Dress Watches Archives - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/category/dress-watches/ Fully Independent Watch Website Fri, 13 Oct 2023 19:16:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://i0.wp.com/thetruthaboutwatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-TTAW-logo-4-e1602814010673.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Dress Watches Archives - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/category/dress-watches/ 32 32 17944636 Patek Philippe – My Father’s Watch https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/10/patek-philippe-my-fathers-watch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=patek-philippe-my-fathers-watch https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/10/patek-philippe-my-fathers-watch/#comments Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:14:15 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20855 [This post first appeared on my Substack. Click here for more.] When I was a young boy, my family wasn’t wealthy. Thanks to my father’s grit, charm and determination, his manufacturing business took off. The gold Patek Philippe Calatrava above was my first indication that our family’s fortunes had changed. For its owner, a Holocaust survivor, the […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/10/patek-philippe-my-fathers-watch/feed/ 3 20855 Audemars Piguet’s Grail Jail Fail https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/10/audemars-piguets-grail-jail-fail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=audemars-piguets-grail-jail-fail https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/10/audemars-piguets-grail-jail-fail/#respond Wed, 04 Oct 2023 16:07:19 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20835 Audemars Piguet’s grail watch is the Royal Oak. OMG do they sell the shit out of it. Audemars Piguet drops Royal Oaks in white ceramic or full-set with diamonds and sapphires watchpro.com proclaims. How many Oaks are in AP’s forest? To tell you the truth, in all this lack of excitement, I’ve kinda lost track. So […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/10/audemars-piguets-grail-jail-fail/feed/ 0 20835 Time to Buy Louis Vuitton Watches? https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/10/time-to-buy-louis-vuitton-watches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-to-buy-louis-vuitton-watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/10/time-to-buy-louis-vuitton-watches/#comments Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:34:15 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20824 Louis Vuitton watches have been something of a joke. Quartz-powered fripperies for people who wouldn’t think twice about buying a sub-$400 Armani-branded watch, but could never afford an Armani suit. LMVH heir Jean Arnault number five is determined to change that. Will he be successful? Louis Vuitton’s style is often described as classic, elegant and […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/10/time-to-buy-louis-vuitton-watches/feed/ 1 20824 Jacob & Co. Dual Time – The World is Yours! https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/09/jacob-co-dual-time-the-world-is-yours/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jacob-co-dual-time-the-world-is-yours https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/09/jacob-co-dual-time-the-world-is-yours/#comments Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:56:39 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20651 The new Jacob & Co. Dual Time is a $57k was inspired by a more beautiful Wakmann piece. And?

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/09/jacob-co-dual-time-the-world-is-yours/feed/ 1 20651 Russian Polar Watch – Time to Buy! https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/russian-polar-watch-time-to-buy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=russian-polar-watch-time-to-buy https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/russian-polar-watch-time-to-buy/#comments Wed, 30 Aug 2023 18:12:20 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20627 A Russian Polar Watch? Now, in the middle of the summer from Hell, in the middle of the Russo-Ukrainian war? Da! As far as I can tell, most of y’all have AC and most sellers are Ukraines and Poles, who could really use the money. Thanks to our proxy war, the watches are even more […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/russian-polar-watch-time-to-buy/feed/ 2 20627 New AP X 1017 Alyx 9SM. AP Jumps the Shark. Again. https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/new-ap-x-1017-alyx-9sm-ap-jumps-the-shark-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-ap-x-1017-alyx-9sm-ap-jumps-the-shark-again https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/new-ap-x-1017-alyx-9sm-ap-jumps-the-shark-again/#comments Fri, 25 Aug 2023 12:32:43 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20591 When I say the new AP X 1017 Alyx 9SM shows that Audemars Piguet has “jumped the shark,” I’m using a phrase born when Happy Days‘ Fonzi jumped a shark on waterskis. It refers to a most excellent person, place or thing that’s begun its descent into mediocrity. Don’t get me wrong: Audemars Piguet’s watchmakers […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/new-ap-x-1017-alyx-9sm-ap-jumps-the-shark-again/feed/ 3 20591 New Timex Giorgio Galli S2 Automatic – A Thousand Dollar Timex? https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/new-timex-giorgio-galli-s2-automatic-a-thousand-dollar-timex/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-timex-giorgio-galli-s2-automatic-a-thousand-dollar-timex https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/new-timex-giorgio-galli-s2-automatic-a-thousand-dollar-timex/#comments Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:34:29 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20579 The new Timex Giorgio Galli S2 Automatic costs $975 plus tax. That’s a major if not laughable step-up for a brand known for watches that sell for $40 and under (no commission on links). The American-assembled America Documents (favorably reviewed here) was pushing it at $500. This? The Timex Giorgio Galli S2 Automatic represents the […]

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