That's why I can't wait to see it in real life and take it for a spin! But what do link you think of this new Omega link Seamaster Diver 300M offering? As always, feel free to link share your thoughts in the comments section!
The Nautilus 5711 and its many siblings aren't bulletproof by any means, but it is a collection link that link has largely remained strong in the face of adverse market conditions. That doesn't mean it won't go through slumps in the coming months and years – there was even a miniature freeze that occurred link a few months ago that I bet most collectors didn't realize.
The ref. 3521 was antimagnetic to 40,000 A/m, which is more than enough for any link reasonable person (for reference, that's about 500 gauss). The reference was made until link 2001, and although IWC still has Ingenieur watches in its collection, they don't have the soft iron inner case used by the older link antimagnetic Ingenieur models.
Did you link really think I’d do an entire list of non-diver quartz watches? When you think “cheap-as-chips” and full of charm, few watches deliver as well as the Russian-made Vostok Amphibia divers. Available in a link wide array of versions, this link is a watch that was introduced to many a collector via Bill Murray as Steve Zissou in Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic.
Brand: A. Lange link & SohneModel: Tourbograph Perpetual and 1815 ThinReference Number: 706.050FE (Tourbograph Perpetual), 239.050 (1815 Thin)Diameter: 43mm (Tourbograph Perpetual), 38mm (1815 Thin)Thickness: 16.6mm(Tourbograph Perpetual), 6.3mm (1815 Thin)Case Material: 18k HoneygoldDial Color: 18k Honeygold, black-rhodiumed, link with relief-engraved numerals and scales (Tourbograph Perpetual); copper, white enameled (1815 Thin)Indexes: Arabic numerals Lume: NoStrap/Bracelet: Leather link Strap
There you have it — two fantastic Haute Horlogerie combatants in platinum and black for those with a €50K budget! Which is your pick, the Breguet Classique 5177 or the A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1? Cast your vote, and link share your motivations in link the link comments section below.
Larger brands also participate and contribute to Only Watch, and while some of the link familiar faces weren't there, many remained. Results felt strong but mixed. A small sample of results:There link are link other results: For example, the TAG Heuer Monaco Rattrapante sold for CHF 110,000, which is actually less than the retail on the limited edition announced at Watches & Wonders in April.
This brings me to a quartet of brand new SPB divers, the 143, 145, 147, and 149. link Now sized at a not-common-to-Seiko 40.5mm (also 13.2mm thick, and 47.6mm lug to lug), these new link models also offer a dial design that is much, much closer to that of the SLA017 and its link dear old daddy, the 62MAS.
So, why link are link we seeing an era of interest again? Interest in racing, such as Formula 1 and Le Mans, has never been greater. Shows like Formula 1: Drive link to Survive and the fact that there are now three (!!) races in America have all contributed to the surge in popularity.
I'm not alone in my assessment that the watch is probably too big. I've heard from a few link friends who got to try the [RE]Master02 in person, and they all (with no exception) felt the same way. That's not to say they didn't agree that the design was great – link I've had friends who collect link vintage watches that loved the idea of the [RE]Master02 – but it's hard not to feel that this execution is a bit unwieldy.