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In the Top Five column, we collect all the comparisons between timepieces coming from different brands, sporting the same mechanical complication. For example, the post regarding what we consider the top five tourbillons introduced in 2018, was among the most-read articles of the blog in 2018. Ranking the five most appealing bronze watches currently on the market was a great success too; we listed five wristwatches between € 2,000 and € 20,000 (needless to say, the Panerai Submersible Bronze was the most expensive). Turn notifications on and be ready to follow our coming "Top Five" posts.

What divers watch would you choose for this summer?

15 June 2019 | Diving Watches,

Summer is right around the corner; this means that buying or replacing your divers' watch is a judgment call. Joking apart, most of us who keep buying watches over and over again, usually affirm they need a wristwatch for the summer season. These days, the offering of divers watches is ...
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Rolex GMT-Master II 126711CHNR Oystersteel and Everose Gold

30 December 2018 | Rolex,

Two thousand eighteen will be regarded as one of the craziest years in Rolex's history, from a commercial point of view. If we take a screenshot of the last five years and the watches the brand has released at each edition of Baselworld, nothing is comparable to what happened when ...
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Our Top Five Automatic Chronographs unveiled at Baselworld 2018

26 December 2018 |

2018 is coming to an end, it is time, therefore, to review some of the timepieces unveiled this year. There is no doubt chronographs are among the most coveted watches, although I have to confess this is actually not my favorite complication. I think there are mechanical complications that are ...
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Top five most expensive Pilot watches of 2018

28 November 2018 |

Today we host, on our Top 5 column, friend and Watchuseek's Senior Editor, Bhanu Chopra, a die-hard fan of Pilot Watches, who introduces us to the five most expensive Pilot watches of 2018. By Bhanu Chopra - Senior Editor at Watchuseek Modern pilot watches are quintessential to watch collector’s portfolio. We will present to you the most expensive ...
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Top Five Tourbillon Watches

11 August 2018 | A.Lange & Söhne, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Montblanc, Roger Dubuis,

The tourbillon might not be considered at the same level as a minute repeater, which represents the pinnacle of haute-horlogerie, but it is indisputable that it represents a fascinating and even more intriguing complication. A minute repeater requires a trained ear and acoustics competence to be fully appreciated, while the tourbillon ...
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Our Top Five Bronze watches priced between 2000 and over 20.000 Euro

03 August 2018 | Bell & Ross, Gruppo Ardito Watches, Oris, Panerai, Tudor,

If you talk about bronze watches, it is understood that you aim (usually) at diver's watches. Since the bronze debuted in watchmaking, the list of brands that have put at least a diver's watch with bronze case in their catalogue, has sky-rocketed. The interpretations are different, the brands have only apparently chosen solutions ...
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