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Pocket Watch Estimated at $40K-$60K Brings $242,500

When the hammer came down on lot 79 at Christie’s December 14 New York auction, an unassuming Patek Philippe pocket watch with a pre-sale estimate of $40,000 to $60,000 had reached $242,500. The watch, manufactured in 1913, received a Geneva Observatory rating certificate in 1920 and was delivered to its American retailer in 1921. In...

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Dec 15, 2010 by WatchTime

Sponsored: A Genuine Evolution of G-SHOCK DNA – Introducing the Full Metal GMB2100D-1A

Since its debut in 2018, the Casio G-SHOCK Full Metal lineup has become a fan favorite. This month, the brand is back with its newest addition to the catalog, the G-SHOCK Full Metal GMB2100-1A. The latest release takes the brand’s popular octagonal form and elevates it with a full metal construction, in-turn representing a genuine...

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Aug 5, 2022 by WatchTime

Rolex USA Appoints Stewart Wicht President and CEO

Rolex Watch U.S.A. announced yesterday that Stewart Wicht has been appointed president and CEO. Wicht succeeds Allen Brill who died last month following a brief battle with lung cancer. Wicht joined Rolex S.A. in 1975. His past experience in the company’s commercial department includes responsibilities for the U.S. and other key markets. He currently heads...

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Dec 15, 2010 by WatchTime

Linde Werdelin Hard Gray DLC: First USA Limited Edition

Linde Werdelin presents its first limited edition for the U.S. market – the Hard Gray DLC (Diamond Like Carbon). The “Hard” series is based on LW’s original ‘The One’ model, but with a different bezel, hands, color and dial to create a unique aesthetic. The case, in DLC gray coating, is unlike any Linde Werdelin...

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Dec 15, 2010 by WatchTime

Jaeger-LeCoultre Launches Reverso Virtual Museum

2011 marks the 80th anniversary of the Reverso, and to celebrate, Jaeger-LeCoultre is launching a virtual online museum dedicated to the iconic reversible watch. Since 1931, owners have made Reversos uniquely their own by having the protective caseback engraved. Reverso owners can earn a place in the history of this watch and the brand by...

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Dec 14, 2010 by WatchTime

Preview: Christie’s New York Top Lots

Christie’s December 14 sale to be held at 20 Rockafeller Plaza in New York includes 424 lots, and the stars of the show in terms of pre-sale estimates are Patek Philippe, Breguet, and Piaget. Three pieces are estimated at $250,000 to $350,000: Patek Philippe references 2499/100 and 1462, and a platinum Breguet ref. 3857. A...

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Dec 13, 2010 by WatchTime

Rare Museum Finds Come Back to Life

During the renovation of the German Watch Museum Glashütte, workers discovered 13 original marine chronometers that had been hidden away. It was an astonishing find. Today, each has been carefully restored and paired with a Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer Platinum to create a very few historically significant sets that will be available to the public.

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Dec 12, 2010 by WatchTime

New from Breitling: the Transocean Chronograph Limited Edition

The brand with the winged B is introducing the Transocean Chronograph Limited special series, fitted with the manufacture’s in-house Caliber 01 automatic chronograph movement. The new model pays tribute to a landmark timepiece from the brand’s history, the original Transocean, introduced in 1958. Find more information, including pricing and wallpaper, inside.

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Dec 10, 2010 by WatchTime

Michael Sarp Named Chairman of the Board at Armin Strom

Former IWC CEO Michael Sarp has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Swiss watch manufacturer Armin Strom AG. His previous activities have included managing various exclusive brand-name companies in the luxury goods market. Sarp also served as Chairman of the Executive Board at the Swatch Group Germany.

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Dec 10, 2010 by WatchTime

Concord C1 Big Date Radar

Concord says the new C1 Big Date Radar is “endowed with a rugged look, a strong character and a distinctive personality.” They have a point. The dial presents an array of levels and textures with hour markers that float above the fray. The 3.3 mm-thick sapphire crystal is secured by a bezel that is is...

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Dec 9, 2010 by WatchTime

F1 President Bernie Ecclestone Mugged in London; Hublot Stolen From His Wrist

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone suffered a black eye when he was attacked by four men outside his London office around 10:30 p.m. on November 25. His girlfriend was with him at the time. The robbers made off with jewelry – and Mr. Ecclestone’s Hublot – together valued at $314,000.

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Dec 8, 2010 by WatchTime

SIHH Preview: Audemars Piguet Millenary Minute Repeater

Audemars Piguet created minute repeater and grand strike pocket watches from its founding in 1875, and they claim the first minute repeater wristwatch, produced in 1892. The new Millenary Minute Repeater incorporates the manufacture’s newest technical developments: the AP escapement and a double balance-spring, as well as the striking mechanism and its gongs. The result...

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Dec 8, 2010 by WatchTime

Antiquorum Offers Important Rolex GMT-Master with Bathyscaph Trieste Connection

On Wednesday evening December 8, Antiquorum will offer 365 modern and vintage timepieces at its Manhattan headquarters, including a historically significant Rolex GMT-Master that belonged to Lt. Don Walsh who, along with Jacques Piccard, piloted the bathyscaphe Trieste to the deepest point in the world’s oceans.

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Dec 7, 2010 by WatchTime

Ronnie Wood, Armin Strom, and Virgin Racing Team Up

Armin Strom, Official Timing Partner of the Virgin Racing Formula One Team, has announced that it will participate in an art project with the Ronnie Wood. Best known as a Rolling Stone, Ronnie is also an artist, and during 2011 he will paint a Virgin Racing Formula 1 car, an Armin Strom watch, and a...

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Dec 6, 2010 by WatchTime

Panerai Math: P.3000 + 21 + 2 + 16.5 > 1993 + 6497

The proof for this equation takes the form of a story problem. When Panerai was reborn in 1993, they adopted the tried-and-true Unitas 6497 pocket watch movement, which made excellent business sense. Now, desiring greater autonomy and adding to their already considerable stature, Panerai has created its own 16.5 ligne, manually-wound movement, the caliber P.3000,...

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Dec 5, 2010 by WatchTime

Corum Ti-Bridge Tourbillon Black

For the holidays, Corum dresses the Ti-Bridge Tourbillon in a stealthy coat of satin and black PVD. The flange, plate and bridges are crafted from ARCAP, a copper-nickle alloy that is non-magnetic and highly corrosion-resistant, and these components are coated with black ruthenium. Set off against this black background is the flying tourbillon’s gray key,...

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Dec 5, 2010 by WatchTime

Vacheron Constantin Celebrates With the Friends of the Paris Opera and Ballet

On Saturday, November 20, Paris’ Palais Garnier played host to Vacheron Constantin as well as hundreds of the Manufacture’s guests for the much-anticipated 30th anniversary celebration of the AROP (Friends of the Paris Opera and Ballet). Presiding over the occasion were Jean-Louis Beffa, President of the AROP, Nicolas Joel, Director of the National Opera of...

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Dec 5, 2010 by WatchTime

Patek Dominates Top Sellers at Christie’s Geneva Sale

Christie’s November 15 Geneva sale generated an impressive SFr. 21,572,700, or a little over $22 million. The sale included “A Connoisseur’s Vision Part III”, which together with Parts I and II, represents the most important private Patek Philippe collection ever offered at auction, and the most expensive collection ever sold. Among the wristwatches sold in...

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Dec 5, 2010 by WatchTime

Superb Results for Antiquorum’s Year End Sale

Antiquorum’s December 8 auction in New York totaled $3,506,675. 83% of the lots were sold, and 119% sold by value, based on the low estimates. 419 registered internet bidders competed with clients in the sale room and on the telephone for the 356 timepieces that were offered. Bids came in from across the world including...

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Dec 5, 2010 by WatchTime

Baselworld

The world’s largest watch and jewelry trade fair. Open to the public. Learn more at http://www.baselworld.com/.

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Dec 3, 2010 by WatchTime

Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie – Geneva

A leading fine watchmaking trade fair for invited trade and guests only.

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Dec 3, 2010 by WatchTime