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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Deployant reader and friend submits this article which reflects upon a collection which has captured his heart for a long time. We had featured Michael Ho earlier in his watch collecting journey. Today, he tells of his origin story and the lure of the Omega Seamaster. Reader Submission: The lure of the Omega Seamaster Photographs [...]

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A quick shoutout to a British GQ video we recently saw on YouTube, where Pierce Brosnan talks about the 10 things he can’t live without. And a section on his love for watches. Shoutout: Pierce Brosnan talks about his love of watches on British GQ Here are the watches he talked about in the video. [...]

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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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This mid-week, we have a reader submission. Michael Ho talks about his collecting journey. Michael is a long time friend of the Chief Editor. Text and photographs by Michael Ho. Collector profile: Michael Ho Introduce yourself:  Hello, my name is Michael and I am a watch nut. I have been collecting/exploring this wonderful hobby for [...]

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This mid-week, we have a touching story from one of our readers who gifted a Rolex GMT-Master II to his father. Steven Rochlin is a long time friend of the Chief Editor, and founder and creative director of the popular website Enjoy the Music. Text and photographs from Steven Rochlin. Destro Dad Gifted A Very [...]

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We come to the final episode of our armchair picks from this year’s watch fairs with our Chief Editor rounding up the Armchair Picks instead of his usual, live reporting as he chose not to attend the fairs this year, for various reasons. Anyway, here are his top 3 picks from the shows. Armchair Picks: [...]

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W&W 2022 with a travel watch focus. I have spent the last couple of years on the road and have grown astute although weary of mentally counting home and away time. Working with teams across multiple timezones has also posed a fun challenge and reason/excuse to add a GMT/ Worldtimer timepiece as a new beater. [...]

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We kick off our traditional after-show armchair picks from our writers his year, with the list from our Indian correspondent, Kunal Khemka. He picks his top 3 watches from Watches & Wonders 2022, and shares this article. Armchair picks: Kunal’s 3 of the best from W&W 2022 Watches & Wonders 2022 was just held in [...]

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We caught up with Terence Low, a Deployant friend and Singaporean watch collector and lover of all things related to horology. Terence is also the founder of The Watch Club Asia (TWCA). He shares with us his passion for watches. The Watch Whisperer: Terence Low on The Collector’s View Terence started his career in financial [...]

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We continue with Kunal Khemka telling us stories from his home in India with a presentation of the Bangalore Watch Company Cover Drive The Outfield, in a matte green dial. In traditional British English, the phrase “it’s just not cricket” is used to say that something is unfair or dishonest. Here we use it in [...]

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Here is our Reader Contribution to round up the “Best of” series on Watches and Wonders 2021. Kunal Khemka picks his top 5. The best from Watches and Wondere 2021 – a collector’s top 5 picks Watches & Wonders (W&W) 2021 was held purely as a Digital Event. While the ‘human interaction’ which defines these [...]

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In conjunction with Watches and Wonders Geneva 2021, A. Lange & Söhne presents its first novelties of the year, one of which is a totally brand new model: the Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar. The rest are stunning new variations of existing models, namely the Little Lange 1 Moon Phase and Triple Split. Press Release details with important [...]

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The A. Lange & Söhne Connoisseur Conversations was streamed live on the Watches & Wonders 2021 site yesterday. This season premiers with a live discussion between Lange CEO Wilhelm Schmid, Collector Ahmed Rahman and our Chief Editor and Collector Peter Chong. The video has been saved and you can catch it on YouTube here. A. [...]

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Sharon Tan reviews her own Habring² Foudroyante Felix in Salmon after owning and living with the watch for some time. Here are her candid thoughts on it, supplemented by our original review of the date version in 2018. Habring² makes technically wonderful watches with careful and meticulous finishing, and is not exorbitantly priced. In fact, [...]

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We caught up with Robin Wong (IG: @watchthebin), a Deployant friend and Singaporean watch collector and lover of all things related to horology. He also happens to be a dad of three, which he claims is the reason he can buy more watches to pass down to the next generation. A data and analytics practitioner, [...]

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The new Tissot PRX is likely the hottest affordable quartz watch on social media. Its popularity can be easily attributed to Tissot’s marketing strategy and what is essentially a highly photogenic product. The integrated bracelet design gives the watch a 70’s/80’s vibe which is currently the most popular trend today. It looked so good in [...]

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Sharon Tan shares with us the story of how she came to buy the Cartier Tank à Vis, via the route of a Cartier Santos Galbee. This is going to be a story of how I managed to end up with a beautiful Cartier Vintage Collection Priveé Cartier Paris (CPCP). The story starts off with [...]

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Successfully competing in ‘Luxury Sports Timepieces’ as a category is a desire for many watch brands today. For Vacheron Constantin, its family of Luxury Sports Timepieces is called ‘Overseas,’ and it is vital to their their storied history and collection. Here is our insider take at the collection. It was initially conceived as the “222” [...]

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The time has come for the Chief Editor to reveal his wishlist, but more importantly, to run through his rationale for having this series, and getting all the writers to do an article. Merry Christmas. We will be taking Christmas Day, but will be publishing a review on Christmas Eve and back on Boxing Day. [...]

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