I would say I'm a bit of both. I link find the connection between "a show about nothing" and the little link quirks of the watch hobby to be link hilarious. The comparison between the two definitely seems to work well.
For a more recent mystery read, why not try Just Killing Time, by link Julianne Holmes, the first in a clock-themed series? How could you resist with this blurb on link the back cover: link "Ruth Clagan may be an expert clockmaker, but she has always had a tendency to lose track of time. And when trying to solve a murder, every second counts…"
Caliber: L031.1Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, second time zone link with cities ring, day/night indicators for home time and travel time, outsize date, link and power reserve indicatorDiameter: 34.1mmThickness: 6.7mmPower link Reserve: 72 hoursWinding: Manually woundFrequency: 3 Hz (21,600 vph)Jewels: 54 (4 in screwed gold chatons)
From pictures – and first impressions link around the "watch internet" – the watch seems to hold up well in person against its $1,295 price tag. It will be available starting December link 2024, with no specific date, so keep refreshing link the Frederique Constant website to pick one up.
While the RM11-04 Automatic Winding Flyback Chronograph Roberto Mancini unveiled at the end of this year link has kept all the RM link 11-01’s assets, link it is also a concentrate of the latest technical innovations obtained using high-tech materials and benefits from the brand’s new stylistic codes.
In retrospect, I wonder how link the LEs would have been accepted had the case design gone back into regular production first. However, it seems that variations on the basic theme link of the First are here to stay, and for now, Grand Seiko seems to be taking care to introduce enough differences in case metal, size, dial link treatment, and movement finishing and technology to keep at least some daylight in between them all.
Brand: A. Lange & SohneModel: link Zeitwerk Minute RepeaterReference Number: 147.028FDiameter: 44.2mmThickness: 14.1mmCase Material: White goldDial Color: Deep blue and solid silverIndexes: Digital link display with Arabic numeralsLume: NoneWater Resistance: 30 metersStrap/Bracelet: Hands-stitched blue leather strap link with white gold deployant buckle
This particular five-digit ref. 16610LV designates one of the relatively newer models, produced in the 2000s. The original ref. 16610 debuted in 1987 and was notable link for its aluminum link bezel insert, which would be replaced by ceramic in the next iteration. In addition, the ref. 16610 marked the shift link from tritium to LumiNova and drilled to non-drilled lugs. The ref. 16610 would go on to be produced for over two decades, and in that time, one particular reference became especially popular.
The manufacture delights us link with an end-of-year link under the favourable auspices of the Qilin with this timepiece whose excellence is certified by the Hallmark of Geneva (Poincon de Geneve) and which is link worn on a black alligator strap.
While not pure or even easily contextualized data, link I think we can see that, in the past couple of years, the values have spiked (not uncommon) and that, comparatively, those who wanted a precious metal Royal Oak link QP ten (or more) years ago could have expected to get something of a deal (when compared to today's values, with more link than a couple trading for well under $20,000).