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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.

Adjust Your Bracelet Size
Today I’m showing you how to adjust your bracelet size using your adjustable clasp.

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.”

For Watch Dials, Blue Is the Hottest Color Right Now
He especially admires a Rolex Day-Datewith a dégradédial that seems almost to glow.

Wildlife and Watches – Wanna Buy A Watch? and AnalogShift at the Shane Russeck Gallery
A special evening coming up…

Bring a Loupe A 1969 Zenith Ref. A273, A Heuer ‘Pre-Carrera’ Ref. 2443 With Salmon Dial, And A Classic Rolex Datejust
Upon seeing this watch pop up for sale, it practically demanded to be included. It’s a standard Ref. 16718, but fitted on an anything but standard bracelet, produced in vibrant

Fred Savage offers a “tip of the hat” to Wanna Buy A Watch? while Ben Clymer anoints us “LA’s horological epicenter”
Fred gave quite a “tip of the hat” to us here at Wanna Buy A Watch? which we much appreciated. And in the article, Ben has anointed Wanna Buy A Watch? the “horological epicenter of Los Angeles.”

Phillips “Styled” Preview… Highlighting the Vintage Watch in Men’s Fashion
When asked about our business here at Wanna Buy A Watch?, we often describe ourselves as being in the fashion business. The products we sell are vintage and contemporary wristwatches, but we really consider ourselves in the men’s (and to a lesser extent) the women’s fashion industry.

Wanna Buy A Watch? Bloomberg News and part of the vintage watch vocabulary!
Wanna Buy A Watch? Bloomberg News and part of the


The State of the Vintage Watch Market
The State of the Vintage Watch Market SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 |

Bring a Loupe An Affordable Bulova Diver, A Special Rolex Submariner, And A Classic Cartier Santos
This week’s round-up of vintage watches from around the world.