Life on the Wrist

Well, after 3 years we have reached episode 100! It is certainly a milestone so we look back at the last three years, how the Podcast started and the journey we went on. We also look at two stainless steel vintage watches that captured my attention recently.

The Breitling Day Date can be found here.

The Longines Grand Prize can be found here.

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Today is about new (and old!) watches! We take a look at the PanoMaticCalendar from Glashütte Original, their first annual calendar. We also look at talk through a few vintage pieces from Bulova and Universal Genève.

The Glashütte Original PanoMaticCalendar can be found here.

The Bulova 666ft diver can be found here.

A picture of the Universal Genève Monodatic can be found here. Article and video coming soon!

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Building off of our Podcast from last week, we wanted to help turn your collecting journal from one that is passive to active. What better way to explore watches than to read about their history, construction and why we love them so much. Here are five books I have purchased recently about watches that I would recommend. I have not finished any of them yet, so stay tuned for book reviews and my thoughts soon.

The Watch Book Rolex Updated & Extended Edition can be found here.

George Daniels Watchmaking can be found here.

The Wristwatch Handbook can be found here.

A Man & His Watch can be found here.

Watches A Guide by Hodinkee can be found here.

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Rescapement recently published an article about how the digital age is changing watch collecting from an active to passive pursuit. Check out there article here.

We published a video and article back in 2019 covering a similar topic which can be found here (article) and here (video).

Vacheron Constantin’s Métiers d'Art Tribute to great civilisations in collaboration with Musée du Louvre can be found here.

An in-depth video about the production of the four pieces can be found here.

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If you are into watches, I am sure you were sent a link to Bloomberg News’ article about investing in watches and how the returns outpaced gold, bitcoin and other financial assets over the last 12 months. The article can be found here and the Subdial50 Index can be found here.

Swiss watch exports for May 2022 can be found here.

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Today we talk about François-Henry Bennahmias who will be leaving the company at the end of 2023. We also discuss watch prices that have been coming down in value pretty heavily during this year. Many are calling it a crash of watch investing, but maybe it will help the hyped watches come back down to earth. We look at Rolex Daytona, Rolex Submariner ‘Hulk’, and Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 prices as case studies.

Here is an interview I did last year about watch investing.

Here is an article about whether or not watches were the key to passive income.

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It was a pleasure to watch and participate in the New York Watch Auction: SIX that Phillips hosted this past weekend. There were some incredible lots and today we are going to be talking about a few of them.

Lot 10: FP Journe Tourbillon Souverain with jade dial

Lot 11: Roger Smith Series 2 Open dial

Lot 12: George Daniels Anniversary number “00”

Lot 36: Rolex Daytona reference 116503 with ‘error’ dial

Lot 131: Vacheron Constantin reference 43050 with ‘The Americas’ enamel dial

Lot 148: A Rolex DateJust reference 6605 in pristine condition

Lot 158: MB&F Legacy Machine 2 with blue lacquered dial

Lot 163: Patek Philippe reference 5711 with olive green dial

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MB&F and Stephan McDonnell take a giant leap forward for watchmaking with their newest release, the LM Sequential Evo chronograph. The watch is exactly why I fell in love with the brand and watches they produce. They push the boundaries of what is possible and ignore convention to try and produce the best watches possible. Trust me, this might just be the most well produced chronograph in the history of watchmaking.

The LM Sequential Evo can be found here.

Stephen McDonnell and Max Busser released the piece in a live video that can be found here. They talk about the watch, the incredible watchmaking behind it, and its significance in the history of the chronograph.

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As a continuation of next week, we take a look at three more watches, all vintage, that will light up your eyes every time you look at your wrist. Omega is an obvious choice for those loving vintage watches for its diversity. Today we look at a steel and a gold version of their Omega Automatics, both using the caliber 342 movement. We then switch gears to look at a very special Jaeger LeCoultre and the caliber 484/a movement.

The steel Omega from 1949 can be found here.

The gold Omega from the 1950’s can be found here.

The famous Jeager LeCoultre triple calendar with the caliber 484/a movement can be found here.

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When you get watches in each week, it is hard to not fall in love with them and not let them go. But as collectors, you are well aware of the fact that experiencing a watch only makes you yearn for more. Also, it really is the hunt that is so much fun. Today we talk about a few vintage watches that we recently got in, all available on our website.

The steel manual wind Longines from the 1950’s can be found here.

The Girard Perregaux alarm from the 1970’s can be found here.

The LeCoultre Master Mariner 1200 can be found here.

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