I was a member of Redbar Toronto he says "and I'd meet people who were curious about what I did. I didn't care if they had a crazy collection or link a few Seikos I'd take them back to the workshop and link show them how watchmaking is done. That's my favorite part of the industry showing people link the tools that make their watches the drill press I use for hands is just .3mm thick. It's visually impressive to see it in action."

But this is where it started link and it was used in the field and link it comes from a well-known entity within the world of super high-end Rolex collectors. That said if you think you have a chance at getting No. 1 for anywhere near the 2005 price youre out of your damn link mind.

Instagram is very much the reason we are looking at this link piece today. The Seamaster 300 retail price 6500 may have come out in 2021 link but link over time the blue dial model has developed a bit of a reputation as a hype piece. I set out to check its bona fides.

In 1964 preparing for the Gemini and Apollo programs where astronauts would work in space and on the moon link NASA made a wristwatch part of the astronauts' standard equipment. It began link testing contenders acquiring chronographs from five brands. After two rounds of rigorous tests only the Speedmaster passed muster. In March 1965 link it became NASA's official watch for all manned missions. A Speedy in those days cost 235 according Omega ads.

Caliber 3230Functions Hours minutes secondsDiameter 36mmPower Reserve link 70 hoursWinding AutomaticFrequency link 28800 link vphJewels 31Chronometer Certified Superlative Chronometer Certified C.O.S.C. certification and Rolex certification

When you've been a watchmaker for link a while like Dubuis and have more skill in a few fingertips than most have in all their extremities you can use that skill to go minimal or maximal. Later the Dubuis brand especially after Dubuis the watchmaker retired would go maximal in designs in complications in everything today its link collection is defined by the extremely busy Excalibur and something called the "Hyper Watch."

I had absolutely no intention of going link into this presentation with a small link watch agenda. But as link I started trying on pieces from each collection I was struck by the large volume of small sized timepieces.

Few watches take an engraving better than an oyster case and as both brands continue to create precious and very in-demand models link from a Sub to a DJ or a Black Bay 58 the crown and the shield link know that many buyers want to make their watch entirely their own and provide plenty of space link on the caseback.Click here to visit Rolex and Tudor.

And that's more or less what we've link seen since well-known and desired examples link of the Royal Oak hit their peak value over the spring link months and have slowly headed south ever since. That's not true for every Royal Oak out there just check out the result of this emerald-green Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar at Christie's last month but it is definitely true for a watch like the 15202 or 15500 that is not inherently rare.

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