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Dear fellow PuristS, Ever since ThePuristS was founded as a forum community on Jun 1 2001 it has always been about inclusiveness and respect. (the site started as my personal blog to share my experien

Giving back, paying it forward, just thinking of and giving a helping hand to those less fortunate... (Please note: for various reasons we as a site cannot endorse or specifically support any charitie

Remember my back story on the Girard Perregaux Laureato Big Date Moonphase RDM? www.watchprosite.com Well, add jealous petulence to the list of endearing qualities... He'd been running like a

Water Resistance ratings and applications ThePuristS and PuristSPro / WatchProSite has always been about the right information, all the time, in addition to Passion and Opinion. No one, not even me ha

Is the sense of community - that a Purist can travel to almost anywhere in the world (and maybe beyond lol) and have some local PuristS share some watch love, local knowledge, and great food and drink

The Valjoux 7750 chronograph movement is one of the most widely used, thoroughly field proven chronos ever made. It has been used in chronographs from such highly regarded brands as IWC; Breitling; Ta

Local get togethers have always been a pillar of PuristS' life since we were founded as a virtual community back in 2001. It used to be that anywhere in the world a Purist went, there was a local grou

Come join us in welcoming MTF to The City of Angels and share some interesting watch talk; reconnect with old friends and mak new ones! Saturday, May 23rd, dinner somewhere in the Westside. Details wi

Come join us in welcoming MTF to The City of Angels and share some interesting watch talk; reconnect with old friends and mak new ones! Saturday, May 23rd, dinner somewhere in the Westside. Details wi

Come join us in welcoming MTF to The City of Angels and share some interesting watch talk; reconnect with old friends and mak new ones! Saturday, May 23rd, dinner somewhere in the Westside. Details wi

Come join us in welcoming MTF to The City of Angels and share some interesting watch talk; reconnect with old friends and mak new ones! Saturday, May 23rd, dinner somewhere in the Westside. Details wi

I was fortunate enough to spend some time recently with fellow Purist GLau in Beijing, who wore his beautiful Patek ref. 5575 World Time Moonphase to our mini-GTG. Not having had the chance before to

a Man Cave, mind you, with all the Manly brands like AMG and Heckler and Koch and Shiseido ... Living in this cave, I didn't know that Apple, a COMPUTER company...oh, yeah, that's right, they came out

Thanks for all your kind words. Since Nilo and others seemed to like the dial...

Hi, I've been a watch nut (and car nut, and audiophile, and...ok, I admit it, I'm OCD...) since the early 1970's. I can't say I've aways been a Purist...no, wait, let me correct that - I've always had

Patek Philippe Grand Master Chime hyper complication wristwatch - the most complicated wristwatch ever created. When I saw the mode selector switch in the presentation video, I almost lost it - FINALL

In the past decade and a half, collectors and enthusiasts have come to expect blockbuster after blockbuster, year after year, each outdoing the previous and raising the bar. Though at first the initia

of high watching, in all its facets - chronometry, decorative arts, craftsmanship, technical development and history. What I respect about the Sterns and the entire Patek Philippe organization is that

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 40th Anniversary Exhibition arrives in Beijing, China and the WanderingPurist is there to report on it. Beijing Capital International Airport arrivals hall - Due to the screw

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 40th Anniversary Exhibition arrives in Beijing, China and the WanderingPurist travels around the world to bring it to fellow PuristS... When we last saw the WanderingPurist,