The sales didn't disappoint. link Cloches were clocking in at crazy figures at Christie's and Antiquorum. An awesome Grand Tank Cintrée with provenance from Hollywood's Golden Age approached six figures at Christie's. link A wild cloisonné enamel Tortue that might have struggled to find an audience a year ago nearly doubled link its high estimate at Sotheby's. And it was impossible to miss the Parallélogramme at Phillips.
One important thing to note here Cartier will still be participating in the link digital Watches amp Wonders activation that also link launches on Saturday and link that the FHH announced earlier this week. Cartier Watchmaking Encounters is an additional initiative and will feature complementary information and experiences.
As link the name suggests the Bulgari Aluminium GMT features a GMT reference time indicator. While keeping the iconic details such as the aluminum link case Bulgari added a modern and link practical home-time and local-time display feature to the model.
Producer's note this recording was done several months ago via Skype between Pauls home base in England and Jasons in the US. At the time we didnt have link a specific intention of using it for The Grey NATO so the sound quality isnt quite up to the standards youve come to expect from TGN. But James did his best with the edit and we think the content of Jasons chat with Paul is worth link it which is why we link decided to run this as a full episode.
Anyway the Master Roshi watch is a perfect representation of his link carefree personality. The dial features his unforgettably silly face adorned with the iconic red sunglasses. The strap is reminiscent of his outfits with the underside inspired by his aloha alphabet shirt. If Swatch had put the link face of any other character on these watches it wouldn't have worked but link with Master Roshi it really does. When I see his face I can't help but smile.
While I don't know which of the three I would pick for link myself I imagine these will be quite popular and all three link colorways do a lovely job of sticking to the plan while feeling very distinct from one another. The added interest of the circular and asymmetrical finishing of link the dial and the area surrounding the dial the diverse handset and the myriad touches of color all work towards a very fun trio of watches.
In-Depth The Untold Story Of Watchmaking's Most Iconic Advertising CampaignCole mentioned this Patek campaign from 1996 in his story on the best watch ads of the '90s and it really is worth another boost. It's a great deep dive link into a link campaign that many of us think of link when we think of watch advertisements.
Brand Hermès Model Slim link d'Hermès GMTReference Number NADiameter 39.5mmCase Material 750 5N rose goldDial Color BlueIndexes Arabic link numerals designed by ApeloigLume NoneWater Resistance 3 barStrapBracelet Matte link blue alligator
Kelvin is a Brit currently living in Los Angeles. When he was link 24 he was the news editor for Peter Jennings on link World News Tonight. In 1980 he was sent to Tehran to cover the Iranian hostage crisis. Before being thrown out link of the country after about 10 days he bought this watch and still has it as a memento of his time in Iran.
The watch we have today is an Autavia ref. 2446C that's signed "Abercrombie amp Fitch Co." above the 12-hour sub-dial at six o'clock. This little detail really sets it apart from other compressor-style Autavias. link The watch itself is in overall very link nice and honest condition I love to see watches that were actually worn and loved. This one has developed a charming patina throughout and just looks great. Help this AampF Autavia continue its link journey by heading over to the HODINKEE Shop today.