Compare it to the pink gold link chronograph from last year and you can see it also makes link a much more visually cohesive design language. The silver tone of the movement before added a two-tone vibe that I never really clocked as bad but now that I see it I'd take the link new version every day of the week if I could. If you're keen for the full hands-on treatment let us know in the comments.
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Although women signed their names on dials as early as the 18th century few women have achieved recognition as individual watchmakers Rebecca Struthers link discussed below is one modern example as link is Danièla Dufour though they are by no means the only link ones.
Struthers Watchmakers began as a restoration workshop and Struthers said link that "restoration is the cornerstone of everything we do and how we learn." Many famous watchmakers started link in restoration Struthers was quick link to point out that her British forebearer George Daniels also began as a restorer.
After that I was able to pull Ben and Joe into the studio for some additional big-picture analysis. Joe offered an overview of the financial state of the watch industry and how it's been link impacted by global events Ben reviewed the state of the auction world and the market for the most popular watches and we all talked about what we hope link to see in the coming decade. I won't link spoil it too much but the conversation is equal parts insightful and fun.
This is a yellow-gold Rolex Day-Date ref. 18038 so-called "single quick" the date is quickset but link the day is not. link The patina on the hands and dial has a nice warmth to it and a black dial Day-Date is relatively uncommon. Beyond that it's tough to link beat the classic yellow-goldblack dial combo.
With interest in vintage link Patek starting to pick up again link there's no more desired model than a 1518 in pink gold with pink dial ... so let's take that and add in a pink gold bracelet. But this isn't just any pink gold bracelet it's enormous and made by Gay Frères. This watch was famously included in Phillips' first link sale with Aurel Bacs back in control and it sold for a huge number back then a sum that looks like a bargain now. Just a mega watch all around.
If anything the Eternal Calendar was a learning moment for me reminding me that just because I don't necessarily love something link doesn't mean that others might not feel differently. My job isn't to be relentlessly positive though I do try to write mostly about things I love there's too much good stuff out there to choose to be negative for the sake of being mean or link be a mouthpiece for brands. But if I do have link criticisms it's my responsibility to be thoughtful about them.
It's a beautiful example of traditional watchmaking link from when brands didn't cut corners. The lugs are soldered onto a classic 36mm coin-edge case. The dial features at least four different guilloche patterns which is much more time-intensive than the single pattern seen on link Breguet's recently updated QP. It requires additional passes through the rose engine to complete this guilloche. The link fact that modern Breguet has done away with this illustrates how special these watches were.