Buyer's Guide Archives - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/category/buyers-guide/ Fully Independent Watch Website Sat, 19 Aug 2023 23:41:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://i0.wp.com/thetruthaboutwatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-TTAW-logo-4-e1602814010673.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Buyer's Guide Archives - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/category/buyers-guide/ 32 32 17944636 What is a Mechanical Pulsometer Watch and Do You Need One? https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/what-is-an-mechanical-pulsometer-watch-and-do-you-need-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-an-mechanical-pulsometer-watch-and-do-you-need-one https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/what-is-an-mechanical-pulsometer-watch-and-do-you-need-one/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:30:27 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20504 A mechanical pulsometer watch? Be still my beating heart! An expression usually indicating excitement upon finding a mate or a low-mileage Honda NSX that hasn’t been modified by Fast and Furious folk. Obviously, you don’t want your heart to be still, ’cause that would mean you’re dead, or about to be dead. But do you […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/what-is-an-mechanical-pulsometer-watch-and-do-you-need-one/feed/ 2 20504 Hermès Quartz Watch – Would You Pay Three Grand for One? https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/hermes-quartz-watch-would-you-pay-three-grand-for-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hermes-quartz-watch-would-you-pay-three-grand-for-one https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/hermes-quartz-watch-would-you-pay-three-grand-for-one/#comments Thu, 03 Aug 2023 00:53:53 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20282 “Hermès has $1 billion from watch sales in its sights,” usa.watchpro.com reports. If the French luxury brand hits its target, it joins Rolex, OMEGA, Cartier, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Richard Mille and Longines in the billionaire boys club. Hermès’ timepiece sales are soaring, but which watches account for their dramatic growth? Twenty to forty grand […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/hermes-quartz-watch-would-you-pay-three-grand-for-one/feed/ 1 20282 Limited Edition Watch – How Not to Miss Out! https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/limited-edition-watch-how-not-to-miss-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=limited-edition-watch-how-not-to-miss-out https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/limited-edition-watch-how-not-to-miss-out/#respond Fri, 28 Jul 2023 18:36:59 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20210 In The Best Limited Edition Watch Money Can Buy, I suggested commissioning a one-of-one engraved watch from Otto Carter. A reader disagreed. It’s not the same! One of the main joys of owning a limited edition watch: knowing you got something someone else didn’t. Couldn’t. Not the most noble of motivations but… How do you […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/limited-edition-watch-how-not-to-miss-out/feed/ 0 20210 The Best Limited Edition Watch Money Can Buy https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/the-best-limited-edition-watch-money-can-buy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-best-limited-edition-watch-money-can-buy https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/the-best-limited-edition-watch-money-can-buy/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 18:01:30 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20181 A Limited Edition watch is quite the thing for watch collectors. Provided the timepiece is considered desirable – the more famous the maker, the better – rarity equals a reasonable expectation of monetary value. Pride and props too. Getting a hold of one can be a bitch. Never mind. There’s a better answer: Otto Carter. […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/the-best-limited-edition-watch-money-can-buy/feed/ 0 20181 Can You Spot A High End Counterfeit Watch? Nope! https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/can-you-spot-a-high-end-counterfeit-watch-nope/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-you-spot-a-high-end-counterfeit-watch-nope https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/can-you-spot-a-high-end-counterfeit-watch-nope/#respond Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:34:31 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20161 The counterfeit watch is out there, somewhere. “With continued advancements in tech, the quality of these fake watches is getting better and better,” Watchfinder & Co.’s intro to their “spot the fake” quiz asserts. How good are they? Never mind all that stuff about “a fool and his money are soon parted.” High-end fake watches […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/can-you-spot-a-high-end-counterfeit-watch-nope/feed/ 0 20161 King Seiko vs. Grand Seiko: Buy This Not That! https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/king-seiko-vs-grand-seiko-buy-this-not-that/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=king-seiko-vs-grand-seiko-buy-this-not-that https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/king-seiko-vs-grand-seiko-buy-this-not-that/#comments Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:27:01 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20019 Seiko’s Limited Edition re-creation of the 1965 King Seiko KSK watch is a hit! And why not? It’s historical! Celebrating 110 years of watchmaking, the retro-modern timepiece combines most of the non-stye style of the original King Seiko with a modern automatic movement. And yet… the new old King Seiko is a waste of money. Don’t get me wrong: […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/king-seiko-vs-grand-seiko-buy-this-not-that/feed/ 2 20019 Think Pink Watches! For Now… https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/think-pink-watches-for-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=think-pink-watches-for-now https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/07/think-pink-watches-for-now/#respond Fri, 14 Jul 2023 11:21:25 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=19956 Watchpro.com got there first: Barbie pink watches to wear this summer. I’d leave it with them, only the selection of watches offered by the venerable industry booster is lackluster. Literally. They’re pink, but aside from the official timepiece, none of them are hot pink. Not in-yer-face Barbie pink. Not technically Barbie pink. Yes, that’s a […]

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