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Collectors Dialogue George Cramer

February 14, 2021

No stranger to most watch aficionados, George Cramer is well known within watch circles for his expertise on Cartier, contributions to a multitude of watch publications, as well as the...

Collectors Dialogue: Roni Madhvani

December 24, 2020

My tastes for watches have found myself parked in the garage of design hence the unusual cases, lugs and dials. Roni Madhvani Undoubtedly one of the foremost collectors of vintage...

Collectors Dialogue: Sandra Silva

October 23, 2020

Modern watches are soulless, cold, shiny bling to me, whereas vintage watches have a soul, and the charm of imperfections. Sandra Silva We caught up with Sandra Silva (@_passion66_)—one of...

Broad Arrow: Longines COSD 2340

September 9, 2020

Ordinary wristwatches could not always be relied upon to withstand the opening shock and landing impact stresses imposed upon them during a Second World War military parachute descent. By 1944...

Tudor Submariner 79090 & 75190

April 4, 2020

The ubiquitous Submariner. Quite possibly one of the most recognizable models from Rolex, known from the most hardcore of collectors to anyone even mildly interested in watches. However it is...

The Other Stainless Steel Sport Watch: Vacheron Constantin Ref. 2215

April 3, 2020

Another steel sports watch? It seems the horological buzzword of the past decade has shown no signs of dwindling. Especially of late, we see brand after brand put out their...

Majetek Vojenské Správy: Czechoslovak Longines Pilot Watch

April 2, 2020

Czechoslovak Air Force pilots, circa 1938, were issued with oversized Longines wristwatches which were worn on a leather band around the cuff of the uniform tunic. The earliest examples of...

Few And Far Between: Patek Philippe Ref. 3449

October 12, 2019

The ref. 3449 is uncommon enough that it is not especially well known, particularly in comparison to its closest equivalents, the refs. 3448 and 3450. Each of the three ref....