I have come to realize that I am rarely satisfied with the OEM watch bands that a manufacturer picks when selling a watch. Even if the band is nice, it does not always align with my personal taste. If you…
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The Alpnach series of watches by Victorinox Swiss Army was a bit of an acquired taste for me, but once I accepted the design aesthetic, I was hooked. Some people have a real problem with the dial design, but we…
A few weekends ago, I attended a traveling watch show hosted by Watchbuys.com, an excellent North American distributor of several fine German watch brands. I did not know what to expect since I had never been to a private watch…
Having the right tools always makes a job easier. This is especially true for the watch collector who needs specialized devices that may not be available in the average toolbox or kitchen drawer. Watches are miniaturized machines that require small,...
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Nowadays, everyone feels justified to play the role of a critic, and I am no different. I can be a vocal consumer when I get annoyed. Such was the case when I ordered several watch bands from the Californian watch…
This video shows the making of a finely handcrafted watch strap by John Glance, the founder of Dangerous9straps. Every watch strap made by Dangerous9straps is bespoke made – entirely handcrafted and hand saddle stitched by John using only the finest…
The first of this series is a rare pair of titanium limited edition watches from the 2013 Victorinox Swiss Army Airboss Professional watch collection. The Airboss series can trace its roots back to a quartz model with yellow hands, but…
Finding limited edition watches can involve a little bit of luck, especially if only 300 of them exist in the world like the Victorinox Swiss Army Airboss Limited Edition Chronograph #241599. Acquisition gets even more difficult if one does not…
I recently came across a very limited edition Swiss Army Alpnach watch bearing the United States presidential seal. Judging from the numbers on the side, only 77 were made. This piqued my interest to learn more so I contacted the...
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This episode of Strap Swap stars the Victorinox Swiss Army Dive Master 500 Titanium Limited Edition Chronograph Automatic Watch. It is an amazing watch that will be detailed in future MEET THE WATCH SERIES. Below is the stock Victorinox image...
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