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The Silver Lining of Code 11:59
SIHH 2019. Code 11:59.Yawn. C’mon!I can crap all over this new collection for Audemars Piquet, just like everyone else. This post isn’t really about that. I just want to make two points: 1 The Perpetual Calendar is A-OK. WATCH TECHNICAL DATA Functions Perpetual calendar with week indication Day Date Astronomical moon Month Leap year Hours Minutes Case 41 mm diameter 18-carat pink gold case Glareproofed sapphire crystal and caseback Water-resistant to 20 m Dial Blue aventurine dial and subdials 18-carat pink gold applied hour-markers and hands Lacquered blue inner bezel Strap Hand-stitched “large square scale” blue alligator strap with 18-carat pink gold folding clasp MOVEMENT TECHNICAL DATA Selfwinding Manufacture calibre…
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2019 SIHH Review: Hits and Misses
Another SIHH has come and gone. I think 2019 will be remembered as the year Richard Mille brought a candy shop to Geneva. Until next year when they open a Home Depot/DIY like store for their booth and all their watches feature 100%authentic wood nails and hammer-drills and sawzalls™.(Milwaukee Electric Tool Company) I’ve only presented a handful of the best here. There’s tons of coverage elseware so I really wanted to distill it down to my absolute favorites. JLC’s Enamel tourbillion repeater ? Jaeger LeCoultre had a hit last year at SIHH with three similar lower end models in the Master Control Collection. This year they brought the most heat…
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Zinger Audemars Piguet Minute Repeater on a Hodinkee Video
I sat down earlier today to check out the Audemars Piguet sponsored branded content produced by Hodinkee. Each of the three installments start with a beautiful drone shot of Vallée de Joux in Switzerland. Nice enough to make me want to google Vallée de Joux home prices… The AP staffer talking breaks out this watch around 2:05. There it is. I’ve never see thing reference before. I either spit out my cornflakes, coughed coffee out of my nose or both. Something happened! Minimal googling revealed it’s a 1945 Platinum Minute Repeater. It’s probably 1 of 15. You’ll probably never see one, but there it is. It’s AP meets Nomos meets crazy numerals. I…
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H. Moser & Cie.’s Swiss Icons Watch Controversy
Some people just can’t take a joke. Yesterday H. Moser posted this year’s installment of their novelty watch they create for SIHH now yearly. It references (no pun intended) a few other major watch companies’ trademark features: Rolex Pepsi bezel colors Patek Philippe garage door dial + logo Girard Perregaux tourbillion bridge Voutilainen hands Audemars Piguet bezel shape Hublot Case Panerai type and crown guard Today Moser posts this on their Instagram: In case you were wondering what happened to the Swiss Icons Watch… A post shared by H. Moser & Cie. (@moserwatches) on Jan 12, 2018 at 4:18am PS This is truly sad. These huge companies clearly have…
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Yes/No: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph
Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph CASE WIDTH 45 MM CASE THICKNESS 16.1 MM (The main problem with this piece.) WATER RESISTANCE 100 M 30 Jewels 173 Hour power reserve Parks your car for you Tourbillion for all your illegal software needs. THE CASE Stainless steel case, glareproofed sapphire crystal and caseback, stainless steel bezel, black ceramic screw-locked crown and pushpieces, sandblasted titanium pushpiece guards. That’s a mouthful. SAY WHAT? In two refs for material: Ref. 26421ST and 26421OR, each limited to 50 hurry to your AD and tell them you want a huge heavy watch for the long, cold, dark Winter. I’d love to see one in person before completely…
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Only Watch 2017 and beyond
What’s Only Watch? Only Watch is an auction which happens yearly in which watch manufacturers create a one-off watch to donate to the auction. The proceeds are then donated for research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. This year’s event was November 11 in Geneva and featured 50 Lots. Here are our review of some our favorites from this year’s batch. Our 2017 Favorites The Tudor offering, a left handed Black Bay Bronze One with Khaki Green dial and bezel. This went for 350,000 CHF. Patek Philippe brought it with their titanium 5208T with hand-guilloched carbon-fiber pattern dial. Sold for 6,2oo,000 CHF F.P.Journe has developed an entirely new watch exclusively for Only…
