In this collector’s feature, I invited my childhood and family friend Ryan Ong to share on his watches and thoughts on watch collecting. It is certainly impressive for a young gentleman like him to collect watches that are in precious metals.  The collector’s view: A young collector talks about love Meet Ryan Ong, a watch [...]

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We caught up with Deployant friend and collector Jack Wong and talked about his love for independent watches. Prodigious collector Jack Wong talks about his love for independent watches Jack is a prodigious collector, with watches ranging from vintage gems, to watches from the grand maisons, to independents. When we visited him at his home [...]

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WatchTalk with Gerald Donovan Gerald Donovan is a British expat who, after spending a decade in the desert in the Middle East, is now enjoying a semi-retired lifestyle in South East Asia. After many years of enjoying his two main hobbies of photography and collecting watches, he now combines the two and has an Instagram [...]

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Everyone’s approach to collecting is different: some of us buy a watch for its looks and for others, to fulfil a need. For me, it’s admiration of heritage and quality that comes with a finely-crafted timepiece. Likewise, the hard work of saving up in the process of ownership contributes to the enjoyment of the piece. [...]

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Driving Forces Behind a Watch Acquisition Within the watch community are a diverse group of collectors. Anyone who has been collecting for a while can establish that curating a watch is a largely emotional affair. But what exactly are the driving forces – as sound or misguided as they can be – behind one’s watch [...]

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Everyone has a different story of how it all started. No matter who it is, all watch lovers started on this delightfully addictive hobby we call horology at some point – young or old, high-end or budget, modern or vintage. For some of us, it started with our dads handing us our first mechanical (or [...]

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Many people see watches as a tool to tell the time, and they do not pay much interest to how it works, considering how much time a watch spends on one’s wrist. In addition, the advent of smart devices where a watch no longer just tells the time has made the traditional timepiece appear obselete. [...]

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