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47 Unpolished Rules for Watch Collecting
Buy what you understand, and other practical & theoretical rules to guide your collecting (or not).
Sep 25
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Tony Traina
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Manufactured for the Moment: The Jump Hour in 2025
Three takes on three vintage Rolexes I saw this week; a celebrity Cartier; how Instagram shapes the watches that get made.
Sep 21
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Tony Traina
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Q&A: Ask Me Anything
See you in the comments
Sep 18
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Tony Traina
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How to Collect Neo-Vintage Watches (Ben, Watch Brothers London)
What it's like to be a watch dealer in 2025.
Sep 15
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Tony Traina
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Patek price hikes; A Watchlist with Tanks, TAGs, Movado, and more
+ The rare Rolex Daytona ad that started it all (and costs more than most watches)
Sep 13
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Tony Traina
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A day trip to the TAG Heuer Museum (and about that Rolex robbery).
Another Berneron on the block, a photo report from TAG Heuer's archives, and lots more.
Sep 9
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Tony Traina
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End-of-Summer Update
From PR to collectors’ group chats, who really shapes the conversation
Sep 7
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Tony Traina
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Engraved enamel: Why some dials never fade
Up close with the painstaking process that gives vintage watches an enduring quality—and why it matters to collectors today.
Aug 30
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Tony Traina
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A Chat with William Massena
Listen now | The industry legend on collecting, indies, and a whole lot more, including his new collab with watchmaker Vianney Halter.
Aug 26
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Tony Traina
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The 16-year-old watchmaker fixing split-seconds chronographs
And Jackie Kennedy's 'cursed' Cartier Tank
Aug 23
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Tony Traina
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