I already swallowed my pride, putting together Rescapement’s second-annual Jealousy List — stories from other publications that deserve recognition, and that I perhaps wish I’d written myself — so this post is all about us, baby. Here are some of my favorite, and some of the most popular, articles from Rescapement in 2021. If you want to catch up on some watch reading over the holidays, we’ve got you.

Trends

Observations from the wild world of watches in 2021

• 13 weird takeaways from attending my first in-person watch auction. I attended a watch auction for the first time, and left with some thoughts.

• Which brands might be the next FP Journe? A quantitative attempt to answer an elusive question

• A few predictions (or hopes) for 2021. Did any of these actually come true?

One of the biggest trends we covered this year was the rise of Cartier. Here are a couple of our best:

• Is now the best time to buy a Cartier Pebble, or the Worst? Or, what happens when 2 of 6 total examples of a watch come up for auction just a month apart?

• What Taylor Swift can teach us about restoring vintage watches. And what she might think about this $300k Tank Cintree.

Historical Perspectives

• Seriously, an article on caseback stickers? One of our most fun reads of the year.

• An introduction to coin watches. Where craftsmanship meets currency.

Just for Fun

Keep watches fun

• 11 lessons and tips from my first year of watch collecting. Advice for a new watch collector, from a new watch collector.

• 5 tips to make your watch photography better with James (@waitlisted). ‘Shoot the photos that make you happy.’

Reviews

1-on-1: Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight 925 Silver and a neo-vintage 'Lollipop' Submariner | Hands-On: Seiko x Rowing Blazers Seiko 5 Sports Collection

Rolex

Finally, what’s a year without a little ‘controversy?’

Rolex actually commented on its watch shortage. Here’s what it said. | A Rolex is still a Rolex.

Our Worldwide Web

Rescapement also contributed to a number of other publications this year.

• How the Cartier Crash became the most important vintage watch of 2021, Hodinkee

• The art of dial finishing, Seriously, learning about dial finishing, from Breguet to Shapiro, was a highlight of our year. A Collected Man

• Art and watches in 2021, Highsnobiety

• Lange 1: Going deeper with the modern icon. Lange got a ton of attention this year. This was our small contribution. Subdial