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One came up for sale the other day at Fortuna in New York, and a nice one, at that. Knowing that many that originally bought these wore them heavily, makes the sale of this example all the more special, given the outstanding condition of most key components. From the blue rotating bezel, to the stainless steel case's sunburst finish, to the silver subdials accented by red hands – everything is essentially perfect.While there are many variations on this fairly simple wall-mounted pendulum clock, the basics of the design – the wooden case, the white dial with spade hour Repliky Richard Mille rm 010 and minute hands, the window for the short pendulum – remain pretty consistent.Next up is Patek Philippe, with the Golden Ellipse solid 18-karat gold lighters. Maybe this is cheating because, technically, these weren't given away for free, but this is my list and I make the rules. Released in the '70s, when smoking was still cool, this is the ultimate luxury watch-related accessory. The lighters came in a variety of textured finishes, and there were examples made in enamel, too.Since 2021 Voutilainen has also been at the helm of Urban Jürgensen, now in its 250th year. His daughter Venla, also a watchmaker, has taken the reigns of the brand's after-sales service for watches mI restored a pocket watch by Breguet that was 200 years old, Voutilainen said, thinking about the watchmaker who once taught Jürgensen himself. "And in the barrel, there was absolutely no play. It was incredible. A man like Breguet had the philosophy, in my opinion, that if the watch is beautiful and it works well it will last forever. Hype doesn't last, but tradition does."
One other interesting detail: we mentioned that the Breitling DC-3 is carrying 500 Navitimers somewhere on board. These Navitimers are a limited edition, which will feature an engraving of the aircraft as well as a commemorative message.One interesting point, which was raised by Chronos2, is that there is no electrical storage system in Spring Drive watches. The power source is purely mechanical, and if the mainspring winds down, the watch will stop immediately as there is no battery or capacitor and, indeed, nothing for them to drive, even if they were present in the movement.A tool watch can be easily – and tautologically – defined as a tool that is also a watch. But if you have no use for fausses Richard Mille rm 60 that tool, then all you have left to appreciate is the inherent charm of its offbeat functionality. It took the Sinn Hunting Chronograph 3006 for me to understand that.The collection of 100 Genta designs presents an incredible opportunity for watch lovers to bid on original creative works by a man considered to be the most prominent artistic mind the watch industry has ever known. (I mean, how incredibly cool would it be to own a hand-drawn sketch of the first Royal Oak prototype?) But I have no doubt in my mind that it will be Genta's personal Royal Oak that will attract the most attention and interest.My pick of the bunch is the Kurumizome iteration. In English, the color is called "walnut-dyed" and the hexadecimal color code is #9f7462. I find the watch charming simply because the color is something I've never seen applied in watchmaking before. Mirco founder Hiraoka said to me in an email that these five colors are important to Japanese culTallendier went on to serve on the French Chamber of Watchmaking in Shanghai and was later appointed to the ChinesTThe star of the show, however, is the guilloche dial. Every dial is made by one man, Master Chen, and it takes eight hours to produce a single dial. The dial colors offered on the Perception are grey, salmon, and ice blue, and each of them is hand-turned on a rose engine that Master Chen fashioned himself. He even holds a patent in China for hiThe star of the show, however, is the guilloche dial. Every dial is made by one man, Master Chen, and it takes eight hours to produce a single dial. The dial colors offered on the Perception are grey, salmon, and ice blue, and each of them is hand-turned on a rose engine that Master Chen fashioned himself. He even holds a patent in China for his rose engine design.The TL;DR of this watch is the YG material and the bi-color black and grey bezel (this being the first use of grey on a bezel insert from Rolex). And that's sort of it. The most surprising part about it is that bi-color bezel, which is imperceptible in certain lighting conditions. And though I may have been more partial to an all-black bezel, I am not complaining about this release one bit.
What is most interesting about this new dual time is that the local time is incredibly easy to set via two pushers repliki Richard Mille rm 74 at 2 and 4 o'clock. They almost make it look as if this 1966 is a chronograph, but in fact, they move the local hour hand forward and back. Each pusher is engraved with a plus or minus to let you know which way the hand will move.Hoffmann’s remarks may seem insulting to his own brand and to the Artemis racing team that Ulysse Nardin sponsors, but his point was that it was sailboat racing and wristwatches that brought us all together for the final weekend of the America’s Cup in Bermuda, and that was a worthy reason to celebrate both.While acknowledging that the markets are uncertain and that forecasts about the timing and strength of a recovery "are still crude," the FH assessment is that post-COVID gains in China are not enough to revive the industry.When that specific watch came to auction at Christie's Geneva in November 2006, it sold for a hard-to-believe total of CHF 2,372,000, a sum that made it – at the tPatek Philippe, in its launch materials for the new watch, describes the new 5373P-001 as an extension of its contemporary classic Split-Seconds Monopusher Chronograph (with perpetual calendar), the ref. 5372P. And it is, in some ways. The two watches share a similar suite of functions and even have the same movement inside: the CHR 27-525 PS Q.The case here, however, is a sleeker, dressier gold (18k yellow or rose, depending on which one you're looking at) with a more serious frosted silver dial with Roman numerals and a 24-hour scale around the rehaut. Whether you go for yellow or rose gold, there are only (only) 500 pieces of each, with a price tag of $14,750.By the way, it's not like prices are down across the board. Special watches are still getting special prices. To wit:It's not all up-and-to-the-right, though. Look across these auction results, and you'll also see under-performing watches. During the run-up, buyers looked for any reason to buy a watch. With so much uncertainty, now collectors are looking for any reason not to buy a watch. It could be condition, price, or the vibes are just off.
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