From the annals of history, a “lancer” is a cavalryman on horseback who is armed with a giant spear known as a lance. Think of them as the fast-moving attack force that often could change the tide of a battle….
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When I first started writing this article about the wonderful vintage Swiss Army Cavalry Chronograph watches by Victorinox, I had visions of old-timey U.S. Cavalry charges, dust clouds, rattling sabers, bugles, and horses galloping as I remembered from the Westerns…
It's funny how memory works. It seems that the older I get, the foggier the specifics become about the places and things that I have done in my life. Perhaps I have a case of early senility or maybe I just...
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People collect watches for different reasons. For some, it might be the thrill of having the trendiest watch on Instagram. For others, it could be their cold calculated speculation based on watch values with the intent to make a quick…
For years, I have daydreamed of writing the story of how Victorinox Swiss Army watches came to be. Detailed information is not easy to find and worse, it is difficult to verify. Most consumers do not really care about a...
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Grail watches are not always made of unobtainium or need to cost as much as a Ferarri. Some dream watches are made from more humble materials, which are affordable, but that does not make them less desirable. The Victorinox Swiss...
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Earlier this year, I bought a big batch of watches to resell. Inside the lot, was a mixed bag of quartz watches in different conditions. Some were keepers, some were flippers and others were complete garbage. One of these broken…
The M-Series of chronographs by Lum-Tec represents a dizzying array of design styles applied to a common case and quartz caliber platform. This article will barely dip into the subject by showing 3 distinctly different models that I own, plus a...
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Watch collectors use all kinds of oddball nicknames to describe popular watches to other people. For instance, many collectors will know exactly what I mean if I say that I just bought a Seiko Turtle, or Sumo, or Tuna, or…
Lemania 5100 automatic chronograph Aeons ago in the early 1970s there was a legendary watch movement known as the Lemania 5100. The history of this beloved caliber is impressive until it met its quiet demise in the late 1990s. What...
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