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Born from Records: The History of the Rolex Daytona
On September 24, 1924, driving a 350-horsepower Sunbeam race car with an 18.3-liter, 12-cylinder airplane …
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Guides
The Coolest (and Strangest) Omega Speedmasters From Japan
Hipsters in Japan are a special breed. You’re not a real Tokyo hipster, we’re lead to believe, unless you live in Tokyo, prowling the streets …
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Oris Chronoris is a Wonderfully Retro Seventies Watch, but not too Seventies
1970, rollin’ in sight. Oris gave the world the Chronoris that year, the company’s first in-house chronograph movement. A clever name, a big case, and …
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News & Releases
A Happy Mistake: Oris Big Crown 1917 Limited Edition
Sometimes, your own history can surprise you. “Until recently,” reads the statement introducing this fine watch you see above, “Oris believed that its first pilot’s …
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Frederique Constant Flyback Chronograph Manufacture
It took six years to develop the FC-760 movement inside the Flyback Chronograph Manufacture, says …
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For Your Eyes Only: the Secret Microphone Wristwatch Worn by Cold War Spies
On the night of July 15, 1977, CIA agent Martha Peterson walked along Krasnoluzhskiy Bridge over the Moscow River. She had spent the last four …
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Interviews
A Restoration Story: Breathing New Life Into a $45 Timex “Roulette”
Timex, oftentimes one of the most overlooked brands in watchmaking, has a long and storied …
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The Military Aesthetic: A History of Timex and the Sprite
Recently, Timex introduced a reissue of one of its most obscure and immediately memorable watches: in collaboration with New York designer Todd Snyder, the “Mod …
