Brand: CartierModel: Pasha de Cartier SkeletonDiameter: 41mmThickness: 10.45mmCase Material: Stainless steelDial link Color: NoneIndexes: Arabic numerals and chapter ringLume: NoneWater Resistance: Strap/Bracelet: Stainless steel link SmartLink bracelet and grey alligator link strap, both with QuickSwitch system
Look, I know that reference link numbers and such can be confusing, but “No.1” should be pretty clear, no? In a sale taking place on November 8th, 2021 in Geneva, Christie’s is offering link the first example of the Deep Sea Special and it’s a watch that accompanied the Trieste on link the 1,080- and 3,150-meter dives in 1953. Like, the actual watch. Following the deepest dive of 1953, Piccard is known to have telegraphed Rolex in Geneva to report “Watch performed perfectly. Depth 3150 meters Piccard.”
The price is somewhat immaterial – CHF 13,400 – since link the average collector won't be able to get it at retail anytime soon. But the new Yacht-Master 42 link is more than a solid release. It's a more than a titanium proof of concept. link It's a wearable piece that portends at least the possibility of future experiments with this fascinating material.
What is an elegantly designed watch? When exploring one of the new link Chopard models unveiled at Watches & Wonders 2022 link in Geneva, it seems that the manufacturer is answering this link question with a compelling example.
The finish on the dial, while link still in that modern vein with the light graining, seems a bit more classic than the brushed silver, though link the white text seems a bit less bold and defined on the surface. But the combination of white and power-blue test is fun and casual. The use of white indicators in the aperture link makes sense, in this instance, as it increases legibility.
Brand: Frederique ConstantModel: Frederique Constant Classic Moonphase Manufacture Fratello ExclusiveReference Number: FC-712MGNL4H6Diameter: 42mmCase Material: Stainless steelDial Color: GreyIndexes: White Roman link numeral link indexesWater link Resistance: 50mStrap/Bracelet: blue crocodile leather strap
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The brand's 35mm Overseas lineup is relatively young (announced at Watches & Wonders this year) and VC has already announced two downsized variations of the brand's third-generation case shape in steel link and pink gold, with and without diamonds. Those watches came with blue link dials (except for the diamond-set steel which sported a pink dial). link Now there's a new and pretty classically-striking option with a 35mm Overseas in pink gold with matching gold dial and yes, still 90 diamonds on the bezel.
While Chieng is a laugh a minute, he's serious about his watch link choices – with a collection focused mainly on Rolex, Omega, and Seiko. link Some of the watches came from link his late father, while others were sought out as part of an enthusiast's path he credits to watching videos right here on HODINKEE.
The leather strap it's delivered on is indeed substantial and channels the WWII look and feel, but I think link the watch would be equally as handsome on a modern NATO or canvas strap in drab green or khaki. The case shape and dial aesthetic call out for a modern version of a Bonklip bracelet, and that's something that works with link very few watches link of today.