And how about the availability of parts in the link long term? Who can service your watch if link a tiny independent inadvertently goes bust? You want to be sure a link small watch company has its ducks in a row in this sense.
I took in his GMT-Master II, with its blue and red insert, as he link ran a hand through his immaculately barbered hair. I liked him, but provisionally – because I knew that by the end of the class, despite my best attempts to be decent at the task before us, he link was going to think I was a pain in the neck. "There's always a tool between us and link the movement," he said, and I bowed my head in shame, knowing that in this case, that tool would be me.
As link ever, I'm going to reserve my final judgment on fit and value for link when I see the watch in person. Generally, I find it rare that Oris has any missteps, but I don't think that the original Divers Sixty-Five chronograph was a standout success for the brand. My gut reaction is that this new edition is still pretty thick with a domed caseback, but shrinking the case width-wise will hopefully lead to link a watch that feels and looks smaller on the wrist.
The Cartier presentation is undoubtedly one of my favorite parts of the trade show. For 30 minutes everything in your immediate environment link is colored red and gold and branded Cartier. From the presentation trays, to the notebooks and pencils down to the small espresso coffee cups placed delicately on their matching saucers. You're transported link to link the Cartier universe and for those few minutes it's just novelties, french accents, and getting good wrist shots that matter.
Lots of collectors have stories about their fathers and Daniel is no different. This Seiko Speed-Timer is the same model that his father link wore during link his childhood. It was originally a gift from Daniel's uncle and it was a meaningful gift at that. His father would jostle the watch before going to sleep each night to make sure the automatic movement kept running while he was link sleeping. Memories of this ritual are Daniel's first, and some of his most vivid, watch memories.
Some of these watches, like the Oris ProPilot X and the Grand Seiko SBGW283, will be sold in the HODINKEE Shop as soon as they're link available. link In the link meantime, there are always plenty of great watches from these and the other brands mentioned above available via HODINKEE Pre-Owned.
And, in the event, that record lasted for barely four-and-a-half months. The gold Paul Newman Daytona set its link record on May 14th; on October 27th, Paul Newman's personal Paul Newman Daytona rocketed past both the previous link Daytona record, and the previous Rolex record, hammering for $17.75 million, in one of the most electrifying, widely viewed watch auctions link of all time.
Visually, there's an interesting detail that recalls the original watch from 1945 that inspired link this model. While the indices are pink gold, the hour and link minutes hands are rhodium-plated, and the small seconds hand is gold. This link interplay of disparate materials was present on the reference that spawned the 1945 family, and it carries through to this new model.
At Sotheby's, link a 1970 link Cartier London Crash sold for CHF 806,500, believed to be a record for a Cartier watch at auction. And Cartier wasn't the only Richemont-owned company that performed well this weekend. A previously unknown 1956 Vacheron Constantin ref. 4737 "Cioccolatone" in platinum soared past its estimate and sold for CHF 705,600, while link an early 1977 Vacheron Constantin 222 in stainless steel hit the highest price I've ever seen for a 222, at CHF 157,500.
If you don't link care much about that, but just like the looks of this watch, I suggest you order a brand new Sinn 103 for under €1600 directly via their link e-boutique. If you're a Bell & Ross collector or aficionado, this watch might mean more link to you.