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Tourneau Tells How to “Fall Back”
Tourneau Tells How to “Fall Back” It’s that time of the year that watch collectors dread—the end of Daylight Savings Time. At 2 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, November 1st, we will gain that hour that we lost back in the spring. That’s a good thing, especially for those who stayed up late enjoying Saturday night’s Halloween revelry, but a major chore if you have...
Young Wear Watches for Status, Fashion – Not Time
Young Wear Watches for Status, Fashion – Not Time In the old days, one wore a watch to tell time but the young watch customer of today is more interested in fashion and status than accuracy. A new report from market intelligence agency Mintel sheds light on the habits of youthful watch buyers. Mintel’s Watches UK 2015 report reveals that 24% of those who wear a watch hardly ever consul...
German Precision Watches (GPW) Titanium Military Watch Review
German Precision Watches (GPW) Titanium Military Watch I’m sure there are many watch enthusiasts that enjoy German military style watches like myself, but also like myself are not fond of the 1K plus retail prices on most if not all of the well known brands. Now I know first hand many of those 1K plus German military style watches are of superior quality but have always wondered if a budget ...
Millennials Have Their Own Ideas About Watches
Millennials Have Their Own Ideas About Watches It’s understandable that each generation wants to set itself apart from those that came before and that can present challenges to marketers. The luxury brands that appealed to the baby boomers may not resonate with so-called “Millennials.” According to a study by Unity Marketing, there’s a new generation that will be the next t...
Rapper Nas Talks Watches to GQ
Rapper Nas Talks Watches to GQ Wanna buy a watch from Nas? The famous rapper hopes so since he has partnered with private watch dealer Steven Brown to launch a new website called Ownly One that will be selling classic watches. Ownly One is a website that will offer one classic watch per day in limited numbers. Items are used or deadstock and will come from luxury watchmakers like Cartier, Rolex, B...
Baldieri SM-46 Seamonster Watch Review
Baldieri SM-46 Seamonster In the world of micro brand watches, there are a lot of homage watches, and some original designs. Today I get to discuss the latter, an all original design, in the form of the AB SM-46 Seamonster. For those not familiar with the brand Alessandro Baldieri, it is named after the owner, whose former career was an interior designer. Alessandro was born in ...
John Mayer Talks Watches
John Mayer Talks Watches Reading about the collections of celebrities is always good fantasy fodder because we get a look at what it’s like to have all the money you need to let your obsessions run wild. When those obsessions include fine watches you also have the chance to critique the A-lister’s taste and imagine what you would buy if money was no object. The New York Times conducted...
Cartier Creates its Most Complicated Timepiece
For the connoisseur of fine watches who must have the absolutely finest timepiece available at any price, Cartier has created the brand’s most complex achievement ever. The Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication Skeleton watch packs a perpetual calendar, minute repeater, flying tourbillon and more into a 43.5mm platinum case. The Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication Skeleton watch c...
The Week in Watches
Luxury Watch Market is Growing As this year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie winds down, there is good news and bad news for the makers of fine watches. A study by Digital Luxury Group’s WorldWatchReport and Luxury Society shows an uptick in consumer curiosity about upscale timepieces. Interest in luxury watches rose by 16% in the third quarter of 2014. Spokesperson Aurel B...
Reactor Fallout 2 Watch Review
Reactor has updated their Fallout line with the new Fallout 2. Coming in at 45mm, this is a larger version of the original. As with most Reactor Watches, the Fallout 2 is equipped with a robust case and bracelet, and the updatyed version comes with a Miyota quartz movement. Reactor Fallout 2 specs: Case diameter: 45mm Thickness: 13.7mm Weight: 215 grams Width at lug: 29.3mm Width at clasp: 2...
WRIST SHOT WEDNESDAYS!
That’s right, we said it…WRIST SHOT WEDNESDAYS! WatchReport.com is dedicating Wednesdays to our readers, and of course, their watches! All you have to do is choose your watch, take a creative picture, and email it to us at WSW AT WatchReport DOT com. It’s that simple. Ladies, don’t be shy…. show these men up! 🙂