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The Three Watches I will Miss the Most

The Three Watches I will Miss the Most

Every watch that comes into my life is a unique story – a mystery and a pleasure, but some pieces are simply more memorable than the rest. Over the...

The 2019 Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance

Pebble Beach Concours D' Elegance is always a feast for the eyes and inspiration for the imagination. The world's most spectacular (and most painst...

Vintage Diver's Watches

Diver's watches have been popular ever since the mid 1950's, when the French explorer and oceanographer, Jacques Cousteau, introduced both the aqua...

Baselworld 2019: A New Age for the World's Premier Watch Show?

More than a century ago the little town of Basel in Switzerland became something like the center wheel of the watchmaking industry. The year 1917 s...

The Ultimate Watches for Frequent Flyers

Your suitcase is packed, your passport is tucked into your breast pocket, and you're running through your itinerary, ready to go – there's only one...

The "Three C's" of Watch Collecting

There's an old saying – "One man's trash is another man's treasure." Being in this business I've often wondered to myself: What is it, exactly, tha...

The Pick of the World's Most Elegant Watch Show

Each January the watchmaking industry kicks off the annual season with a prestigious event held by the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, ...

The Most Treasured Heirloom Watches

It has been said that "The most treasured heirlooms are the sweet memories of our family that we pass down to our children.” And it’s true – the bo...

First Owner Watches

A lot can be said about the reasons for buying a watch. Each person makes the choice for a different motive. It might be an investment, or to serv...

The Pick of the 2018 Geneva Watch Auctions

The annual auction season is drawing near, and the world's most sought-after vintage watch collectibles are heading off to Geneva, where Phillips, ...

The Most Collectible Vintage Quartz Watches

Among serious watch collectors, the word ‘quartz’ has been seen as something of a vulgarity for some time – but it seems all that is changing. Vin...

Tudor: The Poor Man's Rolex?

Is Tudor the "Poor Man's Rolex?" Tudor is a watch brand that seems to have risen out of the ashes. A once-forgotten second child, in the shadow of ...

Momentum Dubai’s 2017 Annual Review

The year is winding up to its inevitable conclusion. As is the custom, it’s time to reflect on the highlights of the past year, and shift our eyes ...