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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When it comes to certain watch manufacturers, there are some collections or watches that will be immediately associated with the brand. Or at least, there will be preconceived notions about how watches should be for a particular brand. In this week’s article, we are going slightly deeper into certain brands. We reckon it will be [...]

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The concept of quiet luxury has always been around, but the fascination was certainly developed on a whole new level after it was popularised by the wildly successful Succession – a drama produced by HBO. While there is no exact definition of quiet luxury, the expression certainly says it all. On a literal level, it [...]

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In the recent few weeks, there has been quite a strong interest on the watches that the cast of HBO’s wildly-popular series Succession is wearing on the show. This gave us an idea. While our articles have often been focusing on selecting some of the best watches for our readers (based on specific themes and [...]

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From sports watches to minute repeaters, world timers to perpetual calendars, Patek Philippe’s Ladies’ Collection has it all. Rather than relegating all its more feminine offerings to diamond-encrusted quartz purgatory, the brand caters to the ever-burgeoning ranks of female watch enthusiasts. Patek Philippe Aquanaut Luce Annual Calendar Ref. 5261R-001 In Watches & Wonders 2023, another [...]

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So, the buzzword in the recent months has certainly been Artificial Intelligence (or AI, for short), with the introduction of the incredible ChatGPT. The perfect 6 watch collection – picked by ChatGPT We thought we might want to have some fun with this newfangled technology. Hence, we logged onto ChatGPT and decided to ask the [...]

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Flight travel is back in vogue as nations look to put the pandemic behind them for good. More countries are dropping border restrictions in effort to boost tourism, with the most notable examples in recent months being Japan and Taiwan. There’s no better time for a watch manufacturer to re-introduce travel time watches than now. [...]

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We all do need a little bit of colour in our lives. For watch enthusiasts, there is no better way to do so with a colourful and vibrant timepiece on the wrist. In this week’s article, we are going to introduce six sprightly watches – across different price points – that you may consider adding [...]

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Our writer, Frank, picks his three favourite watches from Watches & Wonders 2023 (that happen to be from three different countries). Armchair Picks: Frank’s 3 of the Best from W&W 2023 Another year, another Watches & Wonders successfully held. It’s always been the most exciting time of the year for the watch-crazed among us and [...]

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Patek Philippe presents a new Calatrava model featuring an original, 24-hour, central display of local and home time. The Ref. 5224R-001 is driven by the Calibre31-260 PS FUS 24H which comes with three patents. Press Release details with commentary in italics. Patek Philippe Calatrava 24-Hour Display Travel Time Ref. 5224R-001 The Patek Philippe Calatrava 24-Hour Display Travel [...]

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Patek Philippe presents the new Aquanaut Luce Annual Calendar Ref. 5261R, featuring the manufacture’s patented annual calendar mechanism from 1996. Press Release details with commentary in italics. Patek Philippe Aquanaut Luce Annual Calendar Ref. 5261R The Patek Philippe Aquanaut Luce Annual Calendar Ref. 5261R is a regular production timepiece, with a retail price of USD61,510. Commentary Patek [...]

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When one thinks of a dress watch, the typical image that would come to mind is a two or three-handed watch – preferably in yellow or rose gold – with a rounded case that looks simple and clean. But does it necessarily have to be the case? Perhaps so, if one is a purist. For [...]

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We continue with our rather popular “Oldies But Goodies” series, where we bring back some of the finest and rarest watches from the yesteryear. As usual, we have no specific criteria for the selection today. Rather, we will be looking at some of the more significant and interesting watches that have since been discontinued. Of [...]

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What a decade this year has been. It felt like the world collectively hit rock bottom and is now on the mend. At the risk of jinxing it all, it would seem like the worst is behind us. As we hit December and Michael Bublé’s Christmas album starts playing incessantly over the mall speakers, I [...]

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It’s the jolly time of the year when we get our hands on presents and wishful thinking. In the coming articles, our writers share their personal grails for the year end and their Christmas Wishlist. To start us off, here are three Calendar timepieces from Chester, befitting the wishfulness of the season. Chester Makes His Christmas [...]

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We have almost reached the end of the year, and almost all the novelties for the year has been already released. In today’s Top Picks, we look back a the novelties released in 2022, and take note of six of those which piqued our interest. Top picks: Six novelties that piqued our interest this year [...]

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The Patek Philippe Nautilus sports watch is the stuff of legends. Originally designed by the one and only Gerald Genta, the Nautilus hit the markets in 1976 in the form of the Ref. 3700, one of the pioneers of the luxury sports watch genre. Over the years, Patek Philippe’s resident sports watch line has evolved [...]

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We turn our attention this Throwback Sunday and focus on watches with the perpetual calendar. Here are our six best picks. Our six best picks for a watch featuring the perpetual calendar The perpetual calendar, or quentieme perpetual, as the French say it…you know what they say, it always sounds more sexy in French. We [...]

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Nothing strikes awe in the heart of a watch collector like a Patek Philippe world timer. That’s because throughout history, Patek Philippe have produced the best and continue to produce the best in that segment of the watch market. Some of the earliest examples world time wristwatches were Patek Philippes. Emerging in 1937, the Ref. [...]

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Patek Philippe and the chronograph wristwatch go way back, but it wasn’t until 1998 that the modern-day chronograph references that we’re familiar with began production. The Ref. 5070 is a cult classic that’s highly sought after today. Its 42 mm diameter may seem normal today, but back in the late 1990s, it would’ve been jarring. [...]

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