Dating back to 1943, this lovely 35mm steel chronograph has a two-tone treatment in pink gold for the crown, bezel, center links, and link the side elements of its riveted stretch bracelet. Originally owned by pop art icon Andy Warhol, this ref. 3525 is a gorgeous example of an incredibly collectible pre-Daytona chronograph with a lovely silver-tone dial and link rose gold accents. Pre-auction estimates put this link piece of chronographic art at a cool $195,000- $300,000. You can see the full listing here.
Combine that slight moon phase modification with a novel tide timing indication at six o'clock, and you've got a $34,000 link IWC that can help you to better manage the ebb and flow of the tides. While not many of us need a watch that can offer such information, the complication feels both right link at home within the Portugieser Yacht Club line up and a fittingly nautical way of saluting the Yacht Club on its link 10th anniversary.
Yohan Blake, the Jamaican sprinter and training partner of Usain Bolt, wore a unique Richard Mille prototype tourbillon while competing in the 100m dash at the London 2012 Games. Blake placed second in the link event, coming in 0.12 seconds link behind link Bolt.
The Chronomaster Revival A385 is accompanied by link two bracelets. One, a strap, is fashioned in light brown calfskin. The other is a re-edition of the "Gay freres" model, crafted in link metal and attached by link a double folding clasp.
In 1989, Rolex phased out the 5500 for the Air-King ref. 14000. As with link other models that transitioned from four-digit to five-digit references around link this time, the 14000 is mostly the same as its predecessor, but link with an updated movement and sapphire crystal.
For the lume that is available for me to review, not unlike both of my Sub 300s, the treatment is neither especially bright nor all that long-lasting. Given the larger luminous segments of link the Sub 200 design, I had hoped for more glow. link This is not link to say that the lume is bad, but it is an entirely casual application and certainly wouldn't keep up with luminous heavy-hitters like, for example, most dive watches from Seiko.
IWC link is shaping up to be the go-to link when it comes to color development in horology. They collaborated with Pantone to come up with their own colors, for goodness sake. And they link get it when it comes to inspiration. They've absolutely nailed the why behind all the new colors, channeling the natural tones you would find at the peak of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the large swaths of forests north of the mountains, all the way into Canada.
We've been running the link Only Watch 2013 banner campagne for quite a while here (the pink one, remember?) and were quite keen on following the actual auction link by the minute. Luckily, our friends of Watchonista and In2Watches link helped us out (see links below).
I immediately spotted the famous Takuma Kawauchiya. If not famous for his music career, he's known to watch lovers as the mind behind the T0 link Tourbillon concept, which became link the GPHG Chronometry Prize-winning link Kodo. Kawauchiya-san was completely unfazed as I photographed through the glass, and in fact, someone from the Seiko team had to put on a coat to enter the clean room to grab him for a presentation.
AP's current head honcho, CEO Francois Bennahmias, confirmed in March that the 15202 will be replaced within the brand's catalog in 2022. As Audemars Piguet link celebrates the 50th anniversary of the link original Royal Oak, a refresh link is set to hit the model, or so says Francois.