Royal Navy Issued Precista RN82 Automatic
The British MOD realized Submariners were getting far too expensive way before the rest of us. In 1979, the MOD and Royal Navy stopped using Rolex and put out a call for British watchmakers to answer, a criteria defining what would be the Milsub’s replacement. CWC won the contract. However, CWC lost the contract only…
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Tropical Sigma Dial 3700J Patek Philippe Nautilus
Watch media, collectors, and enthusiasts often speak about the Nautilus as if it’s one thing. After all, we often write ‘the’ Nautilus, as opposed ‘a’ Nautilus. Simultaneous, we more often talk about Submariners, not the sub, because we acknowledge that sub is a broad church. But both are slow evolving objects, not static. Language often…
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0023 Blancpain Flying Tourbillon
Recently, a well-known collector and watch media personality stated in an interview that, ‘As vintage becomes more unattainable to most, collectors are turning to neo-vintage.’ That’s about as correct as George W. Bush was when he stated, ‘We know that Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction.’ Neo-vintage isn’t on the rise because older alternatives…
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Red Jasper Dial 1601/8 Rolex Datejust
Meet the only Rolex dial, Datejust or Day-Date, that can make Lapis look utterly plebeian. When you hear someone say jasper dial Rolex, they’re normally talking about a green hardstone with red veins. But jasper occurs naturally in varying shades and one of those is this rich red. It’s what’s known as a red jasper…
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Lapis Dial 3633 Patek Philippe Gondolo
We tend to think of Patek Philippe as the sovereign monarch of timeless, elegant designs. Their image is monolithic, imposing, and changing only at a crawl. Well, no; at least, not entirely. People say the King Midas is divisive, but it doesn’t even come close as polarizing as the 3633. It could be described equally…
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Israeli Air Force 165.014-64 Omega Seamaster 300
It’s 1965, you’re an Israeli, and you’re a fighter pilot. Lyndon B Johnson is increasing supply of serious military hardware to your country. Tension between Palestinian and Israeli interests are on a slow boil, you’re in a hot part of the world. The Suez Crisis, Six-Day War, War of Attrition, and Yom Kippur War are…
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8136901 Ebel ‘El Primero’ Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
When I was growing up, Lululemon didn’t make socks. The 90s were tall white Nikes. Then for all of the 2000s and early 2010s, if a sock extended above your ankle you were a virgin. Now, the youth who say things like ‘rizz’ and ‘that slaps’ are wearing Nikes almost up to the knee again….
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Burgundy Dial 25720PT Audemars Piguet Star Wheel
There’s no AP catalogue that shows this watch exists. It’s a 25720PT Star Wheel, obviously, but not as you know it. Toward the end of production, a handful of very rare, very unusual iterations were created. There are fewer than five known with gem set bezels. In yellow gold, a couple ‘tiger eye’ dials were…
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Omega Speedmaster Apollo XI 50th Anniversary Limited Edition
Normally, a box & papers should be the cherry on top of a watch purchase; the quality and flavor of the ice cream itself is far more important. However, a handful of watch presentation boxes have had so much creative effort and love poured into them that they become collectible in their own right. Rolex’s…
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Voutilainen Vingt-8
In the same way that when you distill Journe to just the essential elements you wind up at a Chronomètre Bleu, when you distill Voutilainen you wind up at the Vingt-8. The Vingt-8 was Kari’s first entirely ground-up design, movement and all, introduced 2011. Kari chose the most simplistic watch format for a reason. As…
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