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Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 7: Cartier Tank

As I’ve previously mentioned in my take on the Jaeger-LaCoultre Reverso, I have a soft spot in my heart for square and rectangular watches. To me, they represent a period long past: an era pre-Golden Age horology, pre-Quartz Crisis, and pre-Modern: a time when a watch was either a tool or an event accessory, with...

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Sep 27, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

NOMOS Glashütte Metro: A Modern Design Classic

Glashütte—a small town between forests and hills, halfway between Berlin and Prague—is located in Saxony, Germany. This is where NOMOS Glashütte, one of the few owner-operated watchmaking companies, has its headquarters, and this is where the finest mechanical timepieces are created. The watchmakers that produce them count among the very best in their field; they...

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Sep 26, 2015 by WatchTime

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 6: IWC Portugieser

Last week we covered the Rolex Day-Date; this week we come to a watch my grandfather owns, a piece he wears intermittently between his favorite orange Toy Watch and an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. (Is it any wonder where my love for watch aesthetics comes from?) I am talking, of course, about the iconic IWC...

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Sep 19, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

Porsche Design Chronotimer Collection: A Passion for Racing

The Porsche Design Chronotimer collection is more than an acknowledgment of the company’s roots. With the Chronotimer Collection, Porsche Design celebrates its natural passion for racing. Looking at the specific needs of racing drivers, Porsche Design founder Prof. F. A. Porsche relied on matte black surfaces and titanium at an early stage. These strengths have...

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Sep 18, 2015 by Advertising Department

Temptations by Escapement: Moser Endeavour Perpetual Calendar Funky Blue

I am incessantly asked about so-called “smart watches.” Usually, I practice incredible diplomacy, seldom revealing my extreme distaste for this genre of gadget, preferring to avoid discussing them altogether. However, I now feel compelled to reveal my colors, having recently been asked about “smart watches” again for the umpteenth time. For the record, I do...

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Sep 16, 2015 by Angus Davies

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 5: Rolex Day-Date

For this fifth edition of Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy (you can check out part 4 here), we’re diving deep into what is, undoubtedly, one of the most iconic wristwatches of all time. This single model in the Rolex repertoire has in its 60 years become a classic not only within the horological community,...

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Sep 13, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

Borrowed Time: Hands-On with the Tutima Saxon One Chronograph

Tutima recently returned to its roots, moving into a new manufacture in the German watchmaking hub of Glashütte and overhauling all of its watch collections. At this year’s Las Vegas watch and jewelry fairs, I got a close look at the new Tutima collection, with one model in particular catching my eye: the Tutima Saxon...

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Sep 11, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 4: Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso

As we enter part 4 of our “Vintage Eye” series, we come to yet another classic and innovative watch, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso. First designed in 1931 for British Army polo players stationed in India, the watch with the now-iconic pivoting case quickly earned its status as the original sports watch combining purposed functionality with exceptional...

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Sep 6, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

The Mechanical Art of Seduction: Richard Mille RM 69 Erotic Tourbillon

When discussing historical figures who shocked and scandalized their era’s societal norms, Swiss watchmakers do not immediately come to most people’s minds. However, the history of horology is rife with “erotic timepieces” — watches that depicted sexually suggestive scenes on their dials, often using mechanical automaton figures to simulate acts of libertine pleasure that would...

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Sep 5, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy Part 3: TAG Heuer Monaco

When you think of TAG Heuer, what do you think of? Racecar drivers? That funky red-and-green logo? Sports watches? Possibly all of these things cross your mind, but for many of us it’s all about the 1969 Heuer Monaco, and the man who, coincidentally, made the watch famous: Steve McQueen. The TAG Heuer (formerly just...

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Aug 30, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

Temptations by Escapement: Urban Jurgensen Reference 1142L in Platinum

I first heard of Urban Jürgensen in 2014 when the watch company’s Central Seconds (Ref. 1142 C CS RG) won the GPHG Men’s Watch Prize. At Baselworld earlier this year, I took a closer look at Urban Jürgensen’s watches and vowed I would devote more time in order to become better acquainted with this historical...

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Aug 29, 2015 by Angus Davies

The Ahoi Collection From NOMOS Glashütte

NOMOS Glashütte is celebrating summer with Ahoi — an extra water-resistant watch that fulfills a lot of wishes. Combining fine Glashütte craftsmanship, prizewinning design from Berlin, and unusually robust casing that is almost indestructible, this mechanical timepiece from NOMOS Glashütte brings all these features together in a most marvelous way. A 40-mm-diameter watch for watersports...

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Aug 22, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

MeisterSinger U.S.A. Benjamin Franklin Limited Edition

MeisterSinger, based in Münster, Germany, has cultivated a following with its focus on minimalist, single-handed timepieces offered at affordable prices. For its newest limited edition, the brand has reached into pre-Revolutionary American history to design a wristwatch based on a horological idea by one of the U.S.A.’s founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin.

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Aug 17, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 1: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak

As we begin this new series — in which we look at modern-day versions of classic watch models through the eyes of a vintage-watch fan — I think back to all the iconic watches that have achieved their “classic” status through either revolutionary design or historical impact; what I am beginning to theorize is that...

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Aug 15, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

Temptation Thursday by Escapement: The Meerson D15 MK-1 GMT

When I was young, I would be known to squeeze into ill-fitting clothes to “look good.” I was a fashion victim and pain seemed a small price to pay in order to appear stylish. Now that I am middle-aged, comfort is more important to me. It has become an absolute prerequisite when selecting any item...

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Aug 13, 2015 by Angus Davies