Journal

1965 BREITLING/LIP AVI CO-PILOT 765

For a stretch of four months two years ago, I searched every single night for a 765 Co-Pilot. In time, I found just one. In the somewhat mad market...

1940s Universal Genève Aéro-Compax Oversize

I am constantly amazed at how variably different pieces may patina. A bakelite GMT from the 60s can look well and truly fucked, while simultaneousl...

1971 Tudor Oysterdate Ref. 7032/0

A perhaps more obvious path to take would be to venture in the direction of Tudor if you wanted in on the Wilsdorf scene while maintaining an air ...

1940s Vetta Cronografo Ermetico "Impermeable"

My journey down the rabbit hole of vintage watches was largely fueled by chronographs. It didn't really matter how many subdials it had, or what...

1960s Certina DS 5601-013

A timeless design is admirable, and no easy task to realize, but there's something undeniably cool about a look that speaks to the age out of wh...

1958 Rolex Precision Dustproof Ref. 4499

The nicknames appointed to vintage watch variants never fail to amaze. While some newer attempts at breaking into the lexicon might be a bit of a ...

1977 Rolex Datejust Ref. 16018

We've all been there. You're watching a movie, or binging a show, and you out yourself as the watch obsessed individual in the room who's consta...

1940s Doxa "Art Deco" Oversize Gilt Chronograph

To end things off this week, we're going out with a bang thanks to one of the nicest gilt dial chronographs to have hit the market in a while. For...