Life on the Wrist

Travelling again after being locked inside for quite a while is a welcome change. But let’s be honest, as watch enthusiasts, we are always looking at peoples wrist to see what the next cool watch is. We go over some of the watches we saw on peoples wrist in the month of August.

The original article we wrote for this can be found here.

The original YouTube video can be found here.

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MB&F is not a a company that typically makes piece unique watches. But, they have pulled out a piece unique watch that was a prototype of the Legacy Machine 1 that they made in 2011. The watch is in celebration of 10 years of the LM1, and is the LM1 ‘Longhorn’ which describes the prototype lugs the steel LM1 features. The watch will be auction at Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo on Sunday, November 7th (2021) in Geneva– and a significant portion of the proceeds will be donated to Save the Rhino International.

The LM1 “Longhorn” can be found here.

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There were some top watches released this year at Geneva Watch Days. Everything from Complications to interesting case materials. What were our top picks?

The Greubel Forsey GMT Earth Final Edition can be found here.

The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Central Tourbillon can be found here.

The Oris Aquis Upcycle can be found here.

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Today I give some thoughts on why people buy and get into watches. There is so much focus on how much someone’s watch costs, sometimes less importance is put on the generations of watchmaking that went into the creation of such watch. Do people only care about buying the watch that tells everyone where they lie in the social standings of today? Or have they taken the time to research and understand all that came before that watch?

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Geneva Watch Days were in full swing last week. MB&F showcased an incredible watch that was produced with their long standing collaborator, L'Epée 1839 called the Orb. This clock has an incredible design with wings come together to form an orb, but can also be opened up and different angles to create something that is out of a Sci-fi movie. The beating heart of the clock is on the inside of the orb and is a tall, 8-day power reserve, in-house manual wind movement with a chime that rings ever hour. What a sight to be seen!

You can see the Orb on MB&F’s website here.

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I don’t want to spoil the story too much, but as as the title alludes to, we had a pretty wild experience with one of our watches. While I was swimming in the ocean, a watch I was wearing came off our wrist. Surprisingly, it survived the month of being under water and was even returned to me by those who found it. It is a crazy story, so I hope you enjoy it.

Our article where we cover this story can be found here.

The YouTube video were we cover this story can be found here.

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Today we are covering the July 2021 watch export results from Switzerland. Results were mainly positive, with exports breaching the CHF 2 billion mark. We saw a big flight to more expensive pieces, with units exported lower by 320,000 pieces. This gives us some interesting insight into the outlook for the rest of the year.

We cover Swiss watch exports regularly in our editorial section of our website here.

We also have videos to go with each of our articles so be sure to check out the playlist here!

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In our recent article and video, we discussed the best first watch one can buy. The secrets out, but we suggested the Swatch Sistem51 as the first watch purchase. We got a huge amount of suggestions and have some more suggestions to discuss, so we decided to do it on our Podcast. We go over modern and vintage selections and discuss a few different price points for the first watch one can buy.

Our article can be found here.

Our video can be found here.

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Today we take a look at mechanical alarms, in the form of a LeCoultre Memovox from the 1960’s. The LeCoultre Memovox is a watch that we at Life on the Wrist have repeated thought of as some of the best value in vintage watches. We even go into why we think it is of incredible value in our article here, from 2019. We’ll talk through a bit of the history of mechanical alarms, we take a look at the LeCoultre Memovox we have and discuss why it has literally not left the wrist since we got it in!

The LeCoultre Memovox can be found here.

Our Complications Explained article on mechanical alarms can be found here.

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Almost a year ago to the month we launch our first ever clothing line for Life on the Wrist called the Launch Collection. It was a way to document the journey we have been on and thank you for the support you have shown us over that journey. Today, we continue to Launch Collection and bring to you our Launch Collection crewneck which continues to design of the Launch Collection but has its own flair.

The new Launch Collection crewneck can be found here.

The original Launch Collection shirt can be found here.

Life on the Wrist clothing can be found here.

A video of our crewneck can be found here.

Our article for the crewneck can be found here.

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