Opinion
What Makes a Dress Watch a Dress Watch
What Makes a Dress Watch a Dress Watch “Just as people’s faces are different, so are their opinions different”. This Hebrew proverb rings true even within…
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Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2016
Review: The Moon Smiles Back – The Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre à Quantième Lunaire in White Gold
Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre à Quantième Lunaire in White Gold Jaeger-LeCoultre is known for many things – watchmaking prowess is one of these things. Dubbed the “Grande Maison of…
Opinion
Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for a Perpetual Calendar, from Our Archives
To kickstart the first Throwback Sundays post of 2020, we shall pay tribute to the leap year by recommending six perpetual calendar watches to collectors.
Opinion
Is newer always better? Buy vintage or go homage?
Homage or vintage? Retail or ceased production? At a certain stage in watch collecting, many may face this conundrum. Should I get a modern iteration of…
Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2019
Review: A Magnum Opus Made Even Better – The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon 3 ‘Meteorite’
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon 3 ‘Meteorite’ Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Gyrotourbillon series of watches are some of the most ingenious, most spectacular timepieces the world has ever known.…
Opinion
Throwback Sundays: Six (Partially Forgotten) Iconic Watches Revisited, from Our Archives
Once in a while, the watch industry goes through cycles. Some of these includes the “Quartz Crisis”, the rise of independent watchmaking, and now, the (almost…
Opinion
Throwback Sundays: Six Watch Recommendations to Elevate Your Collection, from Our Archives
There will surely come a time during your watch collecting journey that you want to progress beyond the “usual” pieces in your watch collection. Sure, the…
Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2019
Review: Celestial Grandeur – The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Tourbillon Céleste
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Tourbillon Céleste In the realm of fine watchmaking, there is nothing more poetic than a tastefully crafted timepiece bearing complications relating to…
Watches
Throwback Sunday: Six watches for a S$12,000 budget
We received a lot of very positive feedback on our $5,000 budget selection, so we thought we’d raise the budget and give it another go. Here…
The Insider View
Throwback Sundays: Six alternative high end sporty watches to the Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1a
The wait list for the Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711/1a is indeed maddening. It is apparently almost impossible to buy one at retail from an Authorized…