Watches
This Art Deco Dress Watch Has a Surprising Trick Up Its Sleeve
Very possibly the original sports watch, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso has become a dress watch icon. Here's its history.
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ArchiveReel Deal: Five Best Fly Reels
In fly fishing, the rod is the rock star. It gets all the attention when you’re bragging about the big one from your last trip.
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OutdoorsThrown For a Loop: Five Great Fly Rods
Famed fly fishing writer John Gierach once wrote a book called Standing in a River Waving a Stick. Well, fly fishing looks a lot like that.
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OutdoorsA Beginner Fly Fisherman’s Primer
So you watched A River Runs Through It on cable the other night and, your brother’s gambling issues aside, you’ve decided to try fly fishing. What do you need?
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OutdoorsWhy Fly Fish?
I’ve heard that question answered a lot of different ways in 23 years of flinging sharp wire & feathers at the finned ones. For some, it borders on the mystical.
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OutdoorsHave Rod, Will Travel: Three Bucket List Fly Fishing Destinations
If you have a hankering for more exotic fish than you can find in the nearest stream, river, or lake, consider packing a bag with a few travel rods and the rest of your gear and giving destination fly fishing a try. That’s all well and good (great, really), but as always, you should strive for the cream of the crop.
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WatchesBreakdown: A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar
Hope you’ve been taking care of yourself. The A.
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WatchesTime On Our Hands: Graham Chronofighter Oversize
The Graham Chronofighter Oversize ($6,900) is the latest offering from a brand that has long caught our eye.
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TechiRacing: the Best Racing Simulator Out There
You’re sitting on the grid at Road America in a classic Lotus 79. The red turns green and you light ‘em up.
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WatchesPrimer: Baselworld 2013
If you like your watches and pay any attention at all to the watch industry, then you know about BASELWORLD, the annual industry show in Basel, Switzerland. Otherwise, you may never have heard about the exhibition, which is the wristwatch equivalent of the Detroit Auto Show and takes place April 25th to May 2nd.
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WatchesA Fresh Breeze of Old-School Automotive: Xetum Kendrick Collection
The XETUM Kendrick ($995), introduced this week, is the third watch collection to be released by relative horological newcomer Jeffrey Kuo since he founded XETUM several years ago. Kuo designs his collections around a singular California-modern vision of a vintage performance aesthetic; his previous models, the Tyndall and the Stinton, were inspired by pilot watches and instruments of times gone by.
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WatchesKaventsmann Triggerfish Bronze A2: Literally Bombproof
If you’re looking for a bombproof watch, the Kaventsmann Triggerfish Bronze A2 should be in your sights. Not only has its massive 44 x 20 millimeter case been pressure tested to 300 bar (the equivalent of 3,000 meters of water pressure), it was subsequently blown up with 10 pounds of C4 in an explosive detonation test conducted by the U.S.
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WatchesBreitling for Bentley Light Body Midnight Carbon
The Breitling for Bentley Light Body Midnight Carbon ($12,045) may have been crafted for the eminent car company, but it could just as easily have been made for the Dark Knight.
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WatchesVictorinox 1989 Original Chronograph Limited Edition
We’ve always had a love for the timepieces of Victorinox Swiss Army, so a new limited edition version of the Victorinox Swiss Army 1989 Original Chronograph ($495), the first watch they ever made, really tugs at the heartstrings.
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WatchesMinuteman MM01 PVD
Samuel Adams and Paul Revere would be proud of this one. The Minuteman MM01 PVD ($398+), a handsome timepiece, is built by the CGA Company in the great state of Ohio.
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WatchesLuminox RECON NAV SPC
The new Luminox RECON NAV SPC ($450) (that’s reconnaissance team navigation specialist for you civilians out there) is 46 millimeters of tough black carbon-reinforced polycarbonate strapped down with a specially designed synthetic strap.
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OutdoorsForTiTude Titanium Spinning Reel
ForTiTude Fishing’s titanium spinning reel ($490) is stronger than the traditional aluminum and won’t rust or pit. This is especially vital in saltwater, where the elements attack gear like a piranha on a naive tourist’s leg.
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WatchesSinn 140 A Space Chronograph Limited Edition
The Sinn 140 A Space Chronograph ($4,930) is a Limited Edition update of the 140 S that German physicist/astronaut Reinhard Furrer wore on his voyage to SpaceLab in 1985.
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