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Silicon Valley Geeks Are Talking Up This Watch That Alerts You When You Get...
Foursquare's Dennis Crowley may be obsessed with Nike+ FuelBand, a wristband that keeps track of your daily activity and how many calories you burn. Google Matt Cutts, however, has his eyes set on...
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The Rolex Of The Infamous Lord Lucan Is About To Hit The Auction Block
Lord Lucan, infamous for (probably) injuring his wife and killing his children’s babysitter by bludgeoning her to death, went underground 38 years ago. He was believed to have gone into hiding in...
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A New Kind Of Mystery Watch
I love a good mystery and in the case of Chapter Three I’m getting that tingling feeling up my spine that comes along with a good mystery… or comedy. Though don’t get me wrong, Chapter Three is no...
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Cartier Is Trying To Win Women Over With This White Gold And Diamond Watch
At the 2012 SIHH show Cartier once again released an impressive lineup of haute horlogerie captained by the imaginative and creative Carole Forestier-Kasapi, the reigning queen of movement design....
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Behind The Counter At Grand Central's Classic Watch Shop, Where Businessmen...
On weekday mornings, Steve Kivel catches the 4:59 train down from Westchester, arriving at Grand Central Terminal a little over a half hour later. But unlike most commuters, who then transfer to the...
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The Russian Orthodox Church Makes A $30,000 Watch Disappear
Officials in the Russian Orthodox Church will go to great lengths to hide their bling. Leader Patriarch Kirill I was recently photographed with a $30,000 Breguet on his wrist while sitting at a table...
View ArticleVIDEO: A Rare Pocket Watch Made By Master Watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet
Rarely does such a treasure appear in the public and come up for auction. This is a watch crafted by the hands of the watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet. Yes, that guy, the one who changed the course of...
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John Mayer Will Now Tell You The Best Vintage Rolex For Your Buck
Watch blog HODINKEE has a new contributor who knows what it's like to have the world's eyes on his wrist: John Mayer. Yes, that John Mayer. Apparently he's a huge watch aficionado, and he's got some...
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Ultra-Expensive Swiss Watch Sales Are Growing Like Crazy -- Everything Else,...
The latest Swiss watch data from JPMorgan's Ike Boruchow and Brian J. Tunick is out. The gist is: Awesome growth at the top end. No growth below that. In this edition of The Monthly Time Tracker we...
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The 11 Most Expensive Watches Ever Sold
A nice car, a large home, an expensive watch—they're all status symbols. But some folks will break the bank to buy a rare timepiece. These are the most expensive watches ever sold at Sotheby's and...
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This Little-Known Secret Will Get You A Great Deal On A High End Watch
We all know the big boys of the watch auction world, Christie’s Sotheby’s and Antiquorum. But there’s more than one way to purchase a watch at auction and get a good deal. There’s a little known...
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Photographers Reveal Their Secrets To Shooting 'Watch Porn'
It's stimulating, it’s erotic, it’s sometimes indiscreet—and yet we can’t look away. It’s watch pornography. What exactly defines watch porn? As Justice Potter Stewart famously said about traditional...
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Sotheby's Sold This Patek Phillipe Wrist Watch For A Record $3 Million Last...
Buyers went crazy last night at Sotheby's watch auction of the collection from Reginald H. Fullerton Jr. and his grandfather Henry Graves Jr. The sale racked in a total of $8.4 million. A Patek...
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Where To Find 50 Years' Worth Of Authentic James Bond Watches
Bond. James Bond. It doesn’t matter what language you speak. Say those three words anywhere in the world and you’ll be understood. Dreamed up by Ian Fleming in 1953, the character still pulses with...
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Why Bronte Capital Is Shorting A Luxury Company And Terrified About China
At my hedge fund we usually short frauds. Stuff with dodgy accounts and dodgy prospects promoted by people who would be car salesmen if stock promotion were less lucrative. But sometimes, just...
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Bronte Capital Just Closed A Luxury Short At A Loss
I am wrong often enough to hurt—but rarely this fast. Richemont just pre-announced a big sales increase. I expected at best low single-digit sales increases and the company to guide down. I blogged...
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Check Out This Replica Of The Pocket Watch That Timers Used In The 1932 Olympics
The Olympics are upon us and once again Omega is the official timekeeper for the events. They’ve had the honor for over a span of 80 years since 1932 when the Games were in Los Angeles. It’s a heavy...
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The Entire State Of The Global Economy Explained By Swiss Watches
From JPM's Ike Boruchow, some Swiss watch export data that pretty much explains everything. From his note: * Ticking up. France improved significantly from its YTD performance, growing 25% (vs....
View ArticleCheck Out The Incredible Patek Philippe Watch Museum That Just Opened In NYC
When it comes to watch collecting, Patek Philippe timepieces are the cream of the crop. That's why a Madison Fine Time, a new museum/store devoted solely to Pateks could be a real game-changer for...
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Now We Know Which Watch James Bond Will Wear In 'Skyfall'
Whatever you think of him, James Bond persists as a force in our culture. In honor of this iconic fictional character, Christie’s presents 50 Years of James Bond—The Auction. Since our focus here on...
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