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A Guide to Online Watch Auctions

April 27, 2022

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How to buy a vintage watch in an online auction

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The Best Watch Tools on Amazon That You Should Actually Buy

April 24, 2022

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The best watch tools and watch cases that you can have at your doorstep by the end of the week.

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Best Dive Watches for Small Wrists in 2022

April 24, 2022

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Sometimes, 38mm is all you need in a dive watch.

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In Guides Tags Omega, Oris, Rolex, Wittnauer, Tudor, Enicar
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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
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Oris Pro Pilot X Caliber 400

10 of the Best New Watches from Watches & Wonders 2022

April 4, 2022

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The best new everyday watches from the watch world’s biggest week

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In Guides, Interviews & News Tags Tudor, Vacheron Constantin, Cartier, Rolex, Nomos, IWC, Grand Seiko, Oris, Zenith
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Three Alternatives to the Rolex Daytona

March 1, 2022

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Pump pushers that won’t break the bank

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In Guides Tags Rolex, Omega, Zenith, Tudor
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The chronograph alternatives to the vintage Rolex Daytona you need to know about

January 13, 2022

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The vintage chronographs from Heuer, Omega, and Universal Geneve you should be collecting

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In Guides, In-Depth Tags Universal Geneve, Rolex, Tag Heuer, Omega
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3 alternatives to the Rolex Daytona

December 20, 2021

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Pump pushers that won’t break the bank

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In Guides Tags Rolex, Tudor, Zenith, Omega
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An introduction to coin watches

October 2, 2021

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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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5 of the best custom Tudor Black Bays

February 17, 2021

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Special Tudors for Google, Hodinkee, Ed Sheeran, Undefeated, and more.

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5 tips to make your watch photography better with @waitlisted

February 6, 2021

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"Shoot the photos that make you happy".

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11 lessons and tips from my first year of watch collecting

February 3, 2021

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Advice from a new watch collector, for a new watch collector.

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Comparing the Nomos Tangente and Club Campus

November 11, 2020

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Comparing the Nomos Tangente and Nomos Club Campus, two of the brand’s best — and most affordable — offerings. Sport v. dress. Youth v. experience. Tradition v. experimentation. But always Bauhaus.

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5 alternatives to the Rolex Submariner

November 7, 2020

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For when you don’t want the Crown.

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In Guides Tags Tudor, Omega, Baltic, Seiko, Rolex
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Best dive watches for small wrists in 2020

October 26, 2020

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Sometimes, 38mm is all you need in a dive watch.

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In Guides Tags Omega, Oris, Rolex, Wittnauer, Tudor, Enicar
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5 alternatives to the Rolex Explorer

September 21, 2020

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Affordable and luxurious alternatives to the classic watch from Rolex.

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Golden Gaijin: Vintage watch digging on the Japanese web

September 12, 2020

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“Stop being scared of other languages. It’s 2020. Google Translate is pretty good.”

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Seiko 5: An introduction to the 'introductory' watch

August 21, 2020

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A guide to picking up your first Seiko 5.

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So you're curious about Enicar, huh?

August 15, 2020

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A proper introduction to Enicar, funk and all.

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In Guides, Editor's Picks Tags Enicar
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The best everyday watches of 2020

August 10, 2020

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The best go anywhere, do anything watches of a crazy year.

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In Guides, Editor's Picks Tags Seiko, IWC, Oak & Oscar, Tudor, Patek, Vacheron Constantin, Tag Heuer, Cartier, Nivada Grenchen
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