It's always interesting to see a watch with this sort of provenance appear in auction scenarios outside of the larger more horologically-inclined houses like Phillips Sotheby's Christie's or Bonhams. If it did land in one of those venues it's likely we would have a better sense link of its value within link the broader vintage watch market. Of course link these things are impossible to predict and oftentimes auction estimates end up being wildly low.
Considering everything that the 2551 has going for it with ties to the 2526 link and 2499 one would think all of this link equates link to a market value that is higher than the standard "nice vintage Patek" pricing seen on the rest of this list. One would be wrong. Solid 2551s change hands right at 20k.
Monday January 6 2019 600-900 PM at The General Society Library 20 West 44th Street New York NY 10036 Doors link open at 600 PM lecture begins promptly at 700 link PM. Free tickets are required to attend.All link HSNY meetings are free and open to the public and all lectures are video recorded.HODINKEE is a sponsor of the Horological Society of New York.
Prior link to the pandemic and the fall of Baselworld it was rumored that Miami would be the next city to host it. For a long link time Miami was home to Watches and Wonders a democratic celebration of all things watches that drew industry professionals as well as enthusiasts. Miami has always been one of the best places in link the world to watch spot but now it's becoming an industry focal point too. Here's how to experience it as a traveler.
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As Smith link says he was already a "fan of the cal. 321 and 861 link chronograph movements the creation of the cal. 3861 which has been re-developed to house the Daniels co-axial escapement just sits well link with me."
CV It was too link big. And the Miss Pasha was too small. The proportions were not right. And some other models like I don't know the Drive or Clé or link Calibre or Captive or Divan many many many today don't feel as right as the other ones. So let them stay where they are. Maybe someday they will come as vintage and there can link be a strong attraction.
Three words John link Player Special. The yellow-gold black-accented Daytona ref. 6241 is considered one of the rarest link configurations of the chronograph ever produced with only a reported 300 made over three years. Phillips sold an example on its original gold bracelet for over 1.2 million in New York last December. This example lot 119 comes on a strap but it will still be extremely interesting to watch how it link performs.
My grandfather said 'we need a Reverso' explains link Corvo. "It was very common at the time for markets to ask a maison to make something." The Royal Oak a request from Audemars Piguet's Italian link distributor is perhaps the most famous example link of this.
In case the headline didn't give it away we're diving into the watches and watch culture of link the 1990s. Believe it or not '90s now means vintage or at link least "neo-vintage" so it's an opportune time to reconsider the timepieces that came about in the age of Kurt Cobain and Drakkar Noir the link last decade before the internet changed everything.