Watches of Espionage
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Former CIA Officer, amateur horologist. -will do this until it stops being fun, then disappear. -W.O.E. #watchesofespionage
Joined December 2022
AVAILABLE NOW: Tactile Turn x W.O.E. 2.0 - We are very excited to restock our custom Tactile Turn x W.O.E. Titanium Bolt Action Pen.
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@one_man_in @realErikDPrince We have a great article on the BW Breitling, see below https://t.co/IGQjHr4iAb
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The Untold Story of the Blackwater Breitling Emergency On November 27 2004, a CASA 212 turboprop cargo aircraft crashed into the side of a mountain in Afghanistan’s Koh-i-Baba range. The National...
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British SAS Chris Craighead and Blackwater CEO/Founder Erik Prince wearing a no-date Rolex Submariner and a BW Breitling Emergency, respectively. It’s never just a watch. @one_man_in @realErikDPrince
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Watches of Disinformation - This week, we discuss the intriguing role played by timepieces in disinformation campaigns, serving as visual cues or props that amplify credibility, seed false narratives, or manipulate perception. (Read Below)
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Vice President Dick Cheney - Jan 30, 1941- Nov 3, 2025, Rolex Day-Date Yellow Gold
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NEW VIDEO: Watches Of The Trump Administration - In our new video, we will analyze and discuss the watches worn by key US national security figures, because in the White House, a watch is never just a watch. (Watch Below) https://t.co/eaMgd7zVJH
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The Watches of Espionage October SITREP is live. Ocean’s Eleven-Style Crooks Rob the Louvre, JD Vance Back to his Apple Watch, Swiss Watch Exports to the US Tank, A Would-Be Rolex Robber Gets Whooped, & More (Read Below) https://t.co/SYLPM5O1CB
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From a high-profile heist targeting literal crown jewels in Paris to Vice President JD Vance returning to his Apple Watch-wearing ways to a French politician accused of hiding his luxury watch, to a...
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Happy Halloween W.O.E.-fam. Stay in the shadows, keep your lume covered, operate with intent and most importantly, use your tools.
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Every watch dork dreams of designing their own watch. When my friend Brock Stevens, a US Navy diver and the man behind DeepSea EDC, told us he was working on designing a watch with Jacques Bianchi Marseille, we were intrigued. (Read below) https://t.co/PT2WbUS2LM
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A US Navy Diver and EDC enthusiast customizes a niche French military dive watch to suit his underwater workplace. Brock Stevens is a US Navy Diver and part of the photography team at W.O.E. He’s...
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US Army 1st Special Forces Group supporting President Trump’s visit to Malaysia earlier this week, Tudor Black Bay Steel on the wrist, a watch that was discontinued in 2022 and rarely seen in the wild. Very cool/ally.
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Affordable Watches For The WOE Community (Dispatch Live) For many W.O.E. is an entree into the world of watches, and by far the most common question I am asked is for advice on buying a first watch. (See below) https://t.co/kqL7spU6IS
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The Use Your Tools Ethos Is About Utility, Heritage, & Shared Experience, Not MSRP - The watch media landscape is replete with lists of “affordable” watches, many of which are constructed based on...
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Marathon GSAR/TSAR on the wrist of a US Air Force Pararescueman/PJ training with the 68th Rescue Squadron. The list of modern analog issued watches is short, and Marathon is one of the OGs.
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NEW Straps! Earlier this week, we released our NOFORN strap, a single-pass iteration of the Five Eye with a silicone W.O.E. Spearhead molded directly onto the nylon weave. We also restocked the W.O.E.-ZA 1.0, the Commando Strap, and several others.
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Dear Mr. Vice President, Please Take Off Your Apple Watch https://t.co/YQ3MLfERt1
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An Open Letter To JD Vance From A Former CIA Officer On The Counterintelligence Risks Of Smartwatches Mr. Vice President, Congratulations on your ascendancy to the Vice President of the United States...
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Vice President JD Vance is back on our radar. After 9 months in office without a watch, he wore an Apple Watch to the Marine Corps' 250th anniversary. Earlier this year, I wrote a letter warning the VP of the counterintelligence risks of Apple Watches, read below.
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