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The Rake Magazine. JAUNT: WHERE ANGELS TREAD
THE RAKE MAGAZINE JAUNT: WHERE ANGELS TREAD Date September 2025,

Gai Gohari Trunk Show Was a Big Success!
Gai Gohari Trunk Show Was a Big Success! We had

Collectibility Podcast
Collectability Podcast with John Reardon. Fred Savage: Authenticity in the
Fred Savage: Authenticity in the Watch World
Collectability founder and worldwide Patek Authority John Reardon… Fred Savage:

Buying, Selling, & Collecting The Rolex Bubbleback And Why It Still Matters
Buying, Selling, & Collecting The Rolex Bubbleback And Why It

Four + One West Hollywood Dealer Ken Jacobs On Embracing Vintage Style For 40-Plus Years
Four + One West Hollywood Dealer Ken Jacobs On Embracing

What the heck is Paré Paré?
We want to take this opportunity to introduce you to a Podcast produced by a close friend of Wanna Buy A Watch?

Our Gruen Clock shines brightly again (and both faces show the correct time!)
Our Gruen Clock shines brightly again (and both faces show

LA Crime Drama Series Bosch Legacy filmed at Wanna Buy A Watch?
LA Crime Drama Series Bosch Legacy filmed at Wanna Buy

Retailer Spotlight LV Luxury Jewelers In Las Vegas, NV, And Wanna Buy A Watch? In West Hollywood, CA
SOURCE: HODINKEE COLE PENNINGTONAPRIL 09, 2020 Retailer Spotlight LV Luxury

THE OVERLOOKED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN POCKETWATCH!
THE OVERLOOKED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN POCKETWATCH! Prior to starting this

Standard H Podcast Interview
Standard H Podcast SOURCE StandardH Wesley: Today’s guest is the

Vintage Pocket Watches
Vintage Pocket Watches Ken Jacobs was featured in part of


Dress Model Watches
DRESS MODEL WATCHES Everyone needs a dress watch Wanna Buy

The “Laurel Canyon” Watch
THE “LAUREL CANYON” WATCH Meet The “Laurel Canyon” Watch Unlike

Does This Watch Comes with Box and Papers?
Does This Watch Comes With Box and Papers? The Importance

The Difference in Bi-Directional Bezels and Uni-Directional Bezels
How Bi-Directional and Uni-Directional Bezel Watches Work The Difference between

Quickset vs Non-Quickset Date
Quickset vs Non-Quickset Date Quickset vs Non-Quickset Date A quickset

Celebrity Clients at WBAW?
Celebrity Clients at WBAW? We always get a kick out

FROM HODINKEE: Bring a Loupe A Mint Movado World Timer, A ‘Nina Rindt’ Compax, And A Jet-Set Longines
It’s that time of the week again, so take a seat, get comfortable, and do your best to resist temptation. This installment of the roundup features picks like an impossibly mint Movado world timer along with a similarly jet-set Longines. For the chronograph heads, we’ve got a Nina Rindt Compax of the highest quality, in addition to a bit of a project Breitling. And, just because, a book of risqué complications.

How to Tighten Your Stainless Steel Clasp
Today I’m showing you how to tighten your stainless steel clasp

Tightening The Clasp
Today I’m showing you how to tighten the clasp on a hidden clasp presidential bracelet.

Sizing a bracelet How to size a bracelet with screw links.
Sizing a bracelet
How to size a bracelet with screw links.
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Changing the strap on your watch Part 1
Changing the strap on your watch Part 1
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How to remove scratches on your plastic crystals using Polywatch scratch remover
Today I’m going to show you how to remove scratches on your plastic crystals using Polywatch scratch remover. This will only work on plastic or acrylic crystals not on sapphire.
How to change a strap on a hole case watch.

Retailer Spotlight LV Luxury Jewelers In Las Vegas, NV, And Wanna Buy A Watch? In West Hollywood, CA
Featured in Hodinkee’s Article. Check it out, folks!
“This week, we’re putting the spotlight on two retailers, one large and one small, who are driving horology forward in the West. Wanna Buy A Watch in Los Angeles focuses on vintage timepieces, while LV Luxury is the place in Las Vegas to purchase brand new watches to celebrate winning a cool sum at the tables next door.”

Equal Pay, Equal Watches for Women!
Wanna Buy A Watch? was recently featured in an article in LA Business Journal on the fashion of women wearing larger size watches. We have noticed this trend for a long time. Women coming to our shop,

PSST, WANNA BUY A WATCH?
A few months back we came across a whimsical image of the sinister character in the shadows who opens up his trench coat to coax you into a super deal on a “fine” wristwatch. We found the image compelling, as it puts a face on the expression that inspired our business name some 35+ years ago.

Why Vintage Watches Are Making a Comeback
“Men’s 31 to 36mm models are now popular women’s sizes” as well, Jacobs adds. “Petite and feminine are no longer what women are looking for in their watches.”
