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Rescapement Is Now Unpolished Watches

In January 2025, Rescapement relaunched as Unpolished Watches, the newsletter for watch collectors and insiders. It’s a 2x/week email to stay up to date on what’s really happening. Named one of the best single operator newsletters on the internet.


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June 29, 2022

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Why I’m optimistic about the future of collectors.

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June 21, 2022

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I’m in Love with the Shape of You

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June 19, 2022

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Rescapement does video for the first time; give our first YouTube video a watch

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In In-Depth, Editor's Picks Tags Cartier

Hands-On with Astronaut Michael Collins’ Gold Omega Speedmaster 'Apollo XI'

May 28, 2022

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An Apollo XI astronaut’s Omega Speedmaster ‘Apollo XI’.

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In Auctions, Editor's Picks Tags Omega

Chopard Caliber 1.96 and L.U.C. 1860: One of the Best Automatic Watches Ever

May 28, 2022

In-Depth

How Chopard created one of the best automatic movements ever

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In Editor's Picks, In-Depth Tags Chopard

How (and How Not) to Invest in Watches

May 17, 2022

Editor’s Pick

Investing in watches in 2022.

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In Auctions, Editor's Picks Tags Patek, Rolex
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The Best Everyday Watches in 2022

April 24, 2022

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The best everyday watches for any budget in 2022

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In Guides, Editor's Picks Tags Rolex, Patek, IWC, Seiko, Oris, Tudor, Cartier, Vacheron Constantin, Nomos, Grand Seiko

Bringing back the dress watch: 4 brands dressing down the dress watch

April 18, 2022

Guide

Four of the best dress watches to add to your collection, modern and vintage.

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In In-Depth, Editor's Picks Tags A Lange, Rolex, Cartier, Timex

‘Cover Watches’ and Accessibility of Ideas in the Watch World

March 26, 2022

Essay

The power of Cover Watches, adjacent marketing, and accessibility for newer collectors: featuring a Breguet-inspired Jaeger-Benzinger

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In In-Depth, Editor's Picks

Omega Speedmaster Racing ref 145.012-69

This 'Racing' Omega Speedmaster just set a record for its reference. Here's why.

January 20, 2022

In-Depth

A look at Omega Speedmaster 'Racing' dials

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In Editor's Picks, In-Depth Tags Omega
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Six of the most intriguing missing watches

January 4, 2022

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From Buzz Aldrin’s Speedmaster to President LBJ’s ‘President’, the watches we’re still searching for.

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In Interviews & News, In-Depth, Editor's Picks Tags Rolex, Patek, Omega

The 10 biggest watches to sell at auction in 2021

December 23, 2021

Auctions

The most expensive lots to go under the hammer in 2021

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In In-Depth, Auctions, Editor's Picks Tags Patek, FP Journe, Rolex, Phillipe Dufour, Popular

Jealously List 2021

December 22, 2021

Year in Review

The best articles from the year that aren’t from Rescapement

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In Editor's Picks, Just for Fun

13 weird takeaways from attending my first in-person watch auction

December 16, 2021

Auctions

Watches old; watches new; watches Tiffany Blue®

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In In-Depth, Auctions, Editor's Picks Tags Patek, Tag Heuer, Popular

What Taylor Swift can teach us about restoring vintage watches

November 27, 2021

In-Depth

And what she might think about this $300k Tank Cintree

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In Auctions, In-Depth, Editor's Picks Tags Cartier

The Cartier Crash and the history of watch design

November 17, 2021

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Featuring the Cartier Crash on Hodinkee

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In Auctions, Editor's Picks Tags Cartier

4 crazy things that happened at Geneva auctions this weekend (that aren't actually that crazy)

November 9, 2021

Auctions

Cartier, Journe, and Lange results that actually make sense?

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In In-Depth, Auctions, Editor's Picks Tags Cartier, Urwerk, FP Journe

4 things that should happen at the Cartier-only auction this week

October 15, 2021

Auctions

Crash into me

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In Editor's Picks, Auctions Tags Cartier

A ridiculous, fresh-to-market 'pink-on-pink' Patek 1518 is up for auction this fall. Let's take a look.

October 5, 2021

Auctions

From an Egyptian Prince’s vault straight to Sotheby’s.

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In Auctions, Interviews & News, Editor's Picks Tags Patek
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Credit: Wind Vintage

An introduction to coin watches

October 2, 2021

Guide

When craftsmanship meets currency

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In Guides, In-Depth, Editor's Picks Tags Rolex, Cartier, Audemars Piguet, Piaget, Patek
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