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A new Movement: The Beta 21
For most knowledgeable collectors, a watch bearing a mechanical movement will almost always trump one with a quartz movement. By simply taking a quick glance inside of the latter, these battery powered pieces seem to lack all the artistry and emotion of their...

The Wakmann Watch Company: Profiles In Excellence
While the market can seem daunting to budding collectors, there are still values to be had, namely from smaller Swiss manufacturers like Wakmann, Nivada, Le Jour, and others. Though such watches might not necessarily afford the same shock and status value as a vintage...

The Omega Ranchero
Those in search of a great vintage sports watch that’s both subtle and conservatively sized have a rather endless list of options to consider. At the 36 mm mark, there are many options, including Rolex’s wildly iconic — and for good reason — Ref. 1016 Explorer, though...

Breitling: Vintage Watches
In the world of vintage watches, Breitling has been instantly recognizable by their iconic designs and excellent quality. Breitling watches are now recognized by the vintage watch collecting market as some of the finest timepieces ever made, and overlooked for far too...

Patek: Fine Vintage Chronograph Watches
In watchmaking and watch collecting circles, the term “holy trinity” often comes up. Its reserved for only the finest vintage chronograph watches. This phrase is used to describe three manufactures that many believe to be the finest and foremost, as a result of their...

Omega: Remarkable Vintage Watches

Vintage chronograph watches by Heuer

The Rolex watch: A tradition of quality
For over a century, the Rolex watch has been synonymous with impeccable quality, iconic designs, trusted reliability, and blue-chip investment status. When looking to put your hard-earned money into a fine timepiece — be it vintage or modern — there are few better...

The Big Eye
If you’ve been paying close attention the vintage watch market over the past six months, you’ll surely be aware of the craze for rare Heuer chronographs that’s currently being experienced. In their heyday, the now iconic watchmaker truly produced some of the finest...
The Alarm watch: The Memovox
The alarm function is, in some ways, an underrated and unique complication in a watch. Like most other complications, we never really need it in today’s world, where any alarm is typically set with an iPhone or something similar (who really has an alarm clock at home...