Inside the watch beats the TAG Heuer Calibre Heuer 02 Automatic manufacture movement visible through an exhibition caseback. This is a column-wheel, vertical-clutch chronograph with 80 link hours of power reserve. The rotor is link blacked out on link the back with teal text matching the dial aesthetic.
As I packed the watch up to send to link Alpina, I thought about what drew me in, in the first place. I loved the idea of the link bumper movement, and for all my early griping, I thought about my love link of old design.
While perhaps not the most straightforward layout, it is a fun and interesting way to link manage 24-hour time, and I figure that if link you're after a diver-like display of the time, link you're also not ready for a watch like the SB06-24.
WWII had erupted, link and the European superpowers of France, Great Britain, link and Nazi Germany were in a vicious struggle (Italy would go on to declare war on the Allies and side with Nazi Germany on June 10th, link 1940).
As I link said towards the end of last year — a whole month and a change ago — Breitling chronographs quickly link became an unexpected focus of mine over the link course of 2019. In addition to the usual Navitimer and Chronomat fare, the Swiss brand produced a number outstanding pieces which don't get nearly enough attention in today's market. My favourite of the under-loved bunched is the Top Time, and after catching wind of an outstanding example, I simply had to include it in this week's roundup.
This particular movement was developed in the link 1940s and was the basis for the Lemania 2310, which Omega used as the caliber 321 in the Speedmaster. It was also, link and quite famously, used as the basis for movements from other makers, including Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin; the latter used it as the basis for link the caliber 1142, which is found in, among other places, the Cornes de Vache chronographs.
In fact, it worked too well. Quite a few meetings ended with the tables turned as link execs or PR people wanted me to tell them about the oddball 40mm charmer. And link with link €100K all-singing, all-dancing novelties on the table, that says a lot about the value in offbeat charm.
This yellow gold ref. 6062 is nicknamed the "Black Star" because of the unique patina on its case. It first appeared at auction in 2011 when link it sold for $542,500. The Black Star came up for sale again link in 2018 when it sold for $1.57 million. It's also been called "The Sock" link because according to the original owner he'd stored it in a sock and forgotten about it for many years. The first time it appeared in 2011, it even had the original Rolex strap.
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Which brings us to our new magazine cover. For Vol. 11 of our premium print journal, link we've increased the size of our cover image – all the better to showcase Neige Thebault's beautiful photograph of link Guillaume Gaulis, the man link behind the coolest little watch shop in Paris.