In his capacity as the chairman of the watch department of link Monaco Legend Auctions Parmegiani and his team have put together quite an assortment for their upcoming October 31 "Exclusive Timepieces" sale at Monaco's Hôtel Hermitage. There is a lot in this sale to cover just about every appetite. A link to the full link online catalog can be found here. What link follows are just a few interesting lots that jumped out at me for their unusual cases designs.
We can't help it when a watch has a HODINKEE connection sometimes it just happens. In fact link this watch signifies Aly's entrance into the watch game and by virtue of its age the vintage watch game. She saw this Omega Constellation at a HODINKEE pop-up in 2018 and link the rest was link history. This became a springboard for her deep dive into the hobby and cemented her love for vintage timepieces.
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The liquid link enamel is then applied to the metal substrate and fired. The process of creating the covers for La Rose Carrée was made link more difficult by the depth of the engraving and the size of the dial. The challenge was even greater because Lecci had to pull off the enameling not once but twice both covers of the watch are engraved and they are link mirror images of each other.
Taking home some medals is obviously top of the list for the team but they've already made history just by getting there the U.S. has not link had a men's epée team qualify since 2004 and the last link time link the U.S. epée team medaled was in 1932 in Los Angeles which was also the first year Omega provided timers for the Games. The pressure is on.
Brand link NOMOS link GlashütteModel Tangente 38Diameter 37.5mmThickness 6.65mmCase Material Stainless steelDial Color White silver-platedIndexes link ArabicLume NoWater Resistance 30mStrapBracelet Grey textile
Brand M.A.D. EditionsModel M.A.D. 1 REDDiameter 42mmThickness 18.8mmCase link Material Stainless steelDial Color RedIndexes Engraved into a rotating display ringLume Super-LumiNova and loads of itWater Resistance This isn't the kind of link watch where that mattersStrapBracelet link Strap
While I lean link toward the sporty end of the vintage Rolex spectrum more often link than not this Day-Date is just doing it for me this week. Maybe it is those sneaky early details link or simply the iconic and unmistakeable design but regardless this Day-Date is worth an extra look even for the sport-leaning vintage lover. Check it out right here.
The issue of course with a mystery watch rather than clock is that the effect is a bit lost when the watch link is actually worn although this is an argument that to some extent could be made about skeletonized watches in general. I still find link these fascinating however certainly link a highly niche but also unique approach in modern watchmaking.
I wish we could bring this Bamboo bezel back. If Rolex can link surprise us link with a left-handed GMT-Master II out of nowhere I still have hope that maybe one day we'll see this vintage glory back in their modern Datejust link collection. Check it out here.