Archive - Rescapement

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 •

August 2024

Market Update And The End Of The 'Investment Mindset' | August Update

In-depth on watch crystals, plus vintage finds from Heuer, Abercrombie, Zodiac, and Cartier.

Aug 14 •

July 2024

Vintage Finds from Audemars Piguet, Vacheron, Gallet, and More

And is the watch industry dying?!

Jul 25 •

Visiting The Patek Philippe Museum With An iPhone + July Update

Bad photos of special vintage watches; Chinese watchmaking; 30 under 30ish; a Patek jigsaw puzzle.

Jul 9 •

July Update: Are Reports Of The Watch Industry's Collapse Greatly Exaggerated?

Also, local man (me) talks incessantly about his own watches + in-depth on the Rolex Submariner 5513

Jul 2 •

June 2024

The Great Exhaustion And The Small Brand Antidote

Affordable auction finds, including a quick story about TAG Heuer vs. Zodiac.

Jun 10 •

When LeCoultre made cameras and Cartier made...everything.

A quick trip from Art Deco to the '40s, also ft. Dunhill, Warhol, and chronographs from Longines and Breitling.

Jun 3 •

May 2024

May Update: Friction As A Feature

Treasure hunting and three special vintage Tanks at auction – can your GPT do that?! (Don't answer that)

May 27 •

May Update: Do It For The (Watch) Culture

A Collector's Guide to vintage Cartier, an important Rolex lawsuit, and a deep dive on Hermes.

May 12 •

March 2024

Feb. Update: Rare Or Obscure?

The Reverso that saved the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso; plus, an interview with Georges Kern

Mar 3 •

February 2024

January Update: An Opportunity Wasted; A Collector's Guide To The Piaget Polo

And maybe it was the best thing we could've possibly done. Also, why is everything so ugly?

Feb 5 •

January 2024

Year In Review: Top 5s, Jealousy List, And More

Thoughts on media, the best watches of 2023, and my favorite articles

Jan 3 •

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