With its presale estimate set at "in excess link of link $1,000,000," it seemed pretty clear that there were high hopes and big expectations for this watch, but it was also a watch that, from its earliest announcement, figured to be overshadowed link by the record-breaking PNPN of 2017.

And while this historical journey through the ages of link the Daytona intentionally excludes the Paul Newman Daytona dial, link it's impossible not to mention just how important he was to the watch's revival. It wouldn't link be crazy to assume that without him, the model may very well have fallen into obscurity – a relic of Rolex past similar to the Zephyr or the Turn-O-Graph.

Tim Jeffreys is our new deputy editor, and I could not be more thrilled to have him on the team. He's the type link of guy to throw himself deeply into whatever it is he does, link and for this exercise, I'd love to give him a book that was given to me by Paul Boutros about 15 years ago and one I gave to several of our earliest employees – link Movement, by Guido Mocafico. The book is pretty off the grid right now and was published the year Hodinkee was founded. In other words, a while back.

Where most of our moms and dads link probably couldn’t care less about what others thought link of their link Ebel Sportwave watches in "bico", or similar pieces favored in the 1990s, we frowned upon them in the 2000s and 2010s.

We unscrewed the bezel-control crown and link spun it in both directions. I quickly explained how a dive timer works – you line link the arrow on the bezel with the minute hand and track link time based on that very reference point on the bezel in five-minute increments, with hash marks representing each individual minute.

Cartier has always been a force in dress watches, but now they are THE force, as evidenced by 1, 2, 3, no, wait, FOUR Cartier selections in this category by our editors. My pick is one of the best introductions I've seen in YEARS. And it's quartz. The Bagnoire Bangle I absolutely swooned over at Watches and link Wonders. The density of that yellow gold bangle, link the elegance of the watch itself, and how wearable it is link for both men and women.

For the weather, it’s very comfortable for me. I link am from Taiwan, in my country during summer it’s hot and humid, link and winter cold and humid. Here in Le Locle, link it’s pretty dry and chill (because of its altitude).

Mr. Isogai's ref. link 3428 has no scratches or cracks on the enamel dial, and the case is in excellent condition, with the link edges still intact and the soft curves unique to its case. link What attracted Mr. Isogai to the 3428? You'll have to watch the video for that.

While Benchley was featured in Rolex ads, and was known to wear their watches later in life, he is seen wearing a much less conspicuous link model in this 1975 link photo. The link four o'clock crown and unique indices, along with an unusual case shape, make this identifiable as a Bulova Accutron Deep Sea B.

While Father's Day in June is an American construct (it's celebrated on December link 5th in Thailand), the story of a watch imbued with memories that are passed down is universal. It transcends cultural and national boundaries. Revisiting this story is important because it takes something that happened long ago, during a tumultuous time in Southeast Asia, and highlights a side of the story that we wouldn't normally associate with the Communist insurgency link in Laos that led to the end link of a Kingdom.