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On good watches and Black Friday; vintage finds from Cartier to a Carrera; and GQ's watch brand of the year

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Collector's Guide: The Chopard L.U.C 1860, and Making One of the Best Automatic Movements Ever

How Chopard produced the caliber 1.96 and the original L.U.C 1860 during the rebirth of watchmaking in the 1990s.

Nov 27 •

How To Put Collectors First; A Cartier-signed Rolex GMT-Master from Reddit

Criticism in watch media, a Gilbert Albert Patek, a Cartier Tank to watch out for, and more vintage watches from Omega and Patek.

Nov 19 •

The Watchlist | Lennon's 2499 (Chapter 113), A Fresh Patek Calatrava 565, & An Original Aquanaut

A bonus edition with more vintage Patek chatter than usual and the latest on the world's most valuable watch.

Nov 15 •

Rarity Is Overrated

And what even is this newsletter?

Nov 13 •

A completely incomplete and only mildly offensive Geneva auction preview

Nov 6 •

What Nike Can Teach Us About Watches

Small trends vs. big trends; vintage Watchlist picks from Angela Cummings and LeCoultre.

Sep 21 •

Reflections On Two Years In Watches | September Update

And 15 mostly random lessons and musings on the watch industry, along with Watchlist picks from Cartier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and more.

Sep 11 •

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Unpolished Watches

A weekly collector-supported newsletter about what's really happening in the world of watches; what to buy (and what not to); from a former editor at Hodinkee.

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