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20 Years Of Collecting Speedmasters - How It Started

Exactly this month, it is 20 years ago that I bought my first Speedmaster. The perfect moment to share a story on my own Speedmaster and about collecting them.I've told the story about when, where, an

Hands-On Hamilton Khaki Field Day Date Review

A while ago, we did a hands-on review of the hand-wound Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical and compared it to the original military GG-W-113 (Hamilton) watch (you can find that review here). With a retai

The Omega Mars Watch: Speedmaster X-33

I remember Omega introducing the Speedmaster X-33 in 1998 with a digital display, it took me a while to start breathing again. Omega labeled this Speedy the Mars watch, ready for the next landmark in

PAM339 - The First Panerai Composite Timepiece

During the SIHH 2010, Officine Panerai introduced the PAM339, a Radiomir Composite Marina Militare 8 Giorni (=days) in 47mm. A watch that reverts to historical models using state-of-the-art techniques

5 Watches To Hold On To For The Next Generation

Who amongst our readers has proclaimed that their luxury wristwatch purchase was an investment? Okay, that was just a wall of noise. Let me refine the question. What about justifying the cost because

Breitling Boutique Watchmaking Workshop In Amsterdam

Three months ago Breitling opened its first boutique in The Netherlands. And about time, too Many other brand boutiques in Breitlings league were already present in our attractive capital. The way a b

The Omega Speedmaster World Cup Is Coming To Fratello

It is my great pleasure to announce that the inaugural Speedmaster World Cup will kick-off on Fratello on Saturday the 24th of October (thats THIS weekend).In the absence of Euro 2020, we thought our

Omega Seamaster 300 in the L'Odyssee Movie

Jacques Cousteau LOdyss|eA few days ago, The Odyssee (or LOdyss|e) movie has been released in France. It is a biopic about the life of Jacques Cousteau, his wife Simone and his sons Philip and Jean-M

You never actually own a Patek Philippe

You merely look after it for the next generation. With this slogan, Patek Philippe seduces you to take the plunge on one of their magnificent watches. It creates some kind of justification to spend a

Watch collector #4

Alan collects vintage wristwatches, amongst his collection are a lot of Timex watches and a vintage Explorer and Submariner. He describes his own site as:Watch pictures, diagrams, unusual images, wat