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New Panerai Radiomir Quaranta – HoDinkee “Review”

Robert Farago — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 19:33:19 +0000

You gotta love the Panerai Radiomir Quaranta. Well, you do if you’re HoDinkee. Everything Ben Clymer’s ex-baby does is about making money (Hodinkee Founder Ben Clymer Cashes Out). Selling watches. If you’re looking for a critical review of a new watch, HoDinkee is the last place on Earth you’re going to find one. That said… […]

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The Best Limited Edition Watch Money Can Buy

Robert Farago — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 18:01:30 +0000

A Limited Edition watch is quite the thing for watch collectors. Provided the timepiece is considered desirable – the more famous the maker, the better – rarity equals a reasonable expectation of monetary value. Pride and props too. Getting a hold of one can be a bitch. Never mind. There’s a better answer: Otto Carter. […]

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Buy, Sell or Trade Your Luxury Watch? Market Forecast

Robert Farago — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 18:09:53 +0000

When The Truth About Watches first hit the net, the luxury watch market was going nuts. Unless you were closerthanthis with an authorized dealer, you couldn’t buy a new, coveted watch at retail. Pre-owned prices skyrocketed. The online luxury watch market wasn’t everything – it was the only thing. Tempus fugit . . . The […]

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Don’t Buy Panerai – It’s A Dead Brand Walking

Robert Farago — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 18:03:47 +0000

Jose Pereztroika is Panerai’s public enemy number one. Jose has done more to damage the Swiss-masquerading-as-Italian watch brand’s reputation than anyone – save Panerai itself. If Jose didn’t publicly pillory Panerai, no one would. The profoundly corrupt horological press ignores Jose’s exposés. Here’s the latest . . . In late 2020, a number of Panerai […]

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Watch Guide Fail – Men’s Health

Robert Farago — Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:00:44 +0000

In the pursuit of horological truthiness, I see a lot of watches. And plough through a great deal of regurgitated press releases, pretentious twaddle and simple-minded pimpery. The 25 Best Watch Brands for Every Man’s Budget falls into the latter category. The Men’s Health’s watch guide is so bland I thought I’d wandered into CostCo. […]

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Sinn 104 A St Sa Full Review

Robert Farago — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:00:08 +0000

Let he without Sinn wear this watch. Sorry, I’m a punny guy. (Just ask @oldwatchlady.) I promise to restrain myself while reviewing the Sinn 104 – a German pilot’s watch whose owners tell me its Sinnsational. An original Sinn. Let’s start where I normally finish: price . . . My condescending colleagues call the Sinn […]

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Richemont Sales Down 47% – Coronavirus Watch 28

Robert Farago — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:00:35 +0000

The Swatch Group recently released its financial report for the first quarter of 2020 As revealed in our post Swatch Profits Tank – Coronavirus Watch 27, the conglomerate claimed a quick sales recovery after the Coronageddon lockdown and a bright future ahead. Now it’s Richemont’s turn. The song remains the same. Well, the first part […]

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