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Chrono24 Has a Timing Problem
One dealer listed a watch on his own site at 03:56, then on Chrono24 at 06:42 - but priced 6% higher. A friend of mine built something that watches, uh…
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What 26 Years of GPHG Data Can Tell Us About the Watch Industry
Every GPHG entry since 2001 amounts to 5,957 watches. Cases have shrunk, big names left long ago, and a few things everyone assumes to be true, turn out…
Aug 10
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Good for whom? What Makes a Watch Worth the Money.
Specifications are about watches and criteria are about you. Most watch arguments confuse these two things, and Barrelhand's Monolith is a great example…
Aug 5
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Doing the work required to have an opinion
Many of us hold an opinion on watches and watch collecting, but how many put in the relevant work required in order to have this opinion?
Aug 1
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July 2026
Nobody Fakes a Mark XVIII
Counterfeiters are great analysts in the watch world, and they have never bothered faking a Mark XVIII. A reader asked if certified pre-owned could…
Jul 29
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Sold before the gavel
Estimates anchor you, reserves are theatre, and on the biggest lots someone may have agreed to buy the watch before the doors even open. A beginner's…
Jul 24
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UBS Global Wealth Report 2026
Global wealth grew 10.8% in 2025 and median wealth fell in most markets. We look at the UBS report and a Goldman Sachs demographics study to figure out…
Jul 21
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Morgan Stanley's Q2 2026 Swiss Watch Market Report
A recovery in the price of discounts; Patek retakes the VR crown because Rolex killed the Pepsi.
Jul 17
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There Is No Fair
A conversation with Jason Lu of 1776 Atelier, on hand finishing, flags, and the strictest label in watchmaking
Jul 15
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Methods of the Monopoly Man
In 1921 an art dealer named Joseph Duveen trapped the US Treasury Secretary in a lift. The same tricks still sell watches today and quite often, you…
Jul 9
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Richemont is Cartier, Cartier is Richemont. Everything Else Is a Hobby.
Morgan Stanley reverse-engineered the brand numbers from Richemont; Cartier and Van Cleef earn more than 100% of the profit; the watch division's margin…
Jul 3
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June 2026
Intro to ScrewDownCrown
A 'start here' guide to SDC's growing maze of topics
Jun 30
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