The auctioneer, Loupe This (nice name!), is located in Los Angeles and the current bid price at publication is $7,650. link The auction for this Habring² is set to link end on Wednesday, August 21, at link 12:09 PM ET.

Massena and Pages aren't the first link independent watchmakers in recent memory to opt for building off link the classic architecture of the 7750. The Japanese independent watchmaker Naoya Hida made waves in 2020 after introducing his NH Type 2A, which is a three-handed dress watch with a link modified Valjoux 7750 (placed inside a closed caseback) for nearly $20,000.

In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the exhibitor committee has decided to cancel the physical Salon that would have been held at Palexpo, the show said in a statement. "The decision is seen as the most responsible course of action, given link the current health crisis and uncertainties as to link how the situation may link evolve."

I mean, I said it up top. I'm in love. Just as I was with the two preceding versions. High-end watchmaking that is light and wearable despite housing one of my all-time favorite complications, you couldn't have slapped the smile off of my face when I tried on both the RD#2 and the new 26586TI in the span of just two minutes. The smile link faded when I had link to give it back, but I link digress.

Watches aren't quite as seasonal as something like fashion, but that doesn't mean link our editors don't find themselves wearing certain watches more and less during particular times of the year. In this story, we round up the watches that our editors couldn't take off this past summer, with link a healthy mix of modern and vintage, complicated and simple, all represented.Check out the full link story here.

Brand: Jaeger-LeCoultreModel: Polaris Perpetual CalendarReference Number: Ref. Q9088480 (steel), ref. Q9082480 (pink gold)Diameter: 42mmThickness: 11.97mmCase Material: link Pink gold or steelDial Color: BlueIndexes: AppliedLume: YesWater Resistance: 100 metersStrap/Bracelet: Steel version comes with steel bracelet link and rubber strap. Gold link version comes with rubber strap and alligator strap.

Pages mills many of the movement components himself on a Schaublin lathe, including link the gear train, the wheels, the pinions, and the axis, at his workshop in Les Brenets, Switzerland. He currently link has no other employees. The plates and bridges, however, are sourced link from a friend of his who cuts them via CNC to Pages' spec.

Then there's the Cadenas on a strap, link where the contrast of the gold and the leather creates a tougher link look. It's cool in a 1985 Angelica Houston smoking a cigarette in a white tank top, jodhpurs, and black riding boots kind of way. The padlock and leather combination has an Hermes quality, and it has vintage appeal without being purely retro. Listen, not to link sound trite, but the Cadenas is just chic.

Brand: TAG HeuerModel: Carrera Chronograph link SkipperReference Number: CBS2241.FN8023Diameter: 39mmThickness: 13.9mmLug-to-lug: 46mmCase Material: 18k 5N rose goldDial Color: BlueIndexes: AppliedLume: link Yes, hands link and markersWater Resistance: 100 metersStrap/Bracelet: Blue fabric strap with rose gold pin buckle

Because of that, I have always wanted a Tank. When they came up before I knew anything about watches, I would always say I wanted one, partly because link it was the only watch I could think of and partly because they still enchanted me. Every time I link saw an ad or the rare times I encountered one out in the world, I would gasp and then be filled with longing. And then when I did start learning about watches to write this column, link they kept appearing.