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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?

Alison Fox

Jun 4, 2026

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Why There Are So Many Watch Shows Now

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Grand Seiko Emerges as Swiss Watchmaking's Most Credible Challenger

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

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Why There Are So Many Watch Shows Now

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Grand Seiko Emerges as Swiss Watchmaking's Most Credible Challenger

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Grand Seiko Emerges as Swiss Watchmaking's Most Credible Challenger

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

Why There Are So Many Watch Shows Now

Grand Seiko Emerges as Swiss Watchmaking's Most Credible Challenger

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

Why There Are So Many Watch Shows Now

Grand Seiko Emerges as Swiss Watchmaking's Most Credible Challenger

Go Do Something

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Opinion

Grand Seiko Emerges as Swiss Watchmaking's Most Credible Challenger

Up & Comers

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

Why There Are So Many Watch Shows Now

Grand Seiko Emerges as Swiss Watchmaking's Most Credible Challenger

Beyond the Holy Trinity: The Eight Brands That Now Define Serious Collecting

The Best Soy Sauce in the World Is Nothing Like What You Have at Home

Driving Aston Martin’s DB12 S with a Breitling Navitimer on the Wrist

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The Best Soy Sauce in the World Is Nothing Like What You Have at Home

Driving Aston Martin’s DB12 S with a Breitling Navitimer on the Wrist

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