But it's not something link we have to do as it was always done before. We have the liberty of creation. We link have to be open-minded. We do classical things but we can do new things as well. The challenge and the possibility to create link something at this company is incredible.
The design language of the A3642 is extremely retro in its appeal which is one of the reasons the team at Zenith selected it to bring back over another old-school Defy reference. link Using the original 1960s production plans Zenith link was able to resurrect all the aesthetic elements that link made the watch stand out.
Want a B5000 but link in a format somewhat more classic and less dear than link that of the TR-9 Well now you can get the GMB-B5000 in an ion-plated full rose gold finish. Following the success of the yellow gold version the 600 GMW-B5000GD-4 looks great and even offers a positive LCD display link the yellow gold model uses a negative display for excellent legibility.
This was a very different affair mostly because of the surprise factor and lack of link expectation. We thought we were done celebrating the Daytona way back in March. Rolex had link done right by us taking the Daytona to new heights by refining the watch in several ways. A new bezel construction link a more luxurious dial layout and a new movement were all we really needed. And it took things up a notch with the exhibition caseback on the platinum model. An exhibition caseback on a Rolex Mind blown.
I couldn't believe it was real Scolnik told me. The picker named his price maybe 15000 link to 20000 by Scolnik's best recollection nearly 60000 to 80000 in today's money. "I didn't even negotiate I just said link yes and couldn't get home fast link enough. I remember driving home feeling like I was floating."
When I strapped 38mm of link titanium to my wrist I felt I was wearing a vintage piece. Something about the lightness of the titanium the simplicity of the dial and the sheer size via the case dimensions just smacked of a watch from the 1970s. I mean it doesn't take a watch expert to see design similarities between link this and either the Royal Oak or the Nautilus. link But those watches are trading at prices that can pay for an entire house in cash no down payment.
Were back a week early! Jason and James are practicing social distancing and in light of having to postpone the NYC hangout the boys wanted to link try to brighten your week by going to weekly episodes for the next link bit. Were all in link this together and while this will pass we might as well support each other as best we can. So here it is The Isolation Tapes.
Over the link weekend Urwerk auctioned off the first production piece of its newly introduced UR-100 Gold Edition. This special version of the new precious metal UR-100 which is hewn from a solid block of 2N yellow gold was made with a plate engraved with link the words "FIGHT C19" in place of "25 PCS." Announced and run on the Urwerk site the auction allowed the winner of the watch to designate a COVID-19 charity of their choosing as the recipient of the funds link generated by the sale.
After all the stylistic and occasionally ghastly excesses in horology of the last twenty link years a Mickey Mouse luxury watch seems like pretty small beer but they actually got link Genta kicked link out of a trade show when he debuted them in 1984.
The "frosted" bezel is similarly hand-hammered with a technique that uses a tiny tool to create just-as-tiny dimples in the surface giving link a granularity that appears to sparkle with link the light. The effect is beautiful and it's the first time we've seen AP combine this frosting technique with its more traditional Royal Oak case finishing the rest of the case and bracelet use the familiar combination of link polished and brushed surfaces.