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10 Scariest watches for Halloween 2017
10. Anything made by Panerai 9. Blood Dai Rolex 8. Patek Phillipe ref.666 7. Swatch System.Death 6. Omega Reapmaster (for Reapy Tuesday) 5. A. Lange & Skull 1815 4. Any watch on a bund strap. 3. Grand Psycho Snowflake 2. The new Nomos “At the Graveyard” collection. 1. Paul Newman Deadtona
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10 OTHER ways to spend $17,752,500
So….. Last week saw the sale of Paul Newman’s Paul Newman Daytona for a whopping $17,752,500. If I had that much money I would buy a couple other things instead. In some cases many other things. Here is my top ten list of things one could buy instead of that watch. 10 4 Ferrari Laferrari automobiles @ $4mil each 9 1 Gatsby’s Long Island Mansion at $17mil 8 1365 Late model Rolex Daytonas at $13K each 7 51,012 Artisinal Axes @ 384 each 6 99,175 David Wellington watches $179 each 5 993 2018 Ford Focus at $17860 each 4 425 1-KILO Gold Bars $41,733 each 3 17770 iPhone X model phones @999 each…
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DJ Khaled gave his son a Crazy Diamond Watch for 1st Birthday
What has 11-carats and is worth $100K that a 1 year old owns? DJ Khaled, of music production and Snapchat fame, gave his sone this insane Franck Muller watch for his birthday. Why is this important? It’s not. But maybe the publicity will bring Franck Muller more customers. They were huge a decade ago, but not so much anymore. With reference to the hip-hop music scene, younger artists are going for AP and Patek designs. You hear them mention Audemars by name in a few tracks that have come out in the last year. Khaled himself is often seen wearing Patek Phillipe diamond encrusted Nautilus references. Source: DJ Khaled…
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My Paul Newman Paul Newman Daytona prediction
Prophecy of this watches’s future I really do want it to do well. I want the Nell Newman charity to get maximum proceeds from the sale. I want Phillips Auctions and Aurel Bacs/Paul Boutros to make serious bank on this, too. But The hype around this watch will subside. The hype around all Paul Newman Daytonas will eventually die down and they’ll be “reasonably priced” and “attainable” as far as high-end vintage watches are concerned. There are a lot of them. I know they’ve been the watch for literally 30 years, but something will rise up and knock it off the iron throne. Any guesses on what that something is? Also,…
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EXCLUSIVE: The next Nomos dial material is bonkers
Nomos is making fun, new dials Nomos Glashuette has really been outdoing themselves lately. Lots of new dial colors and finishes, with the newest being their At Work series with the silvercut finish. It looks like a sheet of stainless steel was cut into dials and printed with the numerals, etc and popped into a case. The grain on these dials is beautiful. I would gladly wear one. Note: I do. I have an Ahoi Atlantik. WHAT’S NEXT? Here is a world exclusive: The Nomos Diamondplate Tangente. This thing will fly out of the ADs. I want one for both wrists. The subtlety of the printing on the dial is…
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Paul Newman’s Horrible Paul Newman Daytona.
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Paul Newman’s Legendary ‘Paul Newman’ Rolex PAUL NEWMAN ROLEX
People lose their minds over two things, Paul Newman Daytonas and Celebrity Watches. Join me to watch the collective watch community’s head explode when Phillips auctions off Paul Newman’s actual Daytona. ABOUT You can read the story on the link to Phillips below as to how this whole thing came to be. TL:DR version… Newman handed it to his daughter’s boyfriend in the early 1980s. What is it exactly? Rolex Cosmograph Daytona reference 6239 with an exotic dial purchased by Newman’s wife, Joanne, at Tiffany & Co. in 1968. MONEY The watch was something like $250 USD new back when you’d see them in stores. A new (in 2017) Rolex…
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The $965k+ Chanel watch – CODE COCO
Chanel is launching a new watch product line called Code Coco. Beautiful watches, designed after their 2.55 pattern handbags. Per Chanel.com: THE DIAMOND CODE Of all gemstones, the diamond was Gabrielle Chanel’s favorite. She loved the graphic beauty and clarity of the diamond. In her own words: “If I have chosen the diamond, it is because it represents, in its density, the greatest value in the smallest volume.” There is a limited edition series of 5 version made of white gold and crusted with diamonds for a tidy sum of $965,000. The other versions are steel, with and without diamond-set bezel. ($5000. and $9,100.) I love the design of this…
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What watch is Jay-Z wearing on Saturday Night Live?
Arguably the best hip-hop artist of the last 15 Years is wearing a yellow gold watch on Saturday Night Live. What the hell is it? Jay-Z has worked with watch companies in the past (Hublot!) so I think it’s somewhat safe to say he’s a watch guy. This first set of pictures are from his second song. My guess is a reference 5119 Patek Phillipe calatrava. You can clearly see the sub-seconds dial and the hand shape, there is no Patek clasp visible…so there are the available clues. I can’t find this exact ref because there aren’t numerals on the dial. The below pictures are from his first song. He…
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Richard Mille, interview machine
I love Richard Mille, the man. He doesn’t miss a beat when discussing his watches that cost more than most people’s houses in this CNBC interview. His watches are eh, ok. The Nadal/Bolt models are their best and unfortunately by far the most expensive. The guy uses such exotic materials and processes that help make them more expensive than precious metals. It’s odd to see a top-ranked tennis pro wearing a watch, but if it weighs next-to-nothing and gets him a $500k watch sponsorship, good on you. Richard Mille on the ultimate luxury watch from CNBC. Which bring us to the McLaren aspect of this model pictured below. All I…
