THE PATINA REPORT

Hiroshi Fujiwara: Collecting as a Design Practice

Translating Japanese Design Philosophy Through the Tag Heuer Carrera

Feb 2 • Asher Salik

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December 2025

The 2026 Watch Industry Outlook

A shift towards fragmentation, regionalization, and artisanal craft

Dec 19, 2025 • Asher Salik

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November 2025

A Contemporary Art Lover’s Dream Watch Collaborations

Seeing my favorite artists through a new conceptual medium

Nov 5, 2025 • Asher Salik

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September 2025

An Evening with Sotheby’s Geoff Hess and Louis Vuitton's Jean Arnault

On the Future of Collecting, the Rise of Artisanal Watchmaking, and Louis Vuitton’s Masterpiece

Sep 22, 2025 • Asher Salik

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From Canvas to Case, with Lee Ufan

An Art Lover on Lee Ufan, Minimalism, and the Bvlgari Octo

Sep 8, 2025 • Asher Salik

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August 2025

How the Grand Seiko Wisteria GMT Redefines the "APAC Exclusive"

In a sea of unattainable regional limited editions, this might be the best one yet

Aug 20, 2025 • Asher Salik

July 2025

Atelier Wen’s Ancestra Reminds Us Why We Collect

A rare example of when everything aligns, from philosophy to finish

Jul 29, 2025 • Asher Salik

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Behind the Legacy of the Lapis Watch Dial

From ancient stone to algorithmic icon

Jul 14, 2025 • Asher Salik

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June 2025

The $4,000 Citizen Watch I Can’t Stop Thinking About

Inside Citizen’s Quiet Rival to Grand Seiko

Jun 16, 2025 • Asher Salik

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This $200 Watch is Gen Z’s Cartier

Inside the collaboration turning heads from TikTok to Hodinkee

Jun 3, 2025 • Asher Salik

May 2025

Five of my grail watches (that aren’t from the holy trinity)

Beyond the usual grails: What’s holding my interest right now

May 27, 2025 • Asher Salik

Inside the Boutique Exclusive Watch Craze

From double-signed dials to limited editions to destination editions

May 12, 2025 • Asher Salik

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