Later this month [July 27th and 28th], the International Watch and Jewelry Guild will once again return to Brooklyn for their highly-anticipated summer show....
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Today was well-attended, fast-paced, and successful all-around. Comprised of a vibrant crowd of world-class dealers, many of whom....
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Madison Avenue Watch Week is NYC's ultimate, week-long horological bash....
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Last Saturday, I set out on a day-long, watch-themed tour of NYC with close friends, local collectors, and few TWA readers. We stopped at various boutiques, a few vintage watch shops, and a particular booth on 47th street....
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Just yesterday, I had the pleasure of visiting A. Lange & Sohne's New York boutique. Fortunately, despite meeting with Lange early in the morning, all of the watches were on display....
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This Tuesday, at 20 Rockefeller Center, Christie's will be holding their last Important Watches sale of the year. Whether you're after that early 2000's Journe or late 50's tropical dial Rolex sports watch, the likelihood of Christie's having whatever you're looking for is quite high.
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If someone were to ask me what my favorite watch is, my immediate response would be, "the Calatrava!" No, not necessarily Patek's Calatrava...Only days away from Christie's New York December 9th sale, it's the perfect time to point out some excellent...these three watches are being sold publicly for the very first time....
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Watch bloggers, watch collectors, and "watch celebs" convened in commemoration of Patek Philippe's 175th anniversary on Wednesday evening. This legendary manufacture not only held quite an affair at the Rainbow Room, atop 30 Rockfeller Center, but brought along an exceptional collection of timepieces.
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Fall has arrived, and do you know what that means? Auction season has once again returned to New York City. Today, Antiquorum will be conducting their annual Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces auction here in Manhattan. Not only is 2014 a very special year for this famed auction house, as they reach their 40th anniversary, but this specific sale is very special for Antiquorum as well. Why? Because among the great highlights are Philippe Cousteau's (son of Jacques Cousteau) 1665 Seadweller, a Patek Philippe 5004P with a black dial, a Patek Philippe 3979 in white gold, and [of course] a Paul Newman 6239.
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Today, I met with Chopard at the company's lavish boutique on Madison Avenue. Aside from their million-dollar jewels, Chopard has a lengthy history of producing many of Switzerland's finest mechanical timepieces. Being one of Switzerland's last independently owned manufacturers, carrying on old-world craftsmanship in their watchmaking is a cornerstone of their business. What I focus on here are two watches that I believe are of paramount quality, aesthetically simple yet striking, and deliver superior accuracy and precision.
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This past Monday, here in New York, the doors opened to the single-most preeminent vintage watch and jewelry trade show on earth, IWJG. Hundreds of blue-chip dealers and distinguished collectors gathered to do what they do best: display, talk, and trade some of the world’s most superlative wristwatches.
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Over here, at thewatchadviser.com, it’s not often that I get to introduce a watch manufactured somewhere other than Switzerland, Germany, or Japan. Well, today I’m not introducing a watch; I’m introducing a brand, an inspiring one. Originating from the collaborative ideas of six friends living in New York’s most creative borough, Brooklyn, Throne Watch Company salvages forsaken watches and gets them back to where they belong: on the wrist.
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