Uncategorized Archives - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/category/uncategorized/ Fully Independent Watch Website Fri, 29 Sep 2023 21:15:29 +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 Uncategorized Archives - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/category/uncategorized/ 32 32 17944636 New: Hamilton Khaki Field Expedition https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/09/new-hamilton-khaki-field-expedition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-hamilton-khaki-field-expedition https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/09/new-hamilton-khaki-field-expedition/#respond Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:36:23 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20756 The New Hamilton Khaki Field Expedition Makes Its Case As Your New $1,000 Watch. Those of us who’ve spent years reading HoDinkee know what that means: the new Hamilton Khaki Field Expedition watch is over-priced. But they can’t say that, can they? We can. It is. Or is it? As the ‘Ho rightly points out, […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/09/new-hamilton-khaki-field-expedition/feed/ 0 20756 The Timepiece Gentleman – Road to Redemption? https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/timepiece-gentleman-misplaces-2m-in-consigned-watchss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=timepiece-gentleman-misplaces-2m-in-consigned-watchss https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/timepiece-gentleman-misplaces-2m-in-consigned-watchss/#comments Mon, 07 Aug 2023 14:42:11 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20348 The Timepiece Gentleman (TPG) is the online alias of Anthony Farrer, watch dealer and influencer. Before his recent revelations – “misplacing” $2m in client consigned watches – he was known, respected and trusted for his expertise in vintage and luxury watches, with a large following on social media. [Click here for an update on this […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/timepiece-gentleman-misplaces-2m-in-consigned-watchss/feed/ 4 20348 Two Excellent Watches for Long-Term “Investment” https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/10/two-excellent-watches-for-long-term-investment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-excellent-watches-for-long-term-investment https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/10/two-excellent-watches-for-long-term-investment/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:56:49 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=17762 Hands up! This article’s based on the article 5 Best Watches to Invest in Right Now. Writing at t3.com, Spencer Hart advises us that the Tudor Heritage Black Bay, Rolex Submariner, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Automatic, OMEGA Seamaster 300M and Panerai Luminor Base are timepieces giving you the best chance of not losing, sorry, making […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/10/two-excellent-watches-for-long-term-investment/feed/ 2 17762 “Spock” Watch Boldly Goes Where URWERK Has Gone Before https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/10/spock-watch-boldly-goes-where-urwerk-has-gone-before/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spock-watch-boldly-goes-where-urwerk-has-gone-before https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/10/spock-watch-boldly-goes-where-urwerk-has-gone-before/#respond Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:49:36 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=17702 In terms of avant garde watchmaking, Jacob Droz is dragon its feet. The company that invented mind-blowing automatons – “the remote ancestors of modern computers” – is busy selling a $74k watch with an animated dragon lazing about, pawing at an orb. Meanwhile, URWERK got to work creating the UR-20 . . . “The UR-120 […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/10/spock-watch-boldly-goes-where-urwerk-has-gone-before/feed/ 0 17702 GPHG 2021 – Watch Industry Oscar’s Exposed https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/09/gphg-2021-watch-industry-oscars-exposed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gphg-2021-watch-industry-oscars-exposed https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/09/gphg-2021-watch-industry-oscars-exposed/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:26:29 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=17317 Give timeandtidewatches.com credit for taking on the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève – the watch industry’s “Oscars.” Do the GPHG awards really reflect the people’s choice? T&T asks. The obvious answer: no. “Each year an academy of industry experts, journalists and influencers is assembled to determine the nominees for these prestigious awards – with 30 […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/09/gphg-2021-watch-industry-oscars-exposed/feed/ 4 17317 Nautilus 5711 – Why Patek Philippe Killed It https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/02/nautilus-5711-why-patek-philippe-killed-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nautilus-5711-why-patek-philippe-killed-it https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/02/nautilus-5711-why-patek-philippe-killed-it/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2021 16:49:37 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=11805 “We don’t want a single model to suddenly make up 50 percent or more of our collection and dominate Patek’s image.” And there you have it: Patek Philippe President Thierry Stern’s explanation for the watchmaker’s decision to kill its most sought-after model, the Patek Philippe steel Nautilus 5711. Breaking his silence on the subject to […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/02/nautilus-5711-why-patek-philippe-killed-it/feed/ 7 11805 OMEGA Moonwatch – Buy Something Else! https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/01/omega-moonwatch-buy-something-else/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=omega-moonwatch-buy-something-else https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2021/01/omega-moonwatch-buy-something-else/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2021 01:11:34 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=10404 The press embargo on the new OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch lifted this morning. All the usual suspects are doing deep dives into the details that separate the new variants from the old variants – of which there are 138 (or so). As far as I can tell, the big news is that it’s the first Moonwatch […]

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