Another Value Proposition: the Standard Speedmaster Mark 4.5
I find that, when I really try, I can make the case for almost any watch as a value proposition. It is a skill carefully honed over many years of convincing significant others that watches are investments—they arent—to justify absurd purchases. However, in the case of the Mark 4.5, I don’t think I really have…
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Fat Font Rolex 1016 Explorer I
I know it wasn’t first on top of Everest and I know shouldn’t really consider paying double for a slightly altered dial. Yet, here I am. Ten small years into this hobby and the #rolexero have me convinced that this is a gorgeous practical daily that I must own one day. The force is strong…
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Titanium Stormtrooper: Ming 18.01 H41 Diver
If the JJ Abrams generation of stormtrooper were a watch, this Ming would be it. It’s a modern throwback, back and white, and mean yet cute. While Ming hasn’t really been slow to evolve, I don’t think any of us really saw a dive watch coming last year. The release was a pleasant surprise and…
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UAE Royal Oak Perpetual 26613ST
Did you miss out on that ultra, ultra rare Yves Klein RO I featured a few weeks ago? Well, fate and K2 Luxury have smiled upon your downtrodden spirits. This modern and quite rare 26613ST surfaced in the secondary market yesterday, call it your shot at redemption. It’s like the Yves Klein Perpetual just with…
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Jenny Sealab Alarm
Although there is an almost revolting lack of diversity across all axes in watchmaking, there is a surprisingly broad diversity of watches. One of the great joys of collecting is learning more about all the deep niches peppered throughout the vintage market. One of my fascinations is mechanical alarms. I promise I won’t bore you…
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Monaco’s Best: Tudor Home Plate 7032
There are a lot superlatives on this site, I know. But that’s what happens when you strive to feature the best things from all over the market. Let me add to that collection today, because this is the greatest Tudor chronograph reference of all time. The Home Plate is one of the rarest Tudors and…
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Value Buy: an Anordain Model 2 in Blue Fumé
I once had the absolute best curry I’ve ever had in my life, in Glasgow. This is not entirely relevant, I am aware. However, Glasgow struck me in my time there as a town very much on the up and up. It felt like what Detroit should be today, a former industrial powerhouse now teeming…
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Milsub Alternative: Omega Seamaster 300 Royal Navy
The are very few divers I love more than the 165.024 generation of Seamaster 300s. There’s something extremely special about the purposeful design and simplicity it offers, not to mention its fairly bulletproof caliber 552. If you know your SM300s, there is one undisputed king of the reference. This is it. Or rather, this is…
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Radium Bakelite 6542 GMT-Master
There seems to have been a confluence of GMTs around these parts lately. I think my mind is subconsciously craving that which it cannot have: travel. Although I’ve been hot for Greenwich lately, I don’t think any GMT I’ve posted recently rivals this. The thing is, I strive to feature a diverse range of watches…
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