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Tuesday, May 12 2009

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The American Icons Auction: Frank Sinatra's Gruen, Sammy Davis's Cartier, and FDR's Movado

Hodinkee | 12. May 2009 21:55 |

Yesterday we announced that Antiquorum would be selling two watches owned by Steve McQueen.  That alone was enough to spark a lot of interest in June's NY auction.  What we didn't tell you is that the theme of this auction is Timepieces of American Icons, and the McQueen …

AP Royal Oak Day Date: A Contemporary, Handsome (and Affordable) Royal Oak

Hodinkee | 12. May 2009 18:25 |

We have mucho respect for Audemars Piguet as a watch manufacturer, we just think they go a little overboard sometimes on their limited edition pieces.  We showed you a first generation Royal Oak a while back, and we even compared it to the hideous RO Offshore Survivor …

Bell & Ross BR01-92 Gold Ingot Limited Edition Watch

aBlogtoRead.com | 12. May 2009 12:35 |

Short post, but here the images say it all. If there was ever a gaudy watch that I wanted, it would be this watch. I typically shy away from euphemistically decadent watches such as this, but I am oddly drawn to the golden hues and texturing of this special limited edition …