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THE DOSSIERS

ARTICLES FROM THE FILE

Long-form pieces built on the reference data: genealogies, disputes worth recording, and the stories that explain why certain numbers matter.

THE REFERENCE THAT WOULDN'T DIE: TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF THE SUBMARINER 5513, ONE NUMBER, FIVE ERAS

2026-10-14

THE INTERRUPTION: THIRTEEN YEARS WITHOUT GRAND SEIKO, AND THE COMPANY THAT PULLED THE TRIGGER

2026-10-05

MADE WRONG, SOLD HIGH: THE RECALLED BEZEL, THE RUINED DIAL, AND THE MISPRINT THAT OUTPRICES THE CORRECTION

2026-10-03

ONE REFERENCE, TWO WATCHES: WHY THE NUMBER ON THE CASEBACK IS A CONTAINER, NOT A TIMESTAMP

2026-10-02

TWO FACTORIES, ONE CROWN: THE CIVIL WAR INSIDE SEIKO THAT BUILT GRAND SEIKO

2026-09-30

WATCHES THAT DISAGREE WITH THEIR MAKERS: WHEN THE SERIAL RECORD CONTRADICTS THE OFFICIAL HISTORY

2026-09-26

THE WATCH STEVE MCQUEEN NEVER WORE: HOW ROLEX AND SEIKO NICKNAMES GET ATTACHED, AND WHAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY WORTH

2026-09-16

THE CLASS OF 1957: THE YEAR OMEGA LAUNCHED THREE LEGENDS, AND ONLY TWO SURVIVED

2026-09-12

GMT-MASTER VS GMT-MASTER II: THE FORK IN THE LINE, AND THE DECADE ROLEX SOLD BOTH

2026-09-11

THREE FINISH LINES: THE 1969 RACE TO THE AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH

2026-09-08

ONE UNBROKEN LINE: EVERY REFERENCE BETWEEN A 1957 RACING CHRONOGRAPH AND THE MOON

2026-09-07

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