Watches
4 Chronographs That Evoke the Motorsport Heritage
TAG Heuer has long been connected with motorsport by way of its racing chronographs.
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WatchesThese 3 Vintage Watches Are the Best Way to Get Into Chronographs on the Cheap
Three vintage pieces from Seiko, Atlantic and Luvinos.
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Watches10 Blue Watches for a Red-Hot Summer
Blue watches are enjoying their moment, and whether you’re a pilot, a diver, a sailor or just looking for a little color on your wrist, here are the 10 best.
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WatchesThe Chronograph, Explained
While most of us won’t time anything beyond a boring meeting or boiling eggs, a chronograph is all about readiness, potential and the human interaction with a micro-engineering marvel — not to mention the rare opportunity to stop time.
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WatchesThe GP Guide to eBay Vintage Watch Hunting
What self-respecting watch nerd hasn’t spent countless hours trolling eBay for that elusive vintage treasure that no one has discovered? The Pre-Moon Omega Speedmaster, the MilSub, the Cosmonaute — the names alone are enough to get palms sweating and the heart racing.
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WatchesWant This Get This: Tudor Heritage Chronograph Blue or Steinhart Racetimer
One of the hottest trends in the watch world is vintage-inspired style, particularly from the colorful chronographs of the 1970s. Instead of bucking the trend with modernism, many brands have been going with the retro flow, releasing altogether new watches with vintage looks, and reviving some of their old references.
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WatchesWant This, Get This: Bremont ALT1-B or Christopher Ward C1000 Typhoon
The modern pilot’s watch resembles those of the 1940s and ’50s as little as an F22 Raptor resembles a P-51 Mustang. Nowadays, it’s all about materials, ruggedness and functionality.
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WatchesBritish Watch Shootout
The three watch companies at the vanguard of the British timekeeping renaissance — Bremont, Christopher Ward and Schofield — represent very different approaches, price points and designs. Yet they share one thing: a distinctively British take on the wristwatch.
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WatchesPhoto Essay: A Visit to Villeret
We left Geneva early, before sunrise, our destination the tiny Alpine hamlet of Villeret. This was the home of the historic Minerva watch manufacture, now part of Montblanc, a brand more often associated with writing instruments than those that keep time.
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WatchesWant This, Get This: Hamilton Khaki Pilot Pioneer or Seagull 1963 Chronograph
If you’re like us, you have a long list of watches you’d love to own. But reality (almost) always steps in, and your desires remain unfulfilled.
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WatchesTime on Our Hands: Rado D-Star 200 Chronograph
If the best dive watches tell a story or transport us to a different place, then the D-Star 200 Chronograph ($4,300), with its cool steel case and shimmering blue dial, conjures images of perhaps a teak-decked yacht, the Mediterranean, a cocktail in hand and boat shoes on the feet.
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WatchesBreakdown: Bulova Precisionist Chronograph
We know you competitive types. For timing grocery runs down to a thousandth of a second, the Bulova Precisionist Chronograph ($799) is one of the most impressive timepieces out there.
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WatchesFace Value: 6B MK1
If you’re a watch nerd, you might recognize the name Carl Evans. He’s the brains (and hands) behind British boutique watch strap brand GasGasBones.
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WatchesRebirth of a Legend
The Ingenieur Chronograph Silberpfeil is a direct homage to the famous Mercedes-Benz W25 Silver Arrow that dominated motorsports between the World Wars. These cars were monsters, with oversized spoked rims and massive straight-cylinder engines barely sheathed in metal.
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WatchesWound for Success: Watches for the Budding Collector
When building anything, one must begin with strong foundation. A watch collection is no different.
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WatchesFace Value: OMEGA Seamaster Bullhead Chronograph
In 1969 Omega released a handwound chrono in a strange shield-shaped case that had the pushers and crown on top of the watch. This so-called “bullhead” style was originally developed earlier for race car drivers, who wanted easier activation of the chronograph and minimal pusher interference.
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WatchesTime on Our Hands: Bell & Ross BR 126 Sport
The BR 126 Sport ($4,500) is one of the most recent versions of Bell & Ross’s Vintage chronograph family.
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WatchesWant This, Get This: Heuer Bundeswehr or Guinand Series 40
If you’re like us, you have a long list of watches you’d love to own. But reality (almost) always steps in, and your desires remain unfulfilled.
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WatchesFace Value: Bell & Ross BR 126 Blackbird
The SR-71 “Blackbird” reigns supreme as the highest and fastest-flying plane ever built. And we mean reigns: 32 of these pitch black wonders have patrolled the skies above hot spots for over 40 years.
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WatchesGerd-Rüdiger Lang, Chronoswiss, and the Resurrection of Mechanical Watchmaking
It’s 1981. The Quartz crisis is in full swing.