NY Auction Highlight: The Cartier London Crash Watch
Many have imagined a story for the Crash, each one an attempt to explain how Cartier conceived such a surreal watch. Some believe it was the jeweller's attempt to reproduce the distorted clocks in...
View ArticleNY Auction Highlight: The Omega Speedmaster ‘Alaska III’ Project
Sixty years. That’s how long Omega has been making the Speedmaster. Remarkably little has changed between the original model and those which the company make today, and depending on the type of...
View ArticleNY Auction Highlight : The Rolex Milsub Ref. 5513/5517
It’s obvious why military watches are so collectible these days. They’re rare, and even more so in good condition. They’ve got incredible history. And they’re available, which of course was not the...
View ArticleNY Auction Highlight: The Vacheron Constantin Triple Calendar ‘Cioccolatone’...
The 1950s was an important decade for watchmaking. They marked the end of a transformative period, defined by the growing popularity of wristwatches, and in turn, the development of smaller...
View ArticleNY Auction Highlight: The Philippe Dufour Duality N°00
It's difficult to say what's more complicated. Getting a watch directly from Philippe Dufour's atelier, or getting it through the auction room. Take the Duality. Only nine were made, but only one has...
View ArticleHeuer Auction Highlight: The Heuer Autavia GMT Reference 2446 '1st Execution'
The Autavia GMT is a very special watch and one of the most underrated models when it comes to vintage Autavia chronographs. Not only is it the most complex variation of the manual-wind Autavia, it’s...
View ArticleNY Auction Highlight: Paul Newman’s Paul Newman Rolex Daytona Reference 6239
This is it. It's the one. THE Paul Newman. It is because of this watch that all exotic dial Daytonas are known as 'Paul Newman' Daytonas, and it is solely responsible for elevating that entire...
View ArticlePhillips Visits the Studio of Pucci Papaleo (Video)
When it comes to vintage Rolex Daytona watches, Pucci Papaleo has seen and photographed the very best. The Italian collector turned author began studying watches before watches were broadly considered...
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