Let's Talk Watches

The IWC MK XII

By J. Heffner | @pinaplwtchs A simple discussion on a simple watch The IWC Mark series is an iconic line of watches spanning decades of production....

Opinion: There's No Better Watch Size than 34mm

By J. Heffner | IG @pinaplwtchs A discussion rooted in years of collecting and experience with vintage watches Sizing is objectively one of the mos...

A $17,000 Oris?

Rawad Sleem | @itsrawadsleem Honestly, I was looking at the releases that came out recently and I really thought I wouldn’t be writing this week be...

The ‘Buckley’ Dial

J. Heffner | IG @pinaplwtchs A 2 min read into one of the more posh Rolex dial variants Dial variations drive the vintage Datejust and Day-Date ma...

A Type 20 Reissue and the only Nomos You'll need

Rawad Sleem | @itsrawadsleem Two really cool releases caught my eye this week, one being another military reissue and the other from a brand I love...

An Introduction to Collecting Military Timepieces

J. Heffner | @pinaplwtchs A market every collector ventures into at least once in their career There’s two distinct genres of ‘military’ watches. ...

The Benrus Type 2 and a Beautiful Tissot

Rawad Sleem | @itsrawadsleem | This week there were a handful of great releases but two caught my eye. One from Benrus and the other surprising...

Are the Seiko Ukiyo-e Dials Real?

Rawad Sleem | IG @itsrawadsleem | Recently, I was able to source a few Seiko Ukiyo-e Dials for the Vintage Watch Shop. I had a handful of clients ...

Omega’s 3511 Reference - a Discussion of Value and Collectability

J. Heffner | IG @pinaplwtchs | A value prop of the Speedmaster market The Omega Speedmaster is hardly referenced as an example of value in the wa...

Tudor, Grand Seiko and a crazy cool A-11

Rawad Sleem | IG @itsrawadsleem | This month has been loaded with new releases from prolific brands including Tudor and Audemars Piguet. This week...