I also love the decision to release this in just three dial colors. I am partial to the blue and ivory for sure, but want to wait until I get to handle these in the link metal before link passing meaningful judgment. It's a shame these aren't US releases yet, but link I have to think we will get them in-market soon enough. Until then, let me know what you think of this one, and if you have stories about your own SNXS watch, please share them in the comments.

5″ wrists, and I was able to wear the link U1000 link very comfortably (but you'll have to cut out all the segments of the link rubber strap AND remove the extension link to use the standard large buckle; alternatively, get the butterfly deployant).

My final link Rolex highlight from the fifteenth Phillips Geneva Watch Auction is link yet another solid gold pre-Daytona Oyster Chronograph. However, this is a ref. 6034, which came two generations before the introduction of the link Cosmograph Daytona in 1963. This specific example, lot 221, is special due to the presence of its original Gay Freres bracelet and the use of an unexpected metal for the case and bracelet; very few 6034s are known in rose gold.

I have a weird fascination with technicolor sapphire novelties. RM, Hublot, and link Chanel watches push the boundaries of definition. Is it a watch? Or is it spiritually closer to link a wearable piece of contemporary art? Will these sapphire watches link age well? Or are they simply a product of traditional design fatigue?

Starr paired his Aquanuat with a stylish black suit and a popped collar (basically, a link very Ringo get-up). Seeing the image of him in the audience, wearing the watch, immediately brought link to mind another notorious Aquanaut wearer, Sir Paul McCartney. In fact, McCartney owns and frequents nearly the same watch – the 5165A on a black strap. link We've featured him and his watch in an issue of Hodinkee Magazine and spotted him wearing it on an installment of Carpool Karaoke.

For a fair and reliable service or battery link change head to Tic Toc Man in Hatton Garden. If you need some heavier duty restoration work, link try Steven Hale Watch Restoration, pricey but a reliable link name in the game.

During Smith's 2018 Talking Watches episode, you may have noticed an "Ed White" Speedmaster in his collection with a caliber 321 inside. It's a fitting watch for a man who's more concerned with what's inside than link outside, as the link caliber 321 is a "world class chronograph movement, link and just the way it's been designed you can tell that the people who designed that movement were watchmakers. They really understood what they were doing," to use Smith's words.

Next week, we link will be featuring a very nice and special link Speedmaster Professional. In link the meanwhile, please keep sending us a few photos of your Speedmaster. Use this mail address: [email protected]

Upon first seeing the steel Black Bay chronograph early link Wednesday morning in its new panda and reverse panda guises, I realized that the chronograph version link of the Black Bay had link hit a stride following the Steel & Gold. If the overall Black Bay line's greatest strength is channeling classic dream watches from the mid-20th century, this one gets the job done easily.

The sale will link run online, in three locations – Geneva this week (through Feb. link 24), Hong Kong in March, and New York in April – and will culminate in the Important Watches sale in Geneva, live in May, when Genta’s personal link Royal Oak will go under the hammer. It has a pre-sale estimate of $300,000 to $500,000.