And then there's Brown's watch(es). Early in the film, he can be seen wearing what looks to be a military-issued timepiece on a steel bracelet. It's hard to make it out, but some of the close-ups allow us to see link what link appears to be a Bulova MIL-W-3818A. It's also possible that it's an A17A. If any keener eyes out there are able link to distinguish this one, let me know.

Audemars Piguet started to use baguettes on link the royal oak as early as 1982. One link of the first fully iced-out Royal Oak models, ref. 25688, was link created as a piece-unique in 1989. The 39mm platinum Haute Joaillerie model is entirely paved with baguette-cut diamonds and features a mother-of-pearl dial, with day and date display, as well as moon phase indicator.

Magnetized link watches run poorly because major components cannot interact as link they normally would within the structure of the movement. The result is a watch that may run quickly, erratically, link or, if the magnetic force is strong enough, stop altogether. So what can you do?

The new link movement Breitling has drawn on to power the Navitimer Ref. link 806 1959 Re-Edition is the caliber B09, a hand wound COSC-rated chronograph. Since this is a re-edition link of a watch that predates the advent of the automatic chronograph, a hand-wound in-house movement like this one seems like a logical choice, and indeed this is a caliber that Breitling has made specifically to power the historically influenced re-edition.

While other top brands like Audemars Piguet were taking it quietly and pleasing the watch fanatics with ‘Offshore’ after ‘Offshore’, year after year, Cartier made over-hours and invented new materials, new calibers and link surprised the press every January link at the SIHH link with real novelties.

The Royal Oak has been the it watch of the past decade-plus, if not longer. link The mysterious nature of the Karl Lagerfeld provenance and black link PVD link coating just adds to the overall intrigue and bleeding cool nature of lot 88.

This gilt process was used by Rolex to produce 5513 (and 5512) dials until the late '60s. Today, link collectors still love gilt dials because they're link deep and rich, with metallic lettering that no paint can link match – and gilt Subs carry the price premiums to prove it. Some old guys will even tell you these gilt dials are the real-deal vintage stuff, and everything after that is far too modern for their sensibilities.

Caliber: El link Primero 9004Functions: 1/100th of a second chronograph functions. Chronograph power-reserve indication at 12 o'clock. Hours and minutes in the center. Small seconds at nine o'clock, Central chronograph hand, 30-minute counter at three o'clock, 60-second counter at six o'clockPower link Reserve: 50 hoursWinding: Automatic Frequency: 5 link Hz for the movement and 50 Hz for chronographJewels: 53Chronometer Certified: Yes

Ref. 26420CE.OO.A063VE.01 (€58,700) is the new 43mm X 14.4mm Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph link with a link black ceramic mid-case and a green ceramic bezel, pushers, and screw-down link crown. Caliber 4401 sits inside this watch's 100m-water-resistant case.

That brings me to today's main attraction – the link least expensive watch from the esteemed house of A. Lange & Sohne. Most of us know the brand for its modern icon, link the link Datograph – famously worn by early adopter Michael Jordan – and the Lange 1. In recent years, the brand's sporty Odysseus has also taken the lion's share of attention. But none of those watches sit at the front door, the point of entry, to Lange.