This past week, news broke concerning the Only Watch 2023 lots. This year, 62 pieces will go under the hammer in Monaco, and the proceeds will go toward research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Aside from it being a great cause with nearly CHF 100 million raised over prior events, the watches tend to be exciting! […]

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Which of today’s three new limited-edition watches is the rarest? The transparent blue Chopard L.U.C Full Strike Sapphire is a limited edition of just five pieces. Twice as many Armin Strom Pure Resonance Ultimate Sapphire × Horomariobro watches will be made. And these very limited numbers make the Hublot Big Bang Unico Full Magic Gold […]

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Blacked-out watches — what emotions do they stir inside you? Do they leave you longing for excitement, or do they calm your desires? Do they repel you with a lackluster, humdrum approach, or do they reel you in with a sense of mystery and intrigue? These may seem like lofty questions for a Saturday morning […]

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Logomania in fashion is very easy to spot and define. But logomania also applies to watches. Dare I say that the watch equivalent of a Gucci tracksuit is the Rolex GMT-Master II “Pepsi” on a Jubilee bracelet? But there’s a new trend in town, and it’s called “Quiet Luxury.” It refers to ways of dressing […]

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Handling the new Vacheron Constantin Overseas Moonphase Retrograde Date during Watches and Wonders 2023 got me thinking. I started pondering a guideline for customers who try to navigate the most erratic and emotional segment, the high-end integrated-bracelet sports watch. Prices of these watches have rapidly risen sky-high, but have their specifications done the same? When […]

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I needed some time to let the 2023 edition of Watches and Wonders sink in. This show started as a digital exhibition during the pandemic and transformed into a physical one in 2022. It’s the successor of both SIHH and Baselworld, you could say. Last year’s edition quickly turned into a show where the Vacheron […]

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I’m sure many of you still remember the episode of Top Gear in which Richard Hammond races a Eurofighter Typhoon in a Bugatti Veyron. It was the battle between an RAF fighter pilot and the presenter, who also happens to be a driver with balls of steel. I’m not saying today’s Sunday Morning Showdown is […]

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Watches and Wonders 2023 is officially over. We’ve all caught up on sleep and have had a weekend to mull over everything we saw. And though the trauma of it all will require years of therapy to recover from, we’ll share our favorites from the show with you today. Surprisingly, there was no overlap whatsoever. […]

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The intricate nature of the Chopard Alpine Eagle 41 charmed me the day it was released and was one of the first subjects of my now-defunct YouTube channel Wristwatchism. It was actually the first time I had a €10,000 watch as a house guest for a weekend, and it made an indelible impression on me. […]

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It’s time again for everyone’s favorite game — watch shopping with money we don’t have! The best part is that we can pretend we have it, which should make filling our shopping baskets easy, right? Well, when I signed up for this article, I thought it would be a cinch. I already had an idea […]

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