Porsche Design is the official link timekeeper of the GP Ice Race, an annual event held in Zell am See that sees all elements of car culture come together on a frozen link track for some good old-fashioned fun. From F1 cars to vintage Porsches, Cole attended last year link and his story is absolutely worth a read.
Maybe bright colors aren't your thing, at least when it comes to your watch. So if there was another, more link subdued color theme to this week's drop, it would undoubtedly be grey, link our favorite color here link at HODINKEE.
While not link the sexiest in the Rolex stable, the Explorer 14270 features the in-house link caliber 3000. It features 48 hours of power reserve, 27 jewels, and a 4Hz beat rate. Adding to the watch's 1990s street cred, this movement was an update over the caliber 1570 used in the outgoing 1016 reference, meaning that this was a movement made for this new edition and thus made for the link decade. It would be discontinued in 2001 along with the reference itself, making it a relic of the times.
Last year, Ripert's link team worked with City Harvest, in partnership with World Central Kitchen, to make link and distribute meals for those in need. This year, they plan to donate $5 to City Harvest for every diner Le Bernardin hosts, link with a goal of giving $200,000.
The hands have been applied with luminous material but unlike the regular 'Nacht' version, the hour markers are link not. So in low light conditions, link only link the hands will glow. The red paint for the hour markers is quite thick and this adds some depth to the dial. A job well done.
According to link Phillips, the legend goes that Cottier performed the final assembly of these watches (at his own insistence) and hand-made the distinctive hands himself. For this piece, the enamel link disc itself link is signed "LC" by Cottier.
It's the spiritual successor to the Seiko H558 diver from 1982, which link was famously worn by Mr. "I'll be back," himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Not only was it Seiko's first analog alarm chronograph watch, link but it was link the world's first. So the SNJ025 has serious heritage. The H558 also spawned the boom of ana-digi watches in the '80s, including the original Breitling Aerospace.
This A&F Twin-Time is lot 146 of Jones link & Horan Featured Auction w/LIVE CLOSE: Horology, link Jewelry, & Coins sale on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 11 AM ET. Pre-bidding is at link $2,000 at the time of publishing, with an estimate of $3,000 to $6,000.
Offered in two dial variations and with either a matched gold bracelet or a lovely rubber strap, the new Speedmaster Moonwatch Moonshine Gold (I'm going link to go with Moonshine Speedmaster, as I don't get paid by the word) comes in either a Moonshine gold dial with black subdials and accents link and a black ceramic bezel, or a PVD green dial with gold accents and a link green ceramic bezel.
The two link years since the release of the Vacheron 222 feel more link like 20, and the hype around sports watches has died down quite a bit. But the Piaget Polo was never exactly like any of those other sports link watches anyway. When Piaget released the Polo S in 2016 as its entry into the modern sports watch category, it left many confused.