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Watch Accuracy: Rolex vs. Casio

Racer88 — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:00:10 +0000

“A Rolex will never be as accurate as a cheap quartz watch.” That’s a commonly held belief by people who sniff at expensive automatic watches. Is it true? What about the reverse? Does more money buy you greater accuracy? Put on your best water resistant watch and join me for a data dive into the […]

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Casio MDV-106 Duro Review

Racer88 — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 13:00:25 +0000

Watch models come and go like customers at the Moonlite BunnyRanch. Very few stick around around long enough to become regulars “classics.” The Casio MDV-106 Duro’s decade of production pales in comparison to the longevity of the 102-year-old Cartier Tank and those who speak haute horologie will turn up their metaphorical nose at the Japanese […]

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Rolex Service Report – Yachtmaster

Racer88 — Sat, 07 Nov 2020 13:00:56 +0000

Back in September I mused about wearing or staring at a watch. I used my personal, 16-year-old daily wear Rolex Yachtmaster (the “Watch of the Open Seas”) as fodder. The watch had quit working, and after sitting on it for a few months, I finally sent it in for Rolex service. Here’s what happened . […]

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Traditional Watch – Last Hurrah?

Robert Farago — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 12:00:46 +0000

The traditional watch is going the way of vinyl records. In the same way that only hipsters and wealthy audiophiles spin actual records, hipsters and wealthy horophiles are going to be the main market for traditional watches. Right now, this isn’t a big issue for manufacturers. But it should be. Here are are three trends […]

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Safe Queen Watch? Wear or Stare?

Racer88 — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 14:38:09 +0000

I recently came across a thread on a watch forum called “learning how to enjoy your watches.” It starts by admonishing collectors who don’t actually wear their watches. Like many collectors of firearms, knives, guitars, cars or other functional art, some buyers turn a perfectly practical timepiece into what’s called a safe queen watch . […]

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