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Buying, Selling, & Collecting The Audacious Design Of 1970s Patek The '70s gave way to experimental design across the board. Was Patek Philippe the clear victor of ingenuity? Originally published by

Reference Points: The Heuer Carrera Sixty years after its introduction, we give you everything you need to know about the Carrera – and lots you don't. Originally published by Ben

Why We Still Love Tuxedo Dials Apart from wedding parties and prom dates, we have fewer and fewer occasions to wear black tie these days. But at least our

In-Depth: The Past, Present, And Future Of The Rolex Milgauss Rolex discontinuing the modern Milgauss. An auction record for a vintage version. It's time to ask: What in the

In-Depth: This Pièce Unique Vacheron Is Proof That Sometimes, They Do Make 'Em Like They Used To Made with century-old components and hundred-year old skills, the 1921 Pièce Unique

In-Depth: Blancpain’s Six Masterpieces In the '80s, Blancpain committed to understated, traditional, and above all, complicated watchmaking. The results are timeless. Originally published by Anthony Traina on Hodinkee, April 12th

Reference Points: Understanding The Rolex GMT-Master Unpacking the world's most famous travel watch. Originally published by Jon Bues on Hodinkee, March 31st 2020 One of the crowning achievements of humankind in

A Collector’s Guide To Weird And Wonderful Wooden Dials Even at their height in the 1970s, wooden dials never really made sense. They still don't! But that only makes

Reference Points: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak The many lives of a watch that spawned a whole new genre of watchmaking. Originally published by Jack Forster on Hodinkee, July 1st

Reference Points: Understanding The Rolex Sea-Dweller Everything you ever wanted to know about the most advanced Rolex tool watch in the world. Originally published by Louis Westphalen on Hodinkee, November

A Comprehensive Collector's Guide To The Rolex Explorer I Mapping the ascent of Rolex's go-anywhere watch. Originally published by Jon Bues on Hodinkee, February 4th 2022 With its three-hand simplicity and

Reference Points: Understanding The Entire Lineage Of Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronographs Perpetual calendar chronographs by Patek Philippe present arguably the most important combination of complications in 20th-century horology.

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