F.A. OR ‘VERY FINE ADJUSTED’ WATCHES
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The pinnacle of Seiko’s watchmaking prowess, in quartz or mechanical, starting in the 1970s and brought back in 2018 for the 20th anniversary of the Grand Seiko 9S movement.
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