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Best of Watchville: Worn & Wound Suggests 10 Contemporary Dive Watches For Those With Vintage Fatigue

Don't let modern divers get lost in the shuffle.

11 Ugly Vintage Watches: The 70s Called… and They Want Nothing to Do With Your Watch

Overwhelmed Swiss factory guy 1: “Hold up, why is there a tachymeter scale if half the numbers are gone?” Overwhelmed Swiss factory guy 2: “Because of le quartz, man. Don’t ask questions. Do you want to lose your job?!”

Editorial: The Meaning of Quality in Vintage Watches

There are endless ways to collect in any category of art and collectibles, including watches. The easiest way is to buy whatever strikes one’s fancy, as a hobbyist’s pastime. Carried on over an extended period of time, one is bound to possess a sizeable collection, a mixed bag consisting of nice and, more likely than not, middling objects. But is this the best way? The alternative – and far more meaningful – way to collect, is the focus on quality. But just what, one may ask, is “quality”? In this day and age, it is a word thrown around a lot, by laymen, dealers, and collectors alike. To me, “quality”, first and foremost, refers to the significance of a given object. For the most serious collectors of timepieces made by Rolex and Patek Philippe – the two most important manufactures in watchmaking due to their continuous histories of producing illustrious craft – it entails the pursuit of models that are the most significant both aesthetically and technically.  At the pinnacle of Rolex collecting lies the ref. 6062. Debuted at the Basel fair in 1950, the 6062 was the world’s first waterproof, self-winding wristwatch with complete calendar and moon phase (pictured at top, a steel Rolex ref. 6062 from 1953). One of only two original Rolex models with moon phase – the other being the non-waterproof ref. 8171 with snap-back case – the 6062 represented the epitome of postwar Rolex watchmaking: a complicated yet robust and accurate automatic movement s...

Khanjar And Qaboos Rolexes: Are They The Vintage Watch Industry’s Blood Diamonds?

Increasing demand for timepieces, especially Rolexes, with the Omani emblem is understandable given the high quality, good condition, demonstrable provenance, and rarity of most of these watches, combined with the fact that they had often been presented to their first owners in the 1970s by Sultan Qaboos in person as a token of gratitude for services rendered. Colin Alexander Smith takes a very close look at the meaning behind these rare timepieces.

Auction: Antiquorum Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces (Hong Kong, October 27th)

It’s a wide spread that includes pickings from near every genre of watch collecting. We pick a tiny sample of lots to be auctioned this coming weekend.

Ep. #140 Hey Watch Brands, Let’s Ruin Your Vintage Reissue

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Happenings: The 2019 Vintage Rolex Forum x Fourtane Carmel Get-Together

The annual VRF get-together at Fourtane Jewelers rides again.

Lorier Hydra Review: Calling Off My Search For A Vintage-Inspired Diver?

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Vintage review: Bulova Accutron Spaceview

We take a close look at the Bulova Accurtron Spaceview and marvel at the level of engineering in this small watch made decades ago.

Vintage Tank Cintree Mother Lode Amassed by John Goldberger

John Goldberger (a.k.a. Auro Montanari) invites Revolution into his home in Bologna to run us through his massive Cartier Tank collection, with particular focus on the Tank Cintree.

Auctions: What The Upcoming Sale Of A Restored Rolex 6062 'Pink Stelline' At Christie's Could Mean For The Vintage Watch Market (Updated With Auction Result)

Hello, Pink Stelline, we meet again. Has something about you changed?

The Grey NATO: Episode 80: Vintage Cool Or Too Cool To Wear?

The boys weigh in on the idea of an old watch becoming too valuable to be treated like a real watch.  

Vintage Curio: The Tool Watch You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Is Sicura Safari fitted with a folding knife the watch every action hero needs?

Steinhart Ocean One Vintage Red Review

Your first impressions on the watch are that the case is simple and extremely sharp. The bezel and the crown have nice, sharp edges rather than soft coin edges found on some other watches.

Vintage Heuer Haul Among Highlights At Dreweatts Auction

The Watches and Luxury Accessories Auctions will be held at Dreweatts, Donnington Priory, Newbury, Berkshire on Tuesday 11 September from 9am – 4.30pm and from 8.30am on Wednesday 12 September immediately before the sale.

The Vintage Speedmaster Motherload at Phillips Hong Kong

Revolution rounds up key Omega Speedmasters to keep an eye on among Phillips Watches’ motherload of Speedmasters at their Hong Kong May 29, 2018 auction.

Ep. #75 - Talking Vintage Military Watches With @danc21cy

Get the scoop on what it's like to dive head first into military watch collecting. The Snobs are educated by Dan (@danc21cy) and explore the deep and rewarding world of watches created and issued for active service. He tells the #watchfam how he got started and even brings up some affordable options to consider.

Ep. #55 - Affordable Vintage Watches Part 4

This week's wristcheck has mike discovering an oldie, but a goodie in the back of a drawer. And Kaz has a final, bittersweet goodbye to a trusty JDM GMT... but another shall take its place!

Announcing The Geneva Watch Auction: SIX & Thematic Sale of Vintage Heuer Watches

Phillips Watches announce The Geneva Watch Auction: SIX along with The Crosthwaite & Gavin Heuer Collection sale for November 2017.

Ep. #29 - Vintage Watches Under $65

Yeaaaay! Ep. 29 is here! This week Kaz talks about another eye-opening experience at work that's led him to reach a pretty big decision - he's going all-in on making Rivkah watches, his idea of 3D Printing a watch. And it's all thanks to the kindness and support of the, #Watchfam!

Vintage Ebay Watch Find: Longines Nonius Valjoux 72 Vernier Seconds Hand

World's first practical fractions of a second display on a watch was actually invented by Longines for the Helsinki Olympics and was only released in 1968.

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Q&A;: Charles Tearle, Vintage Watch Expert

Deployant Q&A; with Charles Tearle, featuring live photos and some interesting facts about Paul Newman's personal Rolexes.

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Labor Of Love: Vintage Safes For Modern Day Life

There is a terrible downside to high end watches; that can attract the more criminal parts of our societies to obtain what it not theirs. That means that most brand boutiques and jewelry stores have more security measures then most banks. Before entering them you need to pass through bullet proof glass doors, opened by […]

How A Vintage Case Inspires A Unique Complication; Parmigiani Ovale Pantographe

Parmigiani is known for their refreshingly contemporary watches, and that is quite extraordinary for a brand that finds its roots in restoration. Long before Michel Parmigiani founded the brand that bears his name, he was already known as an expert in the field of “Horological Restauration”. It is more often than not also the historic […]

Mr Rolex Orange Hand, Reinhold Messner & Sir Edmund Hillary’s original vintage Explorer II ref 1655…

Quick look at a vintage Vianney Halter Antiqua Perpetual

Vianney Halter is an exceptional watchmaker. Supremely creative in his approach. His first watch to be unveilled to the world is a result of a collaboration with Jeff Barnes. The legend goes that Jeff and Vianney were having a drink, when the latter challenged the former, who is an industrial designer, to design a watchRead More

Getting Some Hands-On Time With The New Orient Flusso

Last month, Orient launched the new Flusso, an integrated-bracelet sports watch inspired by the brand’s historic Super King (“SK”) models. The watch combines vintage influences with a contemporary design language, signaling a fresh direction for the Japanese manufacturer. I covered the launch when it was announced, but shortly after that article went live, the watch […] Visit Getting Some Hands-On Time With The New Orient Flusso to read the full article.

First Look - Longines Expands the Spirit Pilot Collection with Four New Sky Blue References

The Longines Spirit collection was launched in 2020 and has since evolved into one of the brand’s main contemporary families, offering watches with vintage-inspired aviation cues yet with modern specifications. The range now comprises six models, including the Spirit Pilot and Spirit Pilot Flyback introduced in 2025 – streamlined, more focused and more compact models with […]