Sergio Galanti’s Top 10 Watches from Watches & Wonders 2024

Choosing ten favorites amongst the novelties presented at the Salon is a reflection of personal taste. The choice of ten was based on the emotional reaction these timepieces have sparked in Sergio Galanti.

False Scarcity and Steel Sports Watches: A Collector’s View

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The “unobtanium” phenomenon isn’t limited to watches from the past, there are a variety of references for which supply seems to lag demand. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the current market for select steel sports watches. Here GaryG highlights some interesting dynamics caused by that imbalance, led by a loud chorus of complaints from prospective buyers.

Singleton 40-Year-Old Malt Whisky: a Truly Majestic Malt

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Singleton 40-Year-Old Malt Whisky in Ken Gargett's opinion is alluringly mellow but with undoubted power, there is amazing length. If a hedonistic malt is your thing, then you will find this a majestic malt.

Tudor Pelagos 39 mm Thoughts: Blandly Exciting, or Excitingly Bland?

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The Pelagos 39, is now more compact, moving from 42mm to 39 mm. Even more impressive and where the most notable change will be felt, the thickness has been reduced from 15mm for the Pelagos 42 down to 11.8 for the Pelagos 39.

Tourbillons: Pros and Cons

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Watch brands often promote the tourbillon as a mechanism that improves the chronometric performance of the watches their watches. Sergio Galanti looks at if the tourbillon really more than just a complex, fascinating, and usually very expensive, mechanical regulator.

The Case for Quartz Luxury Watches: Featuring F.P. Journe, Grand Seiko and Accutron

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When starting out on a watch journey, one of the first questions to consider is the choice between quartz and automatic watches, with the perception that mechanical watches are "better" and more expensive, while quartz watches are entry-level and lower quality. While this may hold some truth, luxury brands also produce high-end quartz pieces that are equally impressive from a technological standpoint. 
Dial view, Timex Marlin re-edition, 2017

Why I Bought It: Timex Marlin Re-edition

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GaryG has said it many times: there are great watches to be had at every price point! Enter the Timex Marlin Re-edition of 2017, a watch that he owns, wears, and loves.

Which Watches Do You Think Merit Contention in the 2024 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG)?

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While the red carpet GPHG prize giving ceremony isn’t until the 13th of November 2024, GPHG Academy members have until the 26 of April to submit suggestions for watches for consideration. Ian Skellern is interested to hear your thoughts on which watches warrant contention and what you think about the new category changes.

Tim Mosso visits the New York International Auto Show 2024 (Before it Fades Away): It’s a High-Low-and-No Octane Photofest (Part 1)

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When Tim Mosso first attended the NY show in ‘98, he was a 13-year-old kid in awe of the spectacle. Its sheer scale was stunning. But the world is changing and he learns what a difference 26 years makes.

Armin Strom Orbit: One of the Best Watch Date Complications You Can Get

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Martin Green thinks that the Armin Strom Orbit the best watch with a date complication currently available. and here he explains why.

10 Highlights from Watches and Wonders Week 2024

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Watches and Wonders 2024, has closed it’s doors on an exhibition that was bigger than ever with a record 54 exhibiting brands. Plus, there were many brands exhibiting offsite in hotels and their own premises. here are a few of Ian Skellern's highlights from Watches and Wonders week 2024

Own a Piece of Watch History for Under $200: The Swatch Sistem51

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The Swatch Sistem51 has been around since Baselworld 2013, and since then has received a lot of positive and negative coverage. However, removing the noise, the Sistem51 remains a great technical achievement and will go down as a defining historical model. It’s not perfect, but for any watch lover, it is still worth considering.

Coloring Watches: PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) and ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition)

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There are two key technologies used for the coloration of luxury watches and movements, PVD and ALD. Sergio Galanti takes a quick look at color treatments.

The Jump Hour: A Love Story

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The jump hour has a long history, but first things first: it can’t technically be called a complication since the accepted definition of complication is a mechanism that provides information other than the time. However, anyone who gives a hoot will say in the same breath that there are many complications that don’t fit that definition and Joshua Munchow couldn’t agree more. But why does he love the jump hour so much?

The Grail of Attic Finds: Reunited with the First Watch I Ever Owned, A West End Watch Co Sowar Prima

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Colin Alexander Smith is reunited with his first watch and discovers an intriguing watch manufacturer that has been producing mechanical watches in Switzerland continuously since 1886.

Singer Reimagined Divetrack: The World’s Best Mechanical Divers’ Watch – Bar None!

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All previous diver's watches have one thing in common: the only functionality related to diving is the bezel. The Singer Reimaged Divetrack revolutionizes dive watches with its central chronograph timing functionality.