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As I mature in my watch collecting journey, I tend to gravitate toward more interesting and funky designs. link This Super-Dive is a good combination of funky and conventional, rolled into one. It's got the dual crown case with the internal rotating bezel and interesting hour markers so it has a lot going on, but it's done link in a way that just works. As vintage watches go, finding something bigger than 40mm is not always easy link and this Super-Dive checks that box. Check out all the details here!
The Aquis has an interesting modern link design, with all the premium benefits you'd expect from a contemporary premium dive watch. There's a sapphire crystal, link an exhibition caseback, 300 meters of water resistance, a color-matched date window, and a ceramic bezel. link What else do you need?
Despite the likes of Nicole Kidman, Lady Gaga, and Spike Lee turning out, the most exciting appearance – at least from our vantage – was that of the Rolex Daytona Ref. 6239 originally owned and worn by Paul Newman. This is the wristwatch, you will recall, that was auctioned in New York in link 2017 link for $17.75 million, becoming, for a time, the most expensive in the world. link From the moment the gavel fell, there was speculation as to who might have bought it.
One of the biggest bits of news from Greubel Forsey so far this year, for example, was that the company was successful in buying back all externally held shares, including link the 20 percent that Richemont acquired all the way back in 2006. As of today, ownership of the company is split link between founders Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey, and Calce, link the new CEO.
The rise in popularity of the "quiet luxury" aesthetic stems, like most fashion link trends, from the pop culture zeitgeist: picture the cast of Succession, Cate Blanchett link in Tar or Gwyneth Paltrow's recent trial wardrobe. And let's not forget that the economic climate has massive sway on what designers deem suitable for the runway. In 2023 link it feels somewhat demode to be bandying about logo-clad handbags and yellow gold sport watches.
Where the Patek and the Lange measure link 41 and 41.5mm, respectively, the Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Chronograph is 43mm wide and the dial design makes great use of the link real estate with a lovely layout that offers strong legibility for the variety of functions. The mixed finishing for the subdials looks excellent next to white gold hands and markers and a link surrounding tachymeter scale.