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Contributor and photographer Gareth Munden ponders his experience of virtual representations of vintage-inspired recreations, those recreations in person, and then asks how they stack up against vintage watches. Images by Gareth Munden. Tudor Ranger on loan from Stuart Young. Encountering The Virtual Tudor Ranger Via Social Media On Friday July the 8th 2022, I was… Read more »
The Skinny 44mm Solid red gold case with 50 meters water resistance In-house caliber P.9010 autowinding with 72 hours of power, date, sub-seconds, and jumping hour hand Year of release: 2020 $22,900 Panerai On Par With The Holy Trinity It’s been liberating to shed my expectation that Panerai should – in accordance with rather dubious… Read more »
The Skinny 41mm x 14.6mm Tudor Manufacture Calibre MT5652 GMT, 70-hour power reserve, COSC certification Steel and Gold 200m water resistance Release year: 2022 $4300 on straps, $5500 with bracelet Imitating Its Way to Uniqueness It can be difficult to intellectually separate Tudor from Rolex. Rolex owns Tudor, their mutual technologies are well known, and the… Read more »
The 21st Century is seeing a generation of master watchmakers grapple with their legacies, and for Greubel Forsey 2022 may mark the beginning of a new era. This is a year that fans and collectors of Greubel Forsey may want to understand and remain cognizant of well into the future. The Winding-Down Of A Watchmaking… Read more »
By David Flett with photography by Allen Farmelo The Skinny In Search of Something Different Innovation sometimes seems to be a rare commodity in the world of entry level luxury watches. Of course, everyone has their own definition of entry level and everyone has their own definition of luxury watches but for the sake of… Read more »
Seiko will claim that waterproof watch production started in earnest in 1965 with the 150M 62MAS, however in the years prior to the 62MAS, Seiko did experiment with water proofing other models. Many collectors will agree that Seiko’s first waterproof watch was the manually-wound Seiko Cronos ‘Sea horse’ from the Daini factory, released in December… Read more »
The Skinny The Dark Side of The Moon Watch If you, dear reader, glean one thing from this screed, let it be that the 2022 Omega Speedmaster 57 celebrates speeding here on Earth – not on the Moon – and it does so with abundant luxury, style and class. What a revelation it has been… Read more »
This guide is a one-stop reference for Vacheron Constantin’s serially-produced triple-calendar wristwatch movements of the 20th century. As such, this guide should help the collector of vintage Vacheron Constantin dress watches which were, to use the era’s lingo, intended for gentlemen. Triple Calendar With and Without Moonphase A classic complication, the triple calendar – also… Read more »
The Skinny 40mm Modified Calibre 11 1/2’’ BE-92AV (Sellita SW200 base) auto-winding with date 300m water resistance Year of release: 2022 Precision: retail models will run within COSC Chronometer specifications (-4/+6 secs/day) Kaimu is a black sand beach in Hawaii $3695 A Family of Classic 40mm Divers I like relatively smaller watches, so I was… Read more »
The Skinny The Many Meanings of “In-House” In-house has become a contested phrase, its definition various and vague. We need to clarify how I’ll use in-house in regard to this Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Compression 53 dive watch, because the in-house Calibre STP1-13, which is performing with a precision of +2.5 sec/day, is a big… Read more »