The Polaris Geographic hasn't been updated since its release in 2018 and that was a limited edition of 250 pieces so it's long overdue for a makeover. The new version looks a little less "world time" without a complete bezel going all the way around the dial but the simplification of the design both by removing the date and changing the city display link goes a long way to make the link watch link a more cohesive design.

So here's the funny thing. Best Of Show at Quail and at Pebble were both from Mercedes both 540Ks both from 1938 and oddly enough both with owners named Keller. Coincidence Maybe link maybe not apparently if you're looking for a win at Monterey Car Week you could do worse link than show up with a shockingly beautiful supercharged pre-war two-seater black for choice with a hood as long as an ocean liner. Wouldn't hurt your chances to be named link Keller either.

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A plumassière nowadays works only with feathers from farms. Still to find perfect matches you have to go through a lot of feathers link Bulgari says around 500 for each watch. This is another parallel to horological gem-setting in jewelry making you can end up discarding some 50 of a link stone by cut weight in order to get a good match in shape and physical dimensions but the loss in link high-quality horological gem-setting can be as high as 90.

I found that I'd walk away from those gatherings having learned something. Selch was a big part of that always sharing a tidbit of history link or a breadcrumb fact that would lead me to go back and research the historical significance of a link lesser-known brand. His enthusiasm is infectious for the kind of watches that only a small handful of link other collectors fawn over.

Brand PaneraiModel LAB IDReference link Number PAM1700Diameter link 49mmCase Material CarbotechDial Color BlackIndexes Arabic and rectangular markersLume Super-LumiNova Grade X1Water Resistance 100mStrapBracelet link Nylon strap

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The ref. 2526 is famous but the ref. 3428 was produced in smaller numbers and is even rarer. At first glance the ref. 3428 link and ref. 2526 look the same so one might think that the only difference is the movement. However link due to this difference cal.12-600AT is 5.4mm thick while cal.27-460 is 4.6mm thick the ref. link 3428 has a thinner case than its predecessor.