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The auction house adds some classicism to the modern Octo design.
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The auction house adds some classicism to the modern Octo design.
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There is something about MB&F; watches. In this article, we will be exploring a few timepieces from this bold and creative independent watch manufacturer.
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Christie’s upcoming Important Watches auction in Hong Kong is a double-session event on November 27 that will be headlined by the first installment of The Triazza Collection, a remarkable accumulation of watches owned by a prominent Hong Kong businessman that includes the Patek Philippe ref. 2499 in platinum (which is not going under the hammer for now). Amongst the important timepieces in the collection that are going on the block this season are several pocket watches, including two masterpieces from Patek Philippe, one an observatory tourbillon from 1924 and the other a ref. 605 HU world time with a cloisonné dial. The ref. 605 HU world time pocket watch Beyond the Triazza offerings, the rest of the 218-lot catalogue also includes other significant interesting pocket watches, including several possibly unique by Patek Philippe with affordable estimates, including one relief engraved with a 16th century sailing ship. Below we take a look at a some of the notable pocket watches (and one clock) in the auction. The Important Watches auction (lots 2306-2523), including watches from The Triazza Collection, begins at 1 pm on November 27 – the catalogue is available here. It’s followed by the second session (lots 2201-2282) offering watches from The Champion Collection at 7 pm – see the full catalogue here. Lot 2387 – Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos Hermès Introduced in 2013, the Atmos Hermès was a collaboration between Jaeger-LeCoultre and the Parisian leather goods ho...
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Wei speaks to both CEO Nicholas Rudaz and Head of Design, Jean-Loup Glénat about the third piece for Grail Watch 2: Franck Muller’s ingenious double-sided split-seconds chronograph. We are immensely proud to have partnered with Franck Muller to revive these iconic chronographs to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the brand!
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The full prize list and photos from the 2022 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève. The MB&F; Legacy Machine Sequential Evo Chronograph took the Aiguille d'Or.
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F.P. Journe unique pieces, De Bethune prototypes, and so much more.
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Recently in Singapore for The Anatomy of Beauty, an exhibition dedicated to Vacheron Constantin’s watchmaking over the decades, Christian Selmoni has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the brand. Now the brand’s Style & Heritage Director, Mr Selmoni joined Vacheron Constantin (VC) in January 1992. His tenure of almost 31 years has given him an innate sense of the brand and its philosophy as well as a wide-ranging perspective on its timepieces over the years. We had a chat with Mr Selmoni to hear more about the brand’s most interesting creations, ranging from the 22”’ observatory-certified tourbillon movements of the 1920s to the modern-day Celestia grand complication. The interview was edited for length and clarity. SJX: The Singapore exhibition has a good selection of the complicated, historical, and artisanal. What’s your favourite out of all that? Christian Selmoni (CS): It’s a tricky question, but one that immediately comes to my mind – the 22”’ tourbillon because I love this this calibre. VC made the movement in the 1920s; around 20 movements were sent for observatory contests. Once the contests were over, the movements were put in a tray somewhere. Then at the beginning of the 1990s, we made six or seven pocket watches with 22”’ tourbillon movements that had been totally refurbished and decorated. They were made for John Asprey in London. All of the [Asprey pocket watches] were unique, either in material or decoration, and some were set with ge...
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We had the privilege of viewing the new Cartier “Pebble” in the office the other day and suffice to say that we were suitably enamored. Here, Wei explains why the Cartier Pebble, revived from the 1970s, is one of the maison’s iconic designs and one emblematic of its supremacy in elegance.
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A Cartier London Crash, Grand Seiko, and a Patek with hieroglyphs headline the winter sale.
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The complete story behind the unexpected three-team collaboration.
How an automotive designer thinks about watches.
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New York is healing.
The major watch event brought out collectors and fans from around the world and, of course, their best watches.
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In 2019 we ran an interesting four-part series by Tim Mosso of Watchbox fame detailing the history, present, and future of Rolex movements. Tim put hours and hours’ worth of research into this oeuvre, and now we thought it well worth drawing your attention to this series again in case you missed it first time around. Enjoy!
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A Panerai for the Stallone and Schwarzenegger in all of us.
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In what's become a HODINKEE tradition, we traveled to England camera in hand to capture the best in the automotive and horological.
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Grail cars, record-breaking Richard Mille watches, and lobster rolls were the smash hits of The Bridge.
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Rolex walks away from the New York tournament as the big winner (with a little help from Iga Świątek and Carlos Alcaraz).
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Technically, people, it's called the Hôtel de Horlogers. Either way, feel free to scatter my ashes here when I am gone.
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With the announcement of a new Pelagos, we look to Tudor for our watch-related movie of the week.
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