Swiss Army made a private edition watch for Air Force One. It shows the Air Force One / Presidential seal. It’s the United States presidential debate season leading up to elections so I wanted to give an update on a…
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There is no greater symbol of time than a clock, and no clock is more personal than a wristwatch because it is a constant companion. We can become emotionally attached to these ticking tools, thinking of them as witnesses to…
When I first started collecting watches, I was willing to try almost any brand that I took a fancy to. I had no pre-conceived notions of what makes a great watch and what doesn’t. This type of exploration is only…
Reading the reports coming from 2016 Baselworld reveals that bronze is one of the trendy materials that watch manufacturers are experimenting with. Big name brands like Tudor are using this material so it is no longer reserved for boutique brands…
I have come to realize that I am rarely satisfied with the OEM watch bands that a manufacturer picks when selling a watch. Even if the band is nice, it does not always align with my personal taste. If you…
The Alpnach series of watches by Victorinox Swiss Army was a bit of an acquired taste for me, but once I accepted the design aesthetic, I was hooked. Some people have a real problem with the dial design, but we…
Sometimes good things can drop right into one’s lap when least expected. This is what happened when Ben, a good buddy of mine, generously gave me a vintage watch with a curious history including a last minute rescue from the…
This article is about the Victorinox Swiss Army Original Chronograph 25 Year Anniversary Limited Edition Watch that I owned for about a day before I decided to trade it. Hmmm… How did that happen? At some point in every watch collector’s career, he may…
The first of this series is a rare pair of titanium limited edition watches from the 2013 Victorinox Swiss Army Airboss Professional watch collection. The Airboss series can trace its roots back to a quartz model with yellow hands, but…
Finding limited edition watches can involve a little bit of luck, especially if only 300 of them exist in the world like the Victorinox Swiss Army Airboss Limited Edition Chronograph #241599. Acquisition gets even more difficult if one does not…