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This weekend a few days after the Christie's sale wraps up Phillips is auctioning off a number of watches owned by the actor James Garner whose credits include The Great Escape a 1964 World War II film that chronicles an attempted mass getaway by British Commonwealth POWs who were link held hostage at the Nazi Germany Stalag Luft III camp. Although link the James Garner watches are attractive and notable there's still nothing like the real thing which Christie's has in lot link 120.

It was just a month after SIHH when Lange gave us the second installment in this collection and I'll be honest it link wasn't one of the models I was expecting to see first. The Grand Lange link 1 Moon Phase is a fantastic watch but it's one that doesn't get as much attention as some of the other classic pieces. It's link a bit bigger at 41mm across and the moon phase display nested within the main dial adds a touch of whimsy to the mix.

Strapped on my wrist the Arrow feels modern clean and capable but not lacking in personality. As you would link expect link of a watch intended for use in high-stress scenarios legibility is great in any light the lume is quite bright. The size link wears really well and while I do like the look of the brand's Trip-Tick case I barely noticed its absence when the Arrow was on my wrist.

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Just moments after having sworn to myself link that I wasnt going to try too hard to get Geneva I found myself doing exactly this walking past the link cement and glass Warwick Hotel and then past picturesque 19th-century buildings with wrought iron balconies and colorful Alps-evoking shutters then texting what I thought were link amusing generalizations to a friend of mine whod lived in Geneva for 15 years and recently moved back to the U.S.

If I link wore a Rolex or really anything more valuable than those KitchenAids that torment every wedding registry to a buddy's nuptials I'd get roasted like Tom link Brady on link Netflix. But jiu-jitsu instructors be damned I'm still going to wear a watch to the wedding.