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Oliver Buchannon
Alison Fox
How to Start Collecting Watches, One Beginner's Honest Account

How to Start Collecting Watches, One Beginner's Honest Account

How I got into watches, from a sub-$400 Citizen to my father's borrowed Cartier Santos, and the beginner's question I keep circling: quartz or mechanical?

Jun 4, 2026

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