What We Want from IWC, and How to Make a T-Shirt (Wesley Smith, Standard H)
Talking t-shirts, TAG Heuer, IWC, Lange, and more during Wesley’s visit to Chicago.
Unpolished Watches
The newsletter for watch collectors. Recs on what to buy (and not to). From a former Hodinkee editor.
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Mary Pratt on her father, meeting George Daniels, and Reuleaux triangles.
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David Concannon on finding Apollo, working with Rolex, and using his tools.
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