COVID-19 changed everything in 2020. The whole year will likely represent a black mark in the historical timeline for watch collectors (and everyone else too). There was a “normal life” before that year. Then a strange “ new normal” was…
Some journeys take years to start and perhaps even longer to finish. This best describes the design and production of a set of new aviator-style watches from a fledgling watch company with the unique name of BYOP. In the spirit…
This is not supposed to happen. Watches like the Victorinox Swiss Army Airboss Mach 9 “Air Force One” Squadron Limited Edition are meant to be seen only by the exclusive group of professionals who ordered them for their squadron. They are practically…
I’ve written about rare limited edition watches on this site before. To be honest, I have a weakness for them. I think that many watch collectors feel the same way. Maybe we just like to have timepieces that are unique….
Unless your name is Scrooge McDuck, watch collectors tend to be social creatures. Part of the fun of participating in this hobby is sharing in the excitement of acting like a nerd with like-minded enthusiasts. Who else is going to…
Like the branches of the armed forces, different watches seem to be made specifically for air, sea or land. There are Flieger watches for pilots. There are dive watches for sailors. And for the grunts, there are so-called field watches….
It has been said that “when it rains, it pours”. This has been true for me in the last quarter of 2019. This is when the activity in my life went from a steady shower to a deluge. If any…
When it comes to Victorinox Swiss Army watches, it’s the limited edition models that usually excite me the most. Maybe it’s the collector bug in me that craves timepieces that are rare and exclusive. “LE” watches are produced in ultra…
