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FOUND: A Rolex With Cloisonné Dial For India’s First President
Some of the most prized Rolex watches are those with cloisonné enamel dials. For example, see this circa 1950 Rolex that sold for over $700,000 earlier this year. But coming up for auction on Sunday,...
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An Original Rolex Milgauss: It Doesn't Get Much Better Than This
Coming up for auction at Christie's today is an unbelievable original Rolex Milgauss (reference 6541), brought to market in the 1950s for use by those working in areas of high magnetism. These watches...
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Introducing The Speake-Marin Spirit Pioneer: A Casual, Military Watch With...
You're looking at a brand new watch from Speake-Marin. Called the Spirit Pioneer, this is a military-inspired casual ticker that was announced just Friday at Salon QP in London. Using Speake-Marin's...
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Roger Dubuis (The Man) Returns To Roger Dubuis (The Watch Manufacture)
It's always a little strange when a living watchmaker has nothing to do with a watch company that bears his name. Thankfully, that is no longer the case with Roger Dubuis, the man and the brand....
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Hands-On With The Magrette Bronze Regattare: Getting Better With Age At Under...
Bronze is one of the next "big things" in the watch world, it seems - bronze is the new PVD maybe? Today, our man down under, Felix Scholz takes a look at one of the many bronze watches of 2011, but...
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Just Because: A 1940s Heuer Chronograph That Ike Liked
President Dwight Eisenhower, like his Oval Office predecessor Harry Truman, seemed to have a penchant for fine wristwatches. We have told you about some including a Vacheron Constantin he received and...
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Question: What Does a $2 Million Pocketwatch Look Like? Answer: This.
You are looking at a $2,000,000 pocket watch. Sold over the weekend by Antiquorum, this newly discovered Patek Philippe is not only incredibly complicated, it is in practically mint condition with...
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New Brand Alert: Introducing Autodromo Motoring Instruments, Classical...
This is something brand new (seen here first!) and very cool. Autodromo makes watches for motoring. Inspired by the classic dashboards of mid-20th century European racers, designer Bradley Price has...
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REMINDER: One Day Remains To Enter To Win A VIP Trip To Switzerland To Visit...
We want to send you to Geneva and the Vallée du Joux - the watchmaking capital of the world - to see how the world's thinnest wristwatch is made. The trip will include business class tickets from...
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A Wristshot Of Brobdingnagian Stature: A George Daniels Co-Axial Anniversary...
Click to enlarge.It doesn't get much better than this. In fact, I'm not sure I can think of a watch that would warrant more respect from a room full of watchsnobs than the watch seen here. It is an...
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Guy Takes $600,000 Greubel Forsey Double Tourbillon 30 Degrees Technique...
There seems to be a growing trend of really wealthy guys taking their really expensive watches swimming, photographing the experience with an iPhone, and then putting pictures online. First, there...
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Found: A Killer Omega Memomatic from 1975
When it comes to vintage Omegas from the 70s it’s usually the speedies and the divers that get all the love, and deservedly so. But Omega was nothing if not prolific, and they produced some other...
View ArticleVIDEO: Ressence Watches, The Watch With No Hands, Explained By Founder And...
This watch has no hands. Ressence was launched just last year by Belgian Benoit Mintiens, a revered industrial designer. He describes his "platform watches" as presenting time in a way that avoid...
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Found: An Original PVD Black Monaco For Sale (AKA The King of the Vintage...
Vintage Heuer is a really fun category for new (and seasoned) collectors because there are just so many unquestionably awesome watches that are relatively affordable. Camaros, Autavias, and even...
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De Bethune DB28 Wins Geneva Grand Prix Watch Of The Year, We Go Hands-On...
Click to enlargeNo less than one hour ago, the 11th Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix (GPHG) took place in grand fashion. These are essentially the Oscars of watchmaking. The winner? The watch you see...
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The Full List of Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix Award Winners (With Live...
The Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix took place over the weekend, and we already told you that De Bethune took home top honors with their silicon'd-out DB28. Now we're here to show the rest of the...
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Steve McQueen's Racing Suit From Le Mans Coming Up For Auction
Coming up for auction next month in Beverly Hills is the driving suit that Steve McQueen wore in Le Mans. How is this watch-related? Well, it happens to have a Heuer Chronograph patch in a very...
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FOUND: A Mythical MilSub - Issued To The Special Forces Of Iran By The...
Rolex Milsubs are among the most desirable watches to bear the Rolex coronet and perhaps the most desirable military watches ever made. Of course, we have told you about them. The vast majority were...
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Hands-On With The Zenith Captain Winsor, The $8700 Annual Calendar...
Well, we finally got to put our hands on what could possibly be the watch of the year (in our very humble opinion). The Zenith Captain Winsor is everything a watch guy should want in a watch - it's...
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The Original Gallet Flying Officer (As Worn By President Truman) Explained:...
You may have heard of the Flying Officer, the Gallet's most famous model: a two register chronograph with cities of the world listed by time zone around the dial and a rotating bezel to track times...
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