Kristian Haagen
1970
Danish
1976
Rolex, Patek Philippe, Tudor, A. Lange & Söhne, and many, many more
A fake Cartier Tank
It used to be a Rolex Double Red Sea-Dweller ref. 1665 with a tropical dial from 1972. But I just purchased that watch, with a military provenance, in 2022. So I have to start looking for another grail watch now.
I have loved watches since I was a kid. My earliest watch-related memories go back to 1976, flipping through my family’s extensive collection of National Geographic magazines. The first pages were full of watch ads, and I realized that many of the explorers, divers, mountaineers inside the magazine often wore one of the watches from the ads, e.g., Rolex or Omega. Hence, watches became a hero product for me. I worked as an Art Director for many years, but have been collecting watches since I was about 20 years old. By the time I sold a small agency in 2005, I had already published my first book on watches and decided to follow my passion – and here I am, eight watch books later.
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10/22/2024
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09/02/2024
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08/28/2024
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Geneva Watch Days
By Kristian Haagen
07/18/2024
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Watch Guides
By Kristian Haagen
06/19/2024
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05/14/2024
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04/19/2024
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03/28/2024
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02/15/2024
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01/26/2024
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12/22/2023
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12/04/2023
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Lifestyle
By Kristian Haagen