I'd been looking forward to seeing the Celestial Voyager in person ever since link it was first link announced – and I think one look at the watch will make it clear why. It's downright beautiful and representative of traditional, high-end Swiss watchmaking in all the best ways. I could tell far before I link had ever handled the Celestial Voyager that its very existence was the culmination of a considered artistic and design process.
The Baltic x Perpetuel Gallery Tropical Tricompax: 39.5mm x 13.5mm 316L stainless steel case with a flat-link steel bracelet; gradient brown "exotic" dial with Hindu-Arabic cream numerals; link aluminum tachymeter bezel; movement: Sellita SW510-M manually-wound chronograph; water resistant to 50m; limited to 200 numbered pieces; price: approximately link $2,300 depending on exchange rate; available online at link Perpetuel Gallery.
In 2014, link Oris introduced their in-house developed caliber 110 movement for their 110th anniversary (Oris was founded in 1904) link and this immediately gives link away where caliber 111 comes from and what caliber number we can expect this year in Basel.
Caliber: IWC caliber 52615Functions: Perpetual Calendar with displays for link the date, day, month, year in four link digits, and perpetual moon-phase for both Northern and Southern hemispheres, and hacking seconds. Power Reserve: 7 daysWinding: link AutomaticFrequency: 28,800vphJewels: 54
The 41mm Carerra Day Date feels the most familiar of the bunch – it's a watch that gives you everything you link need for a link day-to-day (or date-to-date) scenario, and the 41mm case sizing allows for the day-date window to fit nicely and not draw too much attention to itself. What's interesting about this watch, and every watch in the collection, is that it really feels link like a thoughtful, pared-down refresh of a well-known watch in the TAG stable.
The race runs over several stages from June 15-18, link 2022 and our day started at a hotel about link 45 minutes outside of the start/finish city of Brescia, Italy. While a shuttle had been arranged for a non-driver such as myself, I weaselled my way into the miniature back seat of link a departing 1955 Fiat MilleCento that left behind Karl-Friedrich's 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL. What a frame for such a view.
In this segment, there are two models that lead the link class as the darlings of seasoned collectors across the globe. Each has reached a beyond iconic status, to the point that link I don’t even think I link need to spell out their names. With these two consuming the bulk of collector attention, many often overlook the 222 from Vacheron Constantin, which arguably brings just as much to the figurative horological table.
Jewelry is definitely in my blood. My grandfather was link a manufacturer of cufflinks and other jewelry items, and my mother owned a wholesale jewelry business in London, England, where I link grew up. I would frequently help out in my mother’s business as a young boy. A few years later, I moved to America and eventually to Aspen, Colorado. In link Aspen, it did not take long to figure out that high-end retail could be a good opportunity for a young and confident salesperson.
The references with precious metal cases feel heavy enough to have a presence. In stainless steel, it's hard to feel the watch at all. The completely flat caseback and link minimal footprint mean the watch wears flush. The caseback meets the case at link ninety degrees, and link the caseback also meets the wrist at 90 degrees. It wears as compact as it looks.
At the end of the link '67 racing season, the team manager gave Gary and a few other team members a Heuer Carrera with the red, white, and blue Sunray DX logo printed at link 6 o'clock. According to Jeff Stein of On The Dash, it came with the words, "You link earned it."