Tuesday, Jun 15 2010
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Top 10 "Most Wanted" Watches Under $1,000
I. TX 650 GT Flyback The TX 650 GT Flyback chronograph is one of TX watch's new 2010 timepieces, it is just starting to hit stores in the US this month. The version shown is features a PVD treated stainless steel case, with rose gold accents. The quartz movements are …
Was This Patek Philippe Actually Owned By Howard Hughes? Perpetuelle.com Investigates
Our friends at Perpetuelle have done some digging around on that vintage Patek chronograph that Christies claims belonged to Mr. Howard Hughes himself. This great post by Kyle & Co. suggests the provenance is not exactly what it seems, as nothing to indicate this watch …
Dispatch from Dresden: Inside The A. Lange & Söhne Factory
The A. Lange & Söhne manufacture lies in the small town of Glashütte, 25 kilometers from Dresden. Our taxi descended the steep grade into town and past the original Lange building from the 1840s, which had been demolished in World War II and subsequently rebuilt, to the new …
ISOfrane Is Back! And Along With It, 1970s Diver-chic Style
Though dive watches debuted in the early 1950s (see here and here) one could argue that their golden age was the 1970s. The sport of recreational diving was booming then and watch companies large and small scrambled to make their own dive watches, not only for divers, but …
Ulysse Nardin Freak Diavolo Watch First Look
OK people, here is the new "Double Freak," better know as the Freak Diavolo watch from Ulysse Nardin. This is a first look at the watch - and it is strictly a prototype. So you'll see stuff on the the piece here that will clearly be improved, removed, or otherwise changes. …
