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Review: Fortis F-39, a flieger watch that soars
I'm always surprised that Fortis flies a little bit under the radar on WatchCrunch. @KhronoKraze once posted several beautiful photos , and older Fort...
Fortis F-39
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Rolex Sub for $195
Just stumbled across this jeweler's ad from an April 1963 newspaper in Miami, Florida. Rolex Sub freely available for $195... which is $1,950 in today...
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Ladies, boxers, fashion fads, and cyclists: the birth of the wrist watch?
@LRFAntiqueWatches made a post about a very early ad for wristwatches , from July 1905. It was for a Gallet watch... and he has actually managed to tr...
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Do you need to understand how a watch works to appreciate it?
Do you think it's possible to truly appreciate a complex object like a mechanical watch without fully understanding how it works? This question came up in a discussion I had last night with some frien...
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Big D(ate) Energy
One of my horological hot takes is that most watch releases are fairly boring, borrowing too aggressively from existing models, settling for obvious d...
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Brands that punch above their weight in 2023
Many of us have probably had this experience: You show two seemingly different (in our mind, strikingly different!) watches to a non-enthusiast, and t...
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The allure of the obvious: 38mm Khaki Field Mechanical
I’ve thought about this purchase, on and off, for more than two years. I wanted a time-only watch that wouldn’t break heart or bank if it got scratche...
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The things we learn about ourselves: I’m not a chronograph guy
Several years ago I bought three quartz chronos. I liked their look and feel, I was temporarily infatuated with panda dials in particular, and I also...
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1910 Elgin
I usually gravitate towards two types of watches: modern tool/GMT watches, and dressier pieces that take their visual cues from the Bauhaus movement o...
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