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When Does a Rolex Stop Being a Rolex? Plus, Canada's Best Watchmaker
A court weighs in on the Ship of Theseus, Bradley Taylor on the Ardea, and the four numbers that make a Reverso real.
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Meet Canada's Best Watchmaker (Bradley Taylor)
His journey to independence, and his latest release, built entirely in his Vancouver workshop.
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7 Things I Learned from the Only Book Rolex's Founder Ever Wrote | Ref. 05
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Bonus: Collecting the 1990s with Trevor Wynn (Paré Paré)
An in-person catchup with Trevor Wynn.
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When Damage Became Tropical | Ref. 04
A brown dial used to be just a brown dial.
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