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May 10, 2022

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May 3, 2022

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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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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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This Auction is Your Chance to Own a Piece of John Goldberger's Watch Collection

April 21, 2022

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A casual look at some of the rarest Pateks and Rolexes around, from one of the best collectors there is

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In Auctions Tags Patek, Rolex

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

April 18, 2022

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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
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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

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

Week in Watches: Rolex raises prices; releases from Grand Seiko and Hypebeast

January 17, 2022

Week in Watches

Plus a Royal Oak QP to preview the first big auction of 2022

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In Interviews & News Tags Cartier, Patek, Rolex, Grand Seiko

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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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

3 alternatives to the Rolex Daytona

December 20, 2021

Just for Fun

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

Guide

When craftsmanship meets currency

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

Rolex actually commented on its watch shortage. Here's what it said.

September 22, 2021

News

Why the Rolex shortage is the ‘perfect storm’

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In Interviews & News Tags Rolex, Popular

A look at the dueling Rolex Deep Sea Specials at Christie's and Phillips

September 21, 2021

Auctions

Two Rolex Deep Sea Specials are up at auction this fall. Who you got?

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In Auctions Tags Rolex

Watch Spotting: Celebrities who wore their own watches to the Met Gala

September 19, 2021

Just for Fun

Two Pateks in one night, Mr. Sheeran?!

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In Just for Fun, Interviews & News Tags Rolex, Patek

Rolex and the return of 'sports elegance'

April 25, 2021

In-Depth

Is elegance (and two-tone) the answer to our identity crisis?

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In In-Depth, Editor's Picks Tags Rolex
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Breaking: Rolex AD sued for racketeering and fraudulently selling hot models to the grey market

February 15, 2021

In-Depth

"The heart of the scheme was a conspiracy to illegally sell Rolex watches to foreign grey market resellers to enrich themselves." A summary of the juiciest complaint ever filed against an AD.

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In In-Depth, Editor's Picks Tags Rolex
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