Aurelian

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Review: Chaika Stadium, What the Devotchkas Love

I recently had the pleasure of spending time with the Chaika Stadium, and I must say, it's a timepiece that truly exceeds all expectations. From the m...

Chaika Stadium

5.0 Avg. Score
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Show us your tonneau watches

If someone used this case shape before Cartier introduced the Tonneau (French for "barrel") in 1906 I can't find it. The tonneau shape has two straigh...
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What Homage Would You Like To See?

@Deeperblue 's post about the Chinese watch industry elicited many strongly held opinions about homages and their place in watch collecting. My views...
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All the boys and girls love Utinam (UTI)

A month ago I had never heard of UTI. I have heard of many brands, but this one flew way under my radar. They were not small or inconsequential, but t...
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Of Beer and Watches: Tell me why I am wrong.

When collectors try to come up with an analogy that helps explain the watch industry they often use the automobile industry, usually the luxury end. I...
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TrollDeep Falla Skip StarRelay Review

Because of a recent court order I am required to wear clothing when I go outside of my house or they will take me back the "hospital" and we all know...

TrollDeep Falla Skip StarRelay

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Do The Best Watch Brand Names End in a Vowel or Consonant?

It really comes down to brand name ending letter doesn't it? If you strip away all other factors (fit, finish, movement, material) it is the last letter of the brand name that matters most (to a bunch...
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Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic: Review

If we have done our homework, our research, there are only two few responses that we can have to a watch purchase: satisfaction and slight disappointm...

Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic

3.8 Avg. Score
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The Watches of Asteroid City

I am really terrible at identifying watches in movies and television shows unless there is a real emphasis on the watch. It is just easy to default to...
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Kaaos has dropped.

We all have watches and brands that we love even if obtaining one seems remote and distant. We also have tastes that sometimes don't align with our ot...
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