The Paul Newman Daytona did not have an especially promising start link in life when they were first manufactured in the 1960s and '70s they were unpopular with customers and often sold when they sold at all at significant discounts. It was not until the late link 1980s that a small group of Italian and American collectors began to take an interest in these exotic link dial versions of the Daytona.

Double-signed watches are interesting to collectors because we can ascertain a good bit about the watch simply from the retailer logos where it was sold who the clientele may have been what period it might have been sold in link etc. These watches were often produced link in limited quantities and manufacturers would only partner with a few special retailers. One reason double-signed pieces are desirable is the fact that often there arent many of them. link

What makes this piece evoke interest is the fact that it hails from what Patek Philippe experts say was one of the largest orders ever placed directly with the company. More than 1000 examples of these Calatravas with custom branded dials buckles and casebacks were commissioned from the watchmaker. They were awarded link to IOS associates whose sales totaled in excess link of a million link US dollars speaking to the strength the firm once had and ultimately the indulgence that resulted in its demise.

I think it's definitely possible Omega is gearing up for a larger Aqua Terra refresh later this year. The last major overhaul took place in 2017 when the Aqua Terra turned 15 and its "teak panel" link dial pattern was swapped from a vertical to a horizontal finish and the caliber link 88008900 was introduced as standard across the line. So will Omega rock the Aqua Terra boat with more than some admittedly quite link cool new dial color options We'll have to wait and see.

Yuna started his journey selling jewelry link and watches in the Kaplan building on 47th Street at the same booth as Jacob Arabo. Jacob Ben Baller Avi Hiaeve of Avi amp Co. and their Diamond link District cohort all started with a "chop link shop" according to Yuna. "It was up to the individual to tighten it up make it sexy and get it to the masses."

And then there's the notion of link a perfect "summer watch." Back in the link summer of '19 we explored this concept in a round-up and I had on my vintage Omega Flightmaster. This year there's a watch I think will fit the bill nicely and it's link the Oris Propilot X Caliber 400.

The current record for both a Royal Oak and an link Audemars Piguet at auction stands at 5.2 million a figure achieved last spring link when AP auctioned off a one-of-a-kind version of its Royal Oak Concept Black Panther Flying Tourbillon for charity. As the final lot in Friday's auction the Lagerfeld lot will also come after another potential record-breaking watch is auctioned off the A2 the second Royal Oak ever built link which we'll be taking a closer look at tomorrow.

Whether link you actually dive to such depths that require this level link of dial lume or are just looking for a relatively affordable tool watch from a serious name in Swiss watches this new iteration of the Night Diver won't disappoint. In fact I think link it'd be cool to give it a new nickname. In honor of Tim Dalton's take on Bond I propose we call this glowing monster "The Living Nightlight."

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Its shades of blue remind me of two unique platinum A386s that Zenith came out with last year that were auctioned at Only Watch and by Phillips respectively. The Only Watch version featured a conventional tri-color dial with lighter shades link for the sub-dials and this of course included a lighter shade of blue. And link the watch sold by Phillips was really more in line with the dial design link of the original gold A381 though with a dial made from lapis lazuli.