Thank you for visiting WatchCarefully.com. This site is a repository for the articles and reviews I've written; they are listed below in no specific order, though some pieces are also included in special-topic categories identified at right. Updates to existing articles will happen as necessary and the addition of new articles immediately. Please review the list of links and my "about me" page for more information and contacts. I appreciate hearing from readers who have comments or suggestions for articles they would like to read. Please feel free to contact me via the @ in the top right corner.
 
Brad Jacobs

A Gallery of Vintage Rado Catalogue Pages
Images of pages from Rado catalogues & brochures 1960s-1980s

A Rado Reference Page - updated 18 June 2009


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A Gallery of Vintage Rado Advertisements
Images of Rado print advertisements 1950s-1980s

A Rado Reference Page - updated 18 June 2009


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Rainbow Emotion of Color
Extravaganza Crystal Classic (Ref. EX44-SS-cl)

Originally published in iW Magazine, March 2009


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Vintage Rado Automatic Watches
Originally published in International Wristwatch Number 69, July 2003, the first article in an ongoing series

This article has been updated with new images and information


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RGM Ref. 116
- the TimeZone Limited Edition Watch Originally posted on EOT, January 2004; updated 2008

A gallery of RGM TZ LE variations can be seen within


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Forty Years After
Chronodeco's 1968 Chronographs

Originally published in iW Magazine, September 2008


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Riedenschild Original - Swihanic
Ref. 1107

Product Review


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Riedenschild Original - AdvanceProDate
A new automatic watch from Germany: AdvanceProDate (Ref. 1116/02)

Product Review


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A Certain Caliber:
Vintage Certina Hand-Wound Watches

Originally published in International Watch, December 2005


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RGM Caliber 801
The first American-Made watch movement in nearly 40 years

Originally posted at RGMWatches.com; published in iW magazine, March 2008; reprinted by the AWCI Horological Times, August 2008


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SARO-Gem BuonGusto 43 Jubilé
A distinctive limited-edition chronograph from a small Swiss brand

Originally published in iW Magazine, June 2008


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RGM Cal. 801 (Part 2)
The first watches containing the US-made Caliber 801 are now available.

Originally published in iW Magazine April 2008


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Riedenschild Original - WavemasterPro Diver's Automatic
Ref 1128-02

Product Review


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Rado Rodeo
Part 2 of a series of articles on Vintage Rado watches (See Part 1 below)

Originally published in International Watch February 2008


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Bulova "Ambassador"
A 1935 Art Deco model with hinged case-back

New photos added...


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RGM Ref. 130
One Week at a Time - the RGM 7-day watch

Originally published in International Watch, November 2006


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Old School
A look at the Positano watch and restoration services from Chronodeco

Originally published in iW Magazine April 2007


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The Me(chanical) Decade
Mechanical novelties of the 1970s

Originally published in International Watch, October 2005


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Two Vintage Watches with Tiger-Eye Dials
Rado Diastar Magic & Technos Tiger Borazon

A comparative review


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Riedenschild Original - Blue Pearl Chronograph
Ref. 1115-02-S14

Product Review


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Creating A Custom RGM Wristwatch
RGM Ref. 222E

Originally published in International Watch, September 2006


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My Forefathers' Watches
An essay from the collector's perspective

Originally published in International Wristwatch Number 90, April 2005


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Roamer Watch Company’s Compétence MST
Nostalgic brilliance, timeless charm...

Originally published in International Wristwatch Number 90, April 2005


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The Creation of a Custom Benzinger Wristwatch
Originally published in the NAWCC Bulletin, April 2004

Also published on-line at NAWCC.org


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Custom Watches by Jochen Benzinger
Including an interview with the master

Originally published in International Wristwatch Number 73, November 2003


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The 1969 18k Omega Speedmaster Professional
Originally published in International Wristwatch Number 63, December 2002 Reprinted in the NAWCC Bulletin, April 2003

This article has been updated with new photos and information.


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Ulysse Nardin San Marco Chronometers
Men's and Ladies' versions with stunning blue enamel dial

Originally posted on EOT


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Guillermin Mollet
Premiere Edition 2003

Product Review


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A 1950s G-P Gyromatic
With 39j Girard-Perregaux movement and mid-century style

Originally posted on Equation of Time


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1950 Rolex Ref. 6085
"Super Oyster" Perpetual Chronometer

Originally posted on Equation of Time


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A vintage 8-Day 'Goliath' Watch
With 15-jewel Octava movement

Originally posted on Equation of Time


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Heuer "Rose" Pocket watch
An early 20th Century dress pocket watch marketed by Heuer

Originally posted on Equation of Time


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A Large, Soviet-made Split-timer
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Originally posted as a whimsical photo-review on Equation of Time


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Convergence 2003
The second annual watch conference in Lancaster, PA

Originally published in International Wristatch, December 2003


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Convergence 2004
A review of the third annual event for watch collectors in Lancaster, PA

Originally published in International Watch, December 2004


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RGM Ref. 200
Ship Shape: the HMS Victory Commemorative Watch

Originally published in International Watch, December 2005


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RGM Ref. 170
USS Constellation Commemorative Watch

Originally published in International Wristwatch Number 75, January 2004

This article and more photos are available via the official

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Riedenschild Original - DarkSea Multi Diver
Ref. 1113

Product Review


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Riedenschild Original - Totaliso Hand-Wound Watch
Ref. 1102

Product Review


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Making the Cut
The Art of Engine Turning at RGM Watch Company

Originally published in Watch & Clock Review, Nov/Dec 2004; Reprinted in International Watch March 2005


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