Welcome back to Bring A Loupe, and happy Friday! After focusing on dress pieces last go around, your favorite editor's favorite column is back to the basics with picks spanning the gamut. From military-issue vintage Submariners to a neo-vintage Breguet perpetual calendar and a 1930s Universal Genève chronograph, there is something for everyone. Don't worry—even…
Artificial Scarcity, Rolex Availability And Value Sub-Brands: Your Watch Business Questions Answered
Much of the global watch industry is still suffering from a post-pandemic hangover. An unprecedented boom for timepieces, fueled by cheap borrowing costs, excess cash, and millions working from home with more time to learn about watches, exploded in 2020 and 2021, sending prices and demand soaring. Brands and component suppliers rushed to boost production…
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Last month, H. Moser & Cie. announced its first US-based boutique. Well, sort of. The brand already planted its presence in the Big Apple in 2023 when it launched its "Moserland" concept in New York. A departure from its previous boutiques in Shanghai, Beijing, and Hong Kong, the Moserland concept…
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With its first release in June of 2024, Anoma raised many an eyebrow – in a good way. The A1's design was definitely off the beaten path, and collectors took notice. Hitting a wave that started with vintage pieces like Cartier's Crash and Patek Philippe references by Gilbert Albert, Anoma's…
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Todd Snyder, a U.S.-based clothing brand, has just released a new Unimatic "Modello Tre" chronograph called the U3FB-TS. The watch was inspired by designer, founder, and brand president Todd Snyder's love of everything from Saville Row to military workwear. The new watch trends heavily toward the latter, with a blacked-out…
As my mode of transport en route to Pangatalan island got smaller and smaller—from Boeing to puddle jumper to pickup truck to motor skiff—the sense of remoteness became more and more apparent. The journey felt like going back in time to a more primeval world where nature is untouched by human civilization. It had been…
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We last discussed the Citizen Satellite Wave GPS F950 in 2020, during the 50th anniversary of the brand's (and the world's) first titanium watch, the X-8 Chronometer. Five years later, Citizen is celebrating something else: the new Citizen Premier category. This category brings together Citizen's collections—Series8 and Attesa—to highlight what…