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AMERICA'S NO. 1 WATCH MAGAZINE Steve McQueen’s Rolex Brings Record $234,000June 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment  Steve McQueen's Rolex Submariner Ref. 5512 brought $234,000 including buyer's premium at Antiquorum's summer sale in New York City yesterday, setting a world record for that reference. Another McQueen item, his Scott Super Squirrel motorcycle painted by Von Dutch brought the highest bid of the day at $276,000. The Heuer Monaco McQueen wore during the 1971 filming of Le Mans far exceeded the … [Read more...] June 12 “How It’s Made” TV Show Features BlancpainJune 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment  Blancpain and the Le Brassus Manufacture will be featured in How It's Made 6: Luxury Watches (episode 8). The episode will air on the Science Channel Friday, June 12 at 9:00 p.m. EDT. Tune in to see Blancpain’s master watchmakers hand assemble a movement and apply delicate hand finishing in accordance with the traditional arts and practices of fine watchmaking. … [Read more...] La Ligne Bleue by Jaquet DrozJune 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment  Jaquet Droz announces a series of five timepieces, each produced in a limited edition of eight pieces. These unique watches share beautiful dials created using the Grand Feu enameling technique to obtain a color of unique depth and luminosity: Jaquet Droz blue. Whereas ivory or black enamel needs 10 to 15 firings, blue requires no fewer than 20. Before each one, the dial surface is dusted with a … [Read more...] Original Rolex Milgauss Tops $110,000 At AuctionJune 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment  An original Rolex Milgauss Ref. 6541 produced in 1958 brought more than $113,000, including buyer's premium, at today's Bonhams auction of fine wristwatches in London. The watch, Lot 139, was originally sold by Watches of Switzerland in New Bond Street in 1962. Characterized by the "lightening strike" center seconds hand, the Milgauss was designed for use in areas subjected to high levels of … [Read more...] Concord Adds New C1 Chronograph ModelsJune 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment  Concord is adding 5 new models to its C1 Chronograph line: rose gold on a brown alligator strap, all black with a carbon fiber dial, the steel and white C1 Pure, anthracite gray, and orange highlights on an orange strap. C1 Chronographs measure 44mm in diameter and 16.7mm thick. Layered dials present time on a 3D palate. Each case has 53 components and is water-resistant to 20 atm. The 3.3mm thick … [Read more...] Bell & Ross Launches BR01 Airborne in ParisJune 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment  On Tuesday June 9, Bell & Ross launches its new limited edition BR01 Airborne at Colette, the Parisian fashion and style boutique. BR01 Airborne watches will be exclusively available at Colette for one week beginning June 8th. Bell & Ross is introducing the Airborne to coincide with the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of D-Day by President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. … [Read more...] Carl F. Bucherer’s In-House Outrunner Caliber Goes to WorkJune 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment  In July, 2007, Carl F. Bucherer acquired its long-time movement collaborator Techniques Horlogères Appliquées SA and renamed it Carl F. Bucherer Technologies SA. The team got to work straightaway, and at BASELWORLD 2008, they announced their first in-house movement, the CFB A1000. Not content to create a standard, cookie-cutter movement, CFB instead introduced something truly innovative: an … [Read more...] Patrizzi & Co. Only Watch Sale – MonacoJune 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment Unique watches from leading manufacturers will be auctioned in Monaco with all proceeds going to support research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. … [Read more...] Antiquorum Auction – GenevaJune 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment Important collectors' wristwatches, pocket watches, and clocks … [Read more...] Inside Basel/Geneva – DallasJune 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment On October 1 in Dallas, WatchTime and Jeff Kingston team up to bring you all the highlights of the 2009 Basel and Geneva watch fairs, combined with a wonderful dinner, a chance to meet industry executives, and to mingle with other enthusiasts. These events are held at some of the finest private clubs in the USA. Click here to learn more and to register! … [Read more...] Inside Basel/Geneva – ChicagoJune 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment On September 29 in Chicago, WatchTime and Jeff Kingston team up to bring you all the highlights of the 2009 Basel and Geneva watch fairs, combined with a wonderful dinner, a chance to meet industry executives, and to mingle with other enthusiasts. These events are held at some of the finest private clubs in the USA. Click here to learn more and to register! … [Read more...] Inside Basel/Geneva – PhiladelphiaJune 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment On September 17 in Philadelphia, WatchTime and Jeff Kingston team up to bring you all the highlights of the 2009 Basel and Geneva watch fairs, combined with a wonderful dinner, a chance to meet industry executives, and to mingle with other enthusiasts. These events are held at some of the finest private clubs in the USA. Click here to learn more and to register! … [Read more...] Antiquorum Auction, New York CityJune 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment Important collectors' wristwatches, pocket watches & clocks … [Read more...] Inside Basel/Geneva 2009 – New York CityJune 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment On September 15 in New York City, WatchTime and Jeff Kingston team up to bring you all the highlights of the 2009 Basel and Geneva watch fairs, combined with a wonderful dinner, a chance to meet industry executives, and to mingle with other enthusiasts. These events are held at some of the finest private clubs in the USA. Click here to learn more and to register! … [Read more...] Antiquorum Auction, Hong KongJune 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment Important collectors' wristwatches, pocket watches & clocks … [Read more...] Antiquorum Auction, New York CityJune 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment Important collector's wristwatches, pocket watches, and clocks. … [Read more...] Patrizzi & Co. NYC Spring Sale Brings $2.7 MillionJune 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment  Patrizzi & Co Auctioneers held its first New York City auction on June 4. The sale included 293 timepieces. Seventy-three percent of the lots sold for a total of more than $2,707,150. More than 50 bidders were present in the auction room, and online bidders participated from Italy, Switzerland, Macao, Portugal, Japan, Dubai, and across the U.S. … [Read more...] Breguet Classique 5967June 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment  Though it did not appear in Breguet's press materials, the Classique 5967 was shown as a new model for 2009, and based on my conversations in Basel, this watch was very well received. During our meeting with Breguet, we learned that their in-house guilloché shop has been expanded, and this watch wears the first pattern developed in-house. Called Art Deco Damier, the name refers to a chess board, … [Read more...] Buzz Aldrin Celebrates Moon Landing With OmegaJune 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment  On June 3, astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Omega CEO Stephen Urquhart celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first moon walk at the Omega flagship boutique on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the first humans to set foot on the moon when they made their historic Apollo 11 moonwalk on July 20, 1969. The Omega Speedmaster was the first and only watch worn on the moon. To mark … [Read more...] WATCHTIME WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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