5100 Rolex ‘Texano’

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We all tend to view Rolex as a monolith, confident and entirely incapable of a misstep. Well no, not always. The quartz revolution was the last event to place Rolex truly on the back foot. And this was Rolex’s first shot across the bow back to Japan. It is the ref. 5100, better known as…

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6001 Audemars Piguet ‘Beta 21’ Quartz

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The ref. 6001 is not something you’re likely to have seen before. It’s not a Royal Oak, designed by Jean-Fred Meylan not Genta, and it shares almost no visual identity with any other AP save for its petite tapisserie dial. Fewer than 350 are thought to have been made from 1974 until 1978, succeeded by…

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Patek Philippe 3587 Beta 21

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Some watches are undeniably beautiful. Others serve a specific purpose. Some watches are an artful celebration of mechanics. Others, however, are just fucking strange. The Patek Philippe back catalogue is nearly unrivaled in its nuance. Buried behind the 5711s, 1518s, 3417s, and 1563s are some more distinct references that time has passed by. Among them…

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