Watch Collecting with <SLV>: "Becoming a Collector"

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Watches of an Army Intelligence Officer - Rolex & Seiko

Aug 29, 2026
In this video, we sit down with Colonel Chris Costa (Ret.), a former US Army Case Officer with a lengthy career in the military and national security who now serves as the executive director at the @IntlSpyMuseum.
Throughout Costa's incredible career, he depended on watches as tools, from a Seiko 6309 "Turtle" to a Rolex Submariner he wore through countless deployments in support of the Global War on Terror and beyond.


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Articles Mentioned In This Video:
- Chris Costa - Espionage & Family: A Tale of Two Watches: https://www.watchesofespionage.com/bl...

 

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The Watches of Magnum PI

Despite often missing the mark in realism, Hollywood’s influence on special operations and the intelligence community has been profound, especially when it comes to watches. I personally know several real “operators” and “spies” in the military and intelligence community who purchased watches...

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The New Space-Tested SC02C
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Mechanical watches have accompanied astronauts and cosmonauts into space for decades, but few contemporary watches can claim to have been developed specifically around the demands of extravehicular activity, like Konstantin Chaykin’s new SC02C. Born from the manufacture’s collaboration with Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency, the chronograph has been tested during four spacewalks and is now being released as a civilian limited edition.

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"Let's Roll" - A Hero's Rolex Frozen In Time - September 11, 2001

Todd Beamer’s gold and steel Rolex was found among the debris from Flight 93. While the hands are disfigured and the sapphire crystal is gone, the date window–frozen in time– still reads “11.” Remembering the heroes of September 11th Attacks: On the morning of September 11th, 2001, Todd Beamer...

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The Urban Gentry

A $60 Casionaut You Can Buy NOW + My Childhood Casio BOSS & AQ-240 Patek Alternative Double Unboxing

Sep 13, 2026 #wristwatchcheck #unboxing #review
In recent weeks Casio has made a bit of a kerfuffle in the watch world with the leak of the up and coming GAC-2500 and GMC-2500. It has already been dubbed the "Casionaut" by watch fans due to its strong resemblance to Patek's iconic ultra luxury sports watch, the Nautilus. But its marmite looks and lack of a traditional digital display, on what is obviously an evolution of their famed and highly successful "Casioak" ani-digi watches, is puzzling to say the least. But all is not lost, as there is a watch you can buy right now for well under $100 that evokes not only Patek Nautilus vibes, but elements of their actually classy Ellipse too. Best of all, this watch has a far deeper and richer heritage, pop culture stardom and horological significance spanning 4 decades that we'll explore in this video. Join me for a retrolicious, nostalgia filled, double Casio unboxing of their legendary AQ-240 released in 2025, as well as a NOS lost gem from my childhood, the Casio Executive B.O.S.S. Illuminator SF-5780-W PDA from the mid 1990s that I managed to find in fully working condition. However, ultimately what this Casio extravaganza proves is that in a world dominated by un-smart insidious and rotten apple watches, pointless doom scrolling distractions, along with unwanted surveillance and notifications, Casio not only provides a great alternative, but is the best option for under $100 to free you from the online dependent, planned obsolescence misery. Few brands, if any, offer as much innovation, functionality, affordability, history and classic design iconography as Casio. So in the words of Kyle Reese: come with me if you want to live...and enjoy the video. What do you think about the Casio watches in this video? Please share your thoughts in the comments!

A $60 Casionaut You Can Buy NOW + My Childhood Casio BOSS & AQ-240 Patek

 

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Not sure how many watch collectors are here, but I've got a question. My FIL's best friend passed away recently and his widow is looking to clean out a lot of his things including a watch collection of somewhere between 100 and 1000 watches. He collected watches in display boxes and I didn't count them all, but there is a lot there. The watches that I saw were not especially valuable (ie. no Rolex or stuff like that that I saw). Widow doesn't even know what is squirreled away in the collection. I'm trying to help her out as best I can with some other things, but thought I'd ask here how/where you would handle the sale of a decent collection of watches or even get the collection appraised?

 

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- if you know a jeweler he/she may be able to help you

- https://www.watchfinder.com/sell-yo...utm_content=us_en|m|s|sell_your_watch|Generic

- https://www.texaswatchexchange.com/sell-a-watch

 

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Marathon - A Military Watch Brand You Need to Know (& an Exclusive Sneak Peek)

Sep 19, 2026
In this video, we shine a well-deserved light on Marathon, a Canada-based watch brand with over 85 years of history providing capable tool watches to global military organizations. We also discuss the upcoming Marathon x W.O.E. collaboration, a titanium version of the proven SAR watch, for the first time.


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Articles Mentioned In This Video:

- Marathon, Watchmaker for the Modern Military: https://www.watchesofespionage.com/bl...
- Diving With The Marathon Search and Rescue: https://www.watchesofespionage.com/bl...

 

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The Watches of a Factory Worker (Casio, Seiko, Rolex, & More)​

Sep 26, 2026
Josh shares the personal stories behind a diverse watch collection, highlighting how specific timepieces commemorate family milestones, career experiences in industrial maintenance, and moments of resilience. Teddy Baldassarre explores the deep sentimental connections and memories attached to each of these carefully curated items, ranging from affordable everyday wear to significant luxury pieces.


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Watch Industry SITREP - September 2026​

In less than four weeks, a flurry of costumed schoolchildren will descend upon our doorsteps, germ-laden hands outstretched for an offering of sweets. Little do the youngsters know that they are about to be mogged with a selection of premium tool dive watches that I will rotate throughout the evening, sharing each timepiece’s history in great detail as the kids look on with glazed eyes, a watch enthusiast’s trick counterpoint to the Halloween treats.

Those important preparations aside (I just installed a 25-foot spiderweb in the front yard, with more to come), our attention remains focused on all things W.O.E., and it is once again time for our SITREP, or Situation Report, a monthly amalgamation of watch-related current events, new releases, watch crime, and whatever else crosses our desk that we think will inform or entertain.

This past month, Brad Pitt portrayed a Special Forces operator and wore a Rolex in a new film, the British Ministry of Defence started providing Casio F91Ws to recruits, White House staff got custom Rolexes, James Bond opted for a watch that isn’t an Omega, a downed US aviator wore a watch from an intriguing microbrand, SEALs and military pilots were offered some watch-buying money, and a Navy Admiral wore a Seiko on the cover of Time Magazine. And don’t worry, as always, there’s plenty of watch crime to cover…

Get ready for the SITREP.

Read it all here:

https://www.watchesofespionage.com/blogs/woe-dispatch/watch-industry-news-september-2026