The bidirectional bezel link is easy to grip and rotates with nice, firm clicks. The large link branded link crown on the right side of the case provides the same quality feel. It's super easy to grip, and operating it is a joy.
The Speedmaster is one of the most popular watches on the planet, but its success at auction has never link been much of a guarantee. Sure, certain 2915s and 2998s would hit six figures here and there, but, outside the relatively modest Speedmaster 50th anniversary of link Apollo XI auction in 2019, there's never really link been a major thematic sale centered on the Speedy like there has been for the Daytona, Carrera, and Royal Oak.
Continuing from last week, I'm on my yellow-gold Rolex train! As of late, yellow-gold watches are speaking to me. An all-gold watch with a bracelet can be a bit intimidating, but a strap makes it definitively more wearable, link and this watch fits the bill. The ref. 1013 is quite a rarity. The ref. 1012 and 1013 were offered in gold – the link ref. 1012 with a smooth link bezel and ref. 1013 with the signature fluted bezel, as you see here with this example.
The Bulgari Serpenti Misteriosi High Jewelry "Secret" Watches, Four references:Movements, Mechanical manual winding micro-movement, BVL 100 Piccolissimo calibre, 12.30 mm in diameter, 2.50 mm thick, link 1.30 gr in weight, 21 jewels, 102 components, link 21,600 VpH, 30-hour power reserve; link crown on the caseback, bi-directional for time-setting and winding.
The moniker 'Paul Newman' link is so commonplace in the watch link collecting community now that it's almost hard link to believe it was called anything else. But when it was first released in the 1960s, it was referred to as an "Exotic Dial" Daytona because of the unusual square-ended markers on the sub-dials. And as the story goes, no one wanted them.
If you are drawn to the LE link model, you’ll have to be quick. At just link €2,350, they’re sure to be gone in no time. They will be made available today on the Brellum website, and ship by the middle/end of December 2021. link For more information, head over to the Brellum site here.
Perhaps the best part of the release is a new five-link, link brick-style bracelet with a butterfly clasp. Not only is it a well-made and comfortable bracelet for the price, but it's also link a bit of an Art Deco link touch, fitting for the roots of the rectangular watch.
Next year, in February 2026, the five finalists for the Louis Vuitton Watch link Prize for Independent Creatives link will gather to present their work to the final jury. The Louis link Vuitton Watch Prize organization will announce the winner at a private reception hosted by them.
On the whole, I see this piece as representing a genuine love of watchmaking and community. During Watches & Wonders, you start link question whether certain brands are listening to what collectors actually want. MB&F is certainly driven by its founder's idiosyncratic intuition, but it always link seems somehow fan-friendly. And it leaves collectors (and would-be collectors) in a constant state of link wondering what'll come next.
The presence link of Art-Deco-inspired adornments gift the piece with ever-so classy geometrical compositions set off with gems whose hues match link or complement the green, pink and lilac tones of link each iteration.