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Presidential Watch Antics: The Joe Biden Interview
Wednesday saw the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden. After a difficult few years, the country is looking forward to getting back on track, defeating covid and winning, again. We were able to get a few minutes of the recently crowned President’s time the day after the inauguration. What did we talk about? Watches, cars, and hype. Fake Alligator: Mr. President, firstly I want to congratulate you on the hard-fought battle in the election and whatever came after it. President Joe Biden: Thanks, so much, Marc. You know, nothing last year was easy, but this year and for the next eight years we’re going to…
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Fake Alligator’s Top 10 of 2018
As 2018 comes to a close it’s time to look back at the Top 10 of the year. Top 10 what? Watches? Movies? Books? Limited edition Vacheron Constantin Chronographs? Whatever. Anything and everything.So without further ado…. #10 Elon Musk Elon Musk saying there’s a 70% chance he’ll move to Mars.Am I happy about Man’s ability to live on another planet? Am I happy Space Travel is still a thing? Am I happy that Elon Musk will be leaving this planet? I don’t know the answers here, but him saying that in an interview in late November has my interest piqued. I’ll start saving for a simple trip to space. #9…
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2018 Watch Predictions
2018 Expectations Every year I put together a list of watches I’d like to see. Being the tastemaker I am, these are the watches you want to see. I am nothing if not of the people. Many manufacturers blow it year after year, so I do this post to help them realize the err of their ways and help them plan the next year’s production roadmap. Swatch Tourbillon At Baselworld 2013, Swatch announced the Sistem51. They broke new ground with the 51 part automatic movement with a 40 hour power reserve. The next logistical horological innovation out of the Swiss Superman should be a tourbillon you can lose and not…
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H. Moser & Cie.’s Swiss Icons Watch Controversy
Some people just can’t take a joke. Yesterday H. Moser posted this year’s installment of their novelty watch they create for SIHH now yearly. It references (no pun intended) a few other major watch companies’ trademark features: Rolex Pepsi bezel colors Patek Philippe garage door dial + logo Girard Perregaux tourbillion bridge Voutilainen hands Audemars Piguet bezel shape Hublot Case Panerai type and crown guard Today Moser posts this on their Instagram: In case you were wondering what happened to the Swiss Icons Watch… A post shared by H. Moser & Cie. (@moserwatches) on Jan 12, 2018 at 4:18am PS This is truly sad. These huge companies clearly have…
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Putin’s watch in Oliver Stone’s The Putin Interviews
Somehow Oliver Stone was granted access for multiple, filmed interviews with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the last two years. You may remember Stone as the director of such films as Platoon, JFK, Wall Street, and Natural Born Killers; all fine watch movies. The result was a 4-part series for Showtime called The Putin Interviews. A few times the former KGB agent waved his hand and we’d get a glimpse of what the President of Russia wears on his wrist. Finally, in part 4, we got a nice view of the IWC he was wearing.[envira-gallery id=”375″] It’s an IWC 3265 Pilot Mark XVII. Off the shelf $4,000 watch. It’s a…
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10 Scariest watches for Halloween 2017
10. Anything made by Panerai 9. Blood Dai Rolex 8. Patek Phillipe ref.666 7. Swatch System.Death 6. Omega Reapmaster (for Reapy Tuesday) 5. A. Lange & Skull 1815 4. Any watch on a bund strap. 3. Grand Psycho Snowflake 2. The new Nomos “At the Graveyard” collection. 1. Paul Newman Deadtona
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What watch is Jay-Z wearing on Saturday Night Live?
Arguably the best hip-hop artist of the last 15 Years is wearing a yellow gold watch on Saturday Night Live. What the hell is it? Jay-Z has worked with watch companies in the past (Hublot!) so I think it’s somewhat safe to say he’s a watch guy. This first set of pictures are from his second song. My guess is a reference 5119 Patek Phillipe calatrava. You can clearly see the sub-seconds dial and the hand shape, there is no Patek clasp visible…so there are the available clues. I can’t find this exact ref because there aren’t numerals on the dial. The below pictures are from his first song. He…
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Random Thoughts on Bamford Watch Department
Listen, I liked Bamford Rolexes. And even some of their Patek work. Originally I was made aware of them in a blog post about their Popeye collaborations. Years ago. I still want one of those and certain models of their Snoopy collaborations While I think the blackout look will be insanely dated in about 5…4…3…2…1….. I lusted after one at some point a few years ago. It was smart of them to market a new Brand New DIY Paul Newman Daytona a few years prior to the revision in 2016. I’d still like a Bamford Newman….and a legic, new-model Rolex Daytona 116500. Cut to last week, they’re dipping out…
