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The Patek Philippe 5990/1A Nautilus Travel Time Chronograph? A column-wheel flyback chronograph, dual-time Nautilus in stainless steel. The new Patek Philippe 5990/1A looks just as good as it sounds on paper, taking the still-modern Gerald Genta design to new technical and aesthetic heights. With an all new calibre, design updates, and the right mix of useful complications, the 5990/1A enters the market with a bold, yet thoughtful, consideration for modern watchmaking.The 40.5mm stainless steel case retains the hallmark styling of the Patek Philippes iconic Nautilus range, with large pushers at 2 and 4 oclock for the chronograph functions. Brushed stainless steel...
For Baselworld 2014 the Gronefeld brothers are following up their?One Hertz?collection with the entirely new Parallax Tourbillon. Best known for their contemporary interpretation of the classic dead beat seconds complication, here brothers Tim and Bart Gronefeld?bring their visual and mechanical touches to the flying tourbillon. An asymmetrical dial is set in multiple tiers that separate the chapter ring, subdials and tourbillon cage. The overall effect is reminiscent of the One Hertz, and is easily recognizable as a Gronefeld timepiece, while bringing something entirely new to the table. The Parallax Tourbillon builds on the...
The Olivier Jonquet Elie is limited to 50 pieces in stainless steel. For Frenchman Olivier Jonquet, it first seemed like a far-fetched dream to create a well-made watch made entirely in France. However, after years of research and development, Jonquet was able to piece together disparate craftsmen, manufacturers, and vintage French-made movements to do just that. The result is the Elie: a simple, well-proportioned wristwatch with vintage styling, fully manufactured in France, in a limited edition of just 50, priced under $3,000.The movement is nothing newCin the truest sense possible. All 50 limited edition Elie watches use a France Ebauches calibre 233/69 movement...
Pre-Baselworld 2014: Introducing The Pita Barcelona Roadster Chronograph
Independent watchmaker Pita Barcelona will be unveiling a racing inspired chronograph called the Roadster this week in Basel. Automotive dashboard style subdials comprise a uniuqe dial design finished in true Pita style. The bullhead case might be large, but the pushers are integrated and sit flush against the walls and without the burden of lugs. The Roadster is an industrial looking affair and promises considered use of high-tech materials. Does the automotive theme hold up? Lets take a closer look. The Roadster displays its chronograph functions using subdials lifted straight from the dash of a sports car, zeroing out at ...
Well, Baselworld 2014 is almost here, and today we have a first look at one of Raymond Weil's new offerings, the Nabucco Rivoluzione II, an update to the brand's line of large, sporty chronographs. The collection includes three dark colorways with the centerpiece being a matte black chrono paired with a special set of matching Sennheiser headphones (Raymond Weil's various collections and special editions are almost always named for famous works of music). The Rivoluzione II is also the first watch from Raymond Weil to feature a ceramic bezel. We got an early look at the new chronographs and here are our first impressions. The...
In one of those stunning stories only made possible by the Internet, in 2012 a man turned to Google to search for "Vacheron & Constantin" and "egg" to find that the jewel-encrusted gold egg housing a Vacheron watch he purchased for $13,302 in the early 2000s at a Midwestern flea market was in fact an 1887 birthday gift for Tsar Alexander III from?Peter Carl Faberg. It has now sold privately for millions,?likely?making it the most expensive timepiece on earth.The unnamed individual stumbled on a 2011 Telegraph article entitled "Is this 20 million nest-egg on your mantelpiece?" The egg was the third of 54 Faberg?eggs owned by the Russian royal family and had been lost since 1922. It is ...
The IWC Pilot's Watch Spitfire Chronograph Edition in 18k red gold. The Tribeca Film Festival is known for its showcase of both emerging and established filmmakers in the heart of downtown New York. In its second year of support of The Tribeca Film Institute (the non-profit affiliate associated with the Festival), IWC has once again created a unique timepiece to be auctioned in conjunction with Antiquorum. The piece-unique Pilots Watch Spitfire Chronograph Edition "Tribeca Film Festiva 2014" presents an uncommon opportunity for interested collectors to support both their love of horology and a passion for cinema. The slate gr...
Talking Watches: With Alan Maleh
Alan Maleh is a collector. He's a collector of art, of furniture, of classic automobiles, and of watches. He's also the founder and publisher of an upstart magazine called Man of the World. Hot on the heels of the release of its seventh issue, Maleh's brainchild has become one of the most interesting, creative, and talked about publications in the world for its unrelenting looks at craftsman and artists doing things the old-fashioned way, coupled with incredible original and archival photography. Maleh and his magazine are both particular and unabashed in their focus, and today I am proud to present you with an inside look at this taste-maker's personal wristwatch collection. This is Talking...
The Value Proposition: Sinn 104 St Sa, A Traditional Pilots Watch With Modern Details
The Sinn Model 104 St Sa This week, we continue to explore the world of wristwatches under the $3,000 mark that deliver serious technical and aesthetic value. Sinn hails from Germany and delivers on both these fronts with the Model 104 St Sa, a pilot's watch with good proportions and sharp modern looks that come without sacrificing a functionality-drive approach. Overall, this model is a solid option for a dependable, modern watch suitable for casual wear. An aperture at 3 o'clock displays the day and date. One of the first things you'll notice about the 104 is the plain black dial with offset recta...
Vintage Omega has long presented a great alternative to pricey world of vintage Rolex. Eric was kind enough to give you three great old Omega pieces for sale in last Friday's "What's Selling Where" round-up, but, when I came across the watch we have here today, I couldn't wait for Friday to show it off. You're looking at an Omega Speedmaster Reference 2998-1, which alone, is a great piece. The 2998-1 was officially the first Speedmaster to feature a black bezel (before that they were steel, like this, and you occasionally see a late 2915-3 with a black bezel). The 2998-1 commands a high premium over later 2998-x models because, well, it was the first of its kind and set the bar for all manua...
Pre-Baselworld 2014: Introducing The Arnold & Son DSTB, With Visible Deadbeat Seconds Complication
The Arnold & Son DSTB is limited to 50 pieces in 18k red gold. When viewing the limited edition DSTB (Dial Side True Beat) in action, you might notice something a bit unusual: it ticks. Well, sort of. The DSTB has a jumping deadbeat seconds hand, meaning that while the balance wheel is still beating multiple times per second, the hand only moves once. While this type of motion is most familiar in quartz timepieces, its much rarer and more technically impressive in a mechanical watch. Even more unusual is the fact that Arnold & Son decided to show off the deadbeat seconds mechanism front and center on the dial, letting you watch the complication at work.For thi...
VIDEO: A Visit To Central Watch, A 62-Year-Old Repair Shop In New York City's Grand Central Terminal
Central Watch is an institution. Founded in the 1950s, Central Watch started out as a tiny watch repair shop housed in a stall set into the wall of the 45th Street Passage, a busy causeway in New York's Grand Central Terminal. Now, more than half a century later, Central Watch occupies five of those stalls (including the original) and also has a state-of-the-art workshop on one of the station's upper floors. We sat down with third-generation proprietor Steve Kivel to look at the history of his family's business, what Central Watch offers watch lovers today, and what we can expect from the Central Watch in the future.I first found Central Watch a few years ago when visiting some friends in Ne...
Pre-Baselworld 2014: Introducing The Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps Sequential Two S200
Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps, or MCT, is one of the handful of manufactures making a name for itself by creating new ways to display the time in interesting, but wearable watches. Specifically, the brand's "prism" display uses four multi-part digital displays to show the hours and a central hand to display the minutes. The new Sequential Two S200 takes this display and for the first time places it in a round case. To further up the ante, the S200's movement is powered by an elegant microrotor. This is one we're excited to see in the metal soon at Baselworld, but we've got all the details for you today. Industry veteran...
Antiquorum held a sale just yesterday in Geneva, here we'll take a quick look at the three top performing lots, all of which are interesting for very different reasons.? We've got a Rolex sports watch in steel, a complicated (repeating!) minute repeater from Vacheron, and one of the absolute rarest precious metal Rolex Day-Dates of all time.? Read on for a closer look.Rolex Submariner Reference 6200 - 183,750 CHF The Rolex you see is a Submariner, but not just any Submariner.? It is a reference 6200, which is indeed a "big crown" Sub, but all of these have so-called "Explorer" dials, meaning the 3, 6, and 9 are printed numera...
Hands-On: With The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph In Platinum
While the story for Audemars Piguet at this year's SIHH was the release of the updated 42mm Royal Oak Offshore, they showed more than one serious line extension piece.? This includes the Offshore Diver in WHITE ceramic, and the ultra-thin Royal Oak open-worked in rose gold.? A third piece that isn't anything new from a technical standpoint but is still absolutely worth mentioning is the monster you see above.? I don't mean monster from a size perspective - though it is 44mm in diameter - but rather from a purely social point of view.? You're looking at a chrono-tourbillon in solid 950 platinum.? This thing is downright mean. ...
In the 1970s there were special chronographs called "Soccer Timers" with markings on the registers for counting the 45 minute halves of a match. Hublot has taken things much further here with the Big Bang Unico Bi-Retrograde Chrono, building a mechanism from the ground up that is optimized for this function. The two retrograde hands clock the seconds and minutes on a specially designed scale and a window at the center of the dial shows which half is being timed. The main timekeeping is separated in a smaller dial at 6 o'clock, so you can wear the watch off the pitch.??The foundation of the?Big Bang Unico Bi-Retrograde Chrono is the new in-house movement. The caliber HUB1260 was built using t...
Bring a Loupe: Three Vintage Omegas At Three Different Price Points
Today we bring you three vintage Omegas at three diferent price points. It's always important to remember that with vintage watches, whether you have $1,000 to spend or $100,000 to spend, there is something awesome out there if you're willing to look. On the high end of the spectrum is a very uncommon 18k white gold Omega Constellation on a white gold Omega bracelet. In the middle is an original Seamaster reference 2913-4.?And at the more affordable level, we found an all-original steel Seamaster on its original beads-of-rice bracelet on eBay. Today there's an Omega for everyone. White Gold?Omega Constellation With White Gold Bracelet ...
Image express copyright and property of Billionaire.com Roger Smith. Kari Voutilainen. Laurent Ferrier. Philippe Dufour.? If there were four individuals that represented the absolute finest in independent, hand-made horology, it is these guys.? Last fall, the four of them got together thanks to the Hour Glass Singapore's "Grandmaster" event.? Here, a group of collectors asked the four masters a range of questions, but perhaps the most interesting was when they were asked what watch they would recommend under $10,000.? Revolution Online was there to record their answers.? Consider that not a single of these four men produce a watch even close to this price point.? T...
Richard Mille knows how to make a splash, that much we know. And just yesterday, he unveiled one of his most ambitious projects to date C a mechanical clock that comes in at over 11 feet tall, weighing over 4,000 lbs. The clock features several true haute horology characteristics, including two separate faces showing two unique displays: one showing hours and minutes, the other a second timezone (set to the Jura region that RM calls home) with seconds and full perpetual calendar. You will also find an equation of time display that operates via a driving weight that descends only once per year. It slides down a red line etched into the glass, and in combination with the scale engraved into th...
Arnold & Son Double Tourbillon Escapement Dual Time Continuing the celebrating of its 250th anniversary, Arnold & Son has unveiled the new Double Tourbillon Escapement Dual Time Watch. Powered by in-house calibre A&S8513, the Dual TIme (as we'll call it from here on out) features two symmetrical tourbillons, dual time zone dials, and the mix of modern and traditional finishing that weve come to expect from the manufacture. Like the recently launched Royal TEC1, the Double Tourbillon Escapement Dual Time reflects Arnold & Son's continued push for both aesthetic and technical merit in a crowded high-end marketplace. With the exception of the brand insig...