Wednesday, Sept 29 2010
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German Watches at Watchismo - Aeromatic, Botta, Defakto, Haffstreuner, Ingersoll, Rebosus, Retrowerk, Uhr-Kraft & UK …
From the very minimalist designers at Botta & Defakto to the complicated über machines of Uhr-Kraft & Aeromatic, you're sure to find something very unusual and for a great price.Many are mechanical & automatic timepieces and even more are already discounted allowing you to …
Cartier’s $510,000 Rotonde Grande Complication Skeleton Watch
Well this sure isn't your everyday Cartier. Limited to 30 pieces, this platinum cased watch comes with a retail price of $510,000. Yea, that's right. This Cartier watch will set you back a half million dollars. The movement is made … Continue reading → Related posts:Rotonde …
Antiquorum launches new self-service auction site
Antiquorum, a leading auction house that specializes in selling rare and vintage timepieces, has just launched an all new self-service watch auction site called Antiquorum DirectBid. It promises to have lower rates (10% buyers fee) than their flagship brand Antiquorum. …
Review of the Casio Pathfinder PAG-240
Casio recently updated their mid-range Pathfinder lineup -- the "Solar Triple Sensor" line -- by adding the PAG-240 which sports a series of refinements. The Pathfinder line is famous for melding large LCD screens with navigational and atmospheric data, all in a wrist-top …
FAVRE-LEUBA (sad news)
By TLex FAVRE-LEUBA have gone into administration; this is the sad news that I learnt earlier today regarding the Swiss brand who in 2003 began working on a new collection to re-launch the Favre-Leuba name and who in 2008 celebrated their 290th year of watch making with the …
Inside the Audemars Piguet Restoration Department at Le Brassus (VIDEO)
Notice the hand-drawn diagram in the background?Last month I had the distinct pleasure of visiting Audemars Piguet's facilities at Le Brassus. I already showed you a quick look at some of the limited edition and prototype Royal Oaks on display in the museum, and today I'll …
Hodinkee Visits the James Bond Exhibit At the NAWCC Museum
Ben popped over to the NAWCC Museum in Columbia, PA to see the new James Bond watch exhibit featuring, among other things, Ian Fleming’s own Rolex. The exhibit features all of the known and identified watches in the James Bond movies, including watches from Rolex, …
BLANCPAIN Fifty Fathoms (search)
From Blancpain As part of its 275th year celebration, Blancpain plans to assemble a special exhibition of vintage Fifty Fathoms watches.Unfortunately, Blancpain did not retain examples of many of the wide range of Fifty Fathoms models which were produced in the half century …
F.P. Journe Vagabondage II Watch Hands-On
About a year ago I wrote about the announcement of the F.P. Journe Vagabondage II watch release here. I was very excited about the watch as it was both beautiful and technically interesting. F.P. Journe rarely disappoints when it comes … Continue reading → Related …
The Harry Winston Premiere Perpetual Calendar: The Third Bi-Retrograde Perpetual Calendar In The Fleet
Ask the average New Yorker what they think of when you mention the name "Harry Winston" and they'll likely respond with "rocks - big ones". But, ask the average watch nerd what they think of when you mention this name and you'll likely hear the word "Opus". Yes it's true, …
