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Cartier Tank: history and models of a dress watch icon

Cartier Tank: history and models of a dress wat...

Flavio Cela

Few shapes in twentieth-century watchmaking have defined an entire aesthetic language the way the Cartier Tank's rectangle has. Born more than a century ago, it has never really stopped being...

Cartier Tank: history and models of a dress wat...

Flavio Cela

Few shapes in twentieth-century watchmaking have defined an entire aesthetic language the way the Cartier Tank's rectangle has. Born more than a century ago, it has never really stopped being...

The return of the dress watch: what the data shows

The return of the dress watch: what the data shows

Flavio Cela

For nearly two decades, the center of gravity in watch collecting revolved around sport watches: steel, integrated bracelets, robust cases. Rolex Daytona, Patek Philippe Nautilus, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak —...

The return of the dress watch: what the data shows

Flavio Cela

For nearly two decades, the center of gravity in watch collecting revolved around sport watches: steel, integrated bracelets, robust cases. Rolex Daytona, Patek Philippe Nautilus, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak —...

Vintage watch collecting: the complete beginner's guide

Vintage watch collecting: the complete beginner...

Flavio Cela

Every vintage watch collector, including those with decades of experience today, bought a first piece without fully knowing what they were looking at. That's normal — and it's exactly why...

Vintage watch collecting: the complete beginner...

Flavio Cela

Every vintage watch collector, including those with decades of experience today, bought a first piece without fully knowing what they were looking at. That's normal — and it's exactly why...

Omega Speedmaster Pre-Moon: the complete reference guide from CK2915 to 105.012

Omega Speedmaster Pre-Moon: the complete refere...

Flavio Cela

Mention the Omega Speedmaster, and thoughts almost automatically jump to 1969 and Buzz Aldrin's wrist on the Moon. But the story that made that moment possible begins twelve years earlier,...

Omega Speedmaster Pre-Moon: the complete refere...

Flavio Cela

Mention the Omega Speedmaster, and thoughts almost automatically jump to 1969 and Buzz Aldrin's wrist on the Moon. But the story that made that moment possible begins twelve years earlier,...

In-House or ebauche movement? The difference few explain and why it changes a vintage watch's value

In-House or ebauche movement? The difference fe...

Flavio Cela

Anyone getting into vintage watch collecting eventually runs into two words used as if their meaning were obvious: manufacture and ébauche. They're mentioned everywhere, often loosely, and rarely explained properly....

In-House or ebauche movement? The difference fe...

Flavio Cela

Anyone getting into vintage watch collecting eventually runs into two words used as if their meaning were obvious: manufacture and ébauche. They're mentioned everywhere, often loosely, and rarely explained properly....

Vintage watch Crown: the definitive guide to types, function and collectible value

Vintage watch Crown: the definitive guide to ty...

Flavio Cela

When collectors assess a vintage watch, attention almost always goes straight to the case, the dial, and the movement. One small component, though, is just as capable of moving the...

Vintage watch Crown: the definitive guide to ty...

Flavio Cela

When collectors assess a vintage watch, attention almost always goes straight to the case, the dial, and the movement. One small component, though, is just as capable of moving the...