Aurelian

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Recent posts

A meandering summation

Everyone is going to start posting “Year in Review” type content. Some will be “Most Worn Watch”, some will be SOTC. I am going to have family in and...
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Guess the best investment

The most glaring omission in @Mr.Dee.Bater's multipart series on why watches make great investments is the nearly foolproof results investors gain in the vintage market. There is nearly nothing that c...
60 votes ·
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Is there a difference between a brand's "history" and its "heritage"?

We sometimes use these words interchangeably, but is there a real difference in their meaning to watch enthusiasts and collectors?
301 votes ·
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You know we know, right?

I have seen several WatchCrunch watch reviews recently that clearly were aided by AI. That is your choice. It doesn't harm anyone. It makes you sound...
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Watch Clichés

William Safire once cautioned aspiring writers to "avoid clichés like the plague." Yet, we all use them to write about watches and we see them when we consume watch content. There are many to choose f...
75 votes ·
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Hunting for Vintage Movements

Sometimes we catch a bug or fever in our collecting. GMT’s are this year’s Tiffany blue dials. Or maybe you are looking for a Type B Flieger or a worl...
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Son of American Watch Tiers

Last year, around this time, I was bored and decided to rank American watch companies. I used the tier system familiar to those who participate in fan...
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Is this watch too small for my wrist?

If it seems like I am trolling the insecure wrist models among us, I am. I know that it is not too small. I am on record about small watches and norma...
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Could you design a better Rangemaster Mechanical?

I have been surprised how much heat this watch has generated on WC. The last Rangemaster had its critics, but was generally well received. This one has lit some folks' hair on fire. Could you do bette...
324 votes ·
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Little Star: The Cartier of Penza

Command economies work so well. One day the boss decides that the perfect society needs a watch for women, and like Athena from the forehead of Zeus,...
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