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When collectors think of Abercrombie & Fitch, they usually think of Heuer: through the 1950s and 1960s, Heuer made a number of Abercrombie-branded models. But, Rolex also made a model to be sold at Abercrombie & Fitch, and it’s extremely rare.
Read MoreWhen collectors think of anti-magnetic watches, they’re often drawn to watches of the 1950s. After all, it was a decade of firsts for some of the largest brands. But, the first anti-magnetic wristwatch was actually created a generation earlier, by a brand often thought of as a “budget” option: Tissot.
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On January 15, laCalifornienne submitted an answer to Rolex’s complaint filed in the Central District of California. As expected, laCalifornienne has denied the claims brought by Rolex.
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When people think of 1950s Rolex, they usually think of stainless steel sports watches. After all, it was the decade the Explorer, Submariner, GMT-Master, and Milgauss all first came into production. But, it was a hugely transitional decade for Rolex too: for example, in the early 1950s it was still producing its Oyster Perpetual reference 6062 with a moon phase. Another 1950s Rolex that exemplifies this dichotomy is the Rolex Veriflat reference 6512.
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According to a new survey conducted by Pew Research Center, 21 percent of adults say they regularly wear a smart watch or fitness tracker.
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Early on January 10, Virgil Abloh showed off a ridiculous emerald-set Patek Phillipe Nautilus reference 5726 on his Instagram. The watch features baguette-set emeralds in the bezel, a pave dial with more emeralds, and more emeralds set into the Nautilus’ integrated bracelet.
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With the new year upon us, it’s time to take a look at all the upcoming watch auctions from the auctioneers across the world. As auction houses provide more details on their auctions (dates, times, catalogs), we’ll update this page with information and links, so be sure to bookmark it for reference.
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When Jesse Linevsky started as a freshman at Cornell University, he noticed an opportunity. As a student majoring in hotel management in Cornell’’s world-renowned School of Hotel Administration, he saw students all around him interested not only in business, but also in high fashion and the luxury goods market.
Read MoreThe start of a new year is as good a time as any to take a step back and look at the broader market: what’s hot, what’s not, and where is there value to be found? In this list, we’ll take a look at some of the watches we’re watching this year, and why. These aren’t necessarily “bargain picks” or “value finds”, but they are vintage watches that tend to be overlooked by the market more generally, and all will set you back less than $10,000.
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Worn & Wound’s 2019 Windup Watch Fair in Chelsea Market | Windup Watch Fair
In Worn & Wound’s final podcast of the year, hosts Zach Weiss, Blake Malin and Zach Kazan tease that a Worn & Wound Windup Watch Fair in Chicago in 2020 is “all but certain”. The news came after the group had just visited the city to host an event with Chicago microbrand Oak & Oscar.
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What began as a side project more than a year ago has evolved into a full-blown thing. And for that, I say thank you to everyone who has subscribed and read this newsletter over the past year. I started writing about watches because no one else was writing the stuff I wanted to read: in-depth analysis on trends and industry news, along with write ups of cool vintage (or modern) watches.
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The other day, Slate published an article with a pretty funny premise — is Pete Buttigieg an anonymous Wikipedia user who’s editing Mayor Pete’s own page, as well as related pages? Slate lays out a pretty convincing case, but I’ll leave that controversy for the Politicos and politicos.
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In a recent sit-down with the Des Moines Register’s editorial board, Democratic Presidential candidate Andrew Yang was asked why he didn’t wear an Apple Watch. “This is a Shinola watch” Yang exclaimed. “I’m friendly with the Shinola guys and gals.” The interviewer had noticed the watch had stopped moving and that the battery needed to be replaced, indicating that Yang was wearing one of Shinola’s quartz-powered watches.
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First reported by major Swiss news outlets and now Reuters, the Swiss Competition Commission (Comco, also referred to by German acronym Weko) will ban Swatch Group’s sales of subsidiary ETA’s mechanical movements to most watchmakers in 2020 while Comco contemplates a final resolution to the long-running saga between the Swiss antitrust regulator and Comco.
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In a statement published on December 18, Swatch Group threatened to pursue damages after the Swiss Competition Commission (Weka, or Comco) earlier signaled that it will ban sales of Swatch Group subsidiary ETA’s movements to third parties in 2020 (as we reported on Sunday here).
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I always love the “in the room” or “on the ground” reports rom big events. Whether it’s the Kentucky Derby or the Super Bowl, reporters who are there get all kinds of perspectives and insight that the TV or livestream just doesn’t show. That’s why I was so excited to see an In the room report from the Phillips Game Changers Auction from Brendan Cunningham over at Time + Time.
Read MoreEarlier this week, popular microbrand Ming Watch surprised its avid followers by dropping a new Slate version of its popular 17.06 model, limited to just 200 pieces. The watch, powered by an ETA 2824, sold out in just minutes, prompting outrage from collectors who couldn’t get one and accused the company of intentionally restricting supply. This then caused the company to post a blog entry entitled “Appreciation, Apologies and Realties.”
Read MoreA Swiss newspaper is reporting that Swatch Group subsidiary ETA will be banned from supplying its mechanical watch units in 2020. Swiss newspaper Grencher Tablatt is reporting that a decision will be handed down by Switzerland’s Competition Commission (Weka) this week, without yet identifying what triggered the potentially far-reaching decision.
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