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Watch Snob: What Watch to Buy and Why
Watch Snob looks at the ongoing debate over in-house movements, helps a reader understand what to expect from mechanical vs. quartz, and talks about the finishing school for geniuses that is Audemars Piguet Renaud & Papi. Read more. → Read More
Watch Snob on the Death of Baselworld
This week, Watch Snob looks at the unexpectedly rapid demise of Baselworld, which for over a century was the watch industry’s most important event. Read more. → Read More
Watch Snob Returns with Advice on Movements, Finishing, and Watchmaking at Ralph Lauren
This week, Watch Snob is back after a short break to weigh in on the etiquette of looking at a movement, choosing between a faithful homage and a modern update, and two modern dress watches with different takes on elegance. → Read More
Watch Snob Explains Why Picking a Watch You Like as a Gift Is a Mistake
This week, Watch Snob reminds a reader that picking a gift is about the other person’s tastes, tells another that R is for Retailer and Relationship and talks over-the-top watchmaking at Jacob & Co. → Read More
Watch Snob on GMTs and Trying Not to Be Rolex
This week, Watch Snob looks at two very different GMT watches, one of which imitates Rolex and one of which does not, and also talks about the perennial refusal of so many watch enthusiasts to get a horological education. → Read More
Watch Snob Talks Birth, Death and Quartz
This week, Watch Snob talks two readers through picking timepieces to remember birth and death and helps another choose a quartz watch that will satisfy for a lifetime. → Read More
Watch Snob Takes on the New Stuff From LVMH Watch Week Dubai
This week, Watch Snob talks about how the breakdown of trade shows affects when we see the new stuff, and how at LVMH Watch Week Dubai, a jewelry company was more interesting than traditional watch brands. → Read More
Watch Snob on Steel Fatigue, Bezel Fading and Watch Etiquette
This week, Watch Snob advises a reader on whether or not to replace a Rolex GMT II Pepsi bezel, discusses the challenges of designing a good steel sports watch and goes over the dos and don’ts of handling someone else’s precious timepiece. Keep reading. → Read More
Watch Snob on the Death of Trade Shows
This week, Watch Snob looks at the slow-motion train wreck that is the traditional watch fair — including Baselworld and The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie — where they could go from here, and whether what happens actually matters. → Read More
Watch Snob on James Bond Watches
This week, Watch Snob looks at the history of watches in James Bond films, from Rolex to Seiko to Omega, and talks about why many of the critics of the new Omega James Bond Limited Edition are missing one essential point. → Read More
Watch Snob on Rolex vs. Omega
This week, Watch Snob breaks down what makes Rolex and Omega alike, and not; mulls over whether or not wearing a Swatch is ever OK and hopes that the steel luxury sports watch craze has finally run its course. → Read More
Watch Snob on Million Dollar Auction Records
This week, Watch Snob answers the question everyone who collects watches is asking: What does that $31 million dollar Patek that sold at auction recently really mean to the rest of us? → Read More
Watch Snob on Required Reading for Watch Lovers
This week, Watch Snob looks at books which ought to be required reading for anyone into watches and how to know when you’re ready for your first real dress watch. → Read More
Watch Snob On Why Zenith Shouldn’t Be Overlooked
This week, Watch Snob looks at the Zenith El Primero and discusses why the watch and movement, which have been around since 1969, should be on enthusiast’s radar more often. → Read More
Watch Snob on the New Lange Steel Sports Watch
This week, Watch Snob takes a long hard look at the exploding demand for steel sports watches, laments the confusion in brand identity it’s caused, and looks at signs that it might be a fad that has run its course. Learn more. → Read More
Watch Snob on Price Bubbles, the Appeal of Steel and Grand Seiko
This week, Watch Snob goes deep on the state of the Omega Caliber 321, vintage and modern; looks at why the Cartier Santos-Dumont automatic could be an ideal go-anywhere watch, and tells a new Grand Seiko owner why, for now, Grand Seiko stands alone. Learn more. → Read More
Watch Snob Sets Three Readers Straight Tells Why Watches Cost What They Cost
The Watch Snob says thanks but no thanks to advice from a reader, shares a dirty little secret with another and explains why if you want the best, it’s going to cost you. → Read More
Watch Snob Scolds Three Readers Who Don’t Trust Their Own Tastes
This week, Watch Snob tells a reader why he shouldn’t regret saying goodbye to his Reverso, shares with another why the Rolex Oyster Perpetual really is a perfect choice for a timeless simple watch, and advises a young pilot on picking his next timepiece to wear on the flight deck. Learn more. → Read More
Watch Snob on Choices, Rolex and Why American Watchmaking Isn’t a Thing
This week, Watch Snob looks at four wildly different watches for a novice, points out why Rolex is the perfect non-watch guy watch, and mulls over why American watchmaking seems to struggle to get off the ground. → Read More
Watch Snob on Sex, Steel and the Moonphase
The Watch Snob analyzes the erotic complication, takes on how the movement adds value and interest to Audemars Piguet Royal Oaks and looks at four different variations on the moonphase. → Read More