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THE YEAR IN WATCHES
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DIALLED IN
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THE BEST WATCHES OF 2021
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FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT
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THE SPIRIT OF AVIATION
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ASK AN INSIDER
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ANALOG WATCH, DIGITAL WRIST
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COLLABORATION FIXATION
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HOW TO BUY YOUR FIRST SEIKO DIVE WATCH
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The Year in Watches
A record-breaking flight, a historic race, and a Hollywood beginning: here’s what mattered most in 2021’s watch world (aside from the watches themselves, of course)
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1. DAPPER DAN
Dan Levy picked up some well-earned new hard- ware at the 2021 Golden Globes dressed in in Val- entino and Cartier.
2. MAX POWER
TAG Heuer was front and centre at the Formula One Grand Prix de Monaco, where Max Verstappen celebrated his victory while wearing a special-edi- tion Monaco chronograph.
3. SMOOTH TAKEOFF
Hamilton’s Khaki Aviation Takeoff pilot’s watch was on board when Italian aerobatics pilot Dario Costa achieved a world record–breaking flight through two
auto tunnels near Istanbul this summer, flying just a metre off the ground at 245 km/h.
4. THE BASH OF THE CENTURY
Vacheron Constantin celebrated its new NYC flagship with a star-studded party, along with a one-of-one American 1921 watch created from a century-old design using period-correct parts, methods, and tools.
5. SCREEN LEGEND
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opened its doors in Los Angeles, including the Rolex Gal- lery: a permanent multi-room experience devoted to all things Rolex and Hollywood.