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Category Archives: How to Buy a Watch
When Was My Breitling Watch Manufactured?
So you are wondering when your Breitling watch was manufactured? You might be able to find the week your watch was made. Sometime in the 2000′s, Breitling began stamping watches with production dates. The stamps are coded by week and … Continue reading
Posted in DIY How To, How to Buy a Watch, Instruction Guides, The FAQs, Watch Indentifier
Tagged Bracelet Dating, Breitling, Breitling Age, Breitling Case, Breitling Production Dates, Breitling Serial Numbers, Breitling Watches, Brietling, Case Dating, Date Code, Date of Manufacture, Date of Production
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A Ship Lost At Sea (Kon Tiki)
For years serious American watch collectors have been trying to get there hands on reference: 1594.44.40.1154. Known and loved by dive/watch guys, this beauty never really has ever set sail in the watch world. Due to horrible advertising and no … Continue reading
Posted in Automatic, How to Buy a Watch, Jumping Ship, Other, Reviews
Tagged 1594.44.40.1154, Eterna, kon tiki
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Copier Salesman Makes A Watch Sale?
The following is a rant from KTTB about the WSJ article “The Art of Selling An Expensive Watch”: So when do copier salesmen instruct those of us that really sell watches? I hate comparative salesmanship! ” It is like a … Continue reading
Posted in How to Buy a Watch, New Watch Purchase!
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Trading Down?
Have you ever traded a fine timepiece for several watches you thought would give you a better collection and or vice-versa. Being in the watch game for quite some time I have had clients that have done both with much happiness. … Continue reading
Rolex Identifiers?
Most part time watch traders and the bulk of our business take huge amounts of time trying to figure out who is selling “legit” product ( I can’t blame you). So to help I am starting the Identifier section to … Continue reading
By The Dial Lum Light
Watch dials glow at night, markers bright with the sweet haze of lum. All watch lovers respect the night glow of a fine watch. It is probably the most useful property a watch can contain, but what makes it happen? … Continue reading
Consume Or Collect?
So you just picked up a new watch, wore it for about 2 weeks and then…..”Flipper Phobia”. The sudden urge to trade a watch just shortly after receiving it! The American consumer is a machine programmed to purchase and purge … Continue reading
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