Life on the Wrist

The summer is kicking off on a busy note in the watch world. Plenty of drama with some recent releases from Massena Lab and Hodinkee. We Also discuss Swiss watch exports, the watches from Oppenheimer, and a great article about vintage watch restoration.

The Massena LAB x Revolution Uni-Racer 1949 can be found here.

The article from Perezscope about the suspect Rolex Milgauss reference 6541 can be found here.

Swiss watch export results for June 2023 can be found here.

The Hublot Classic Fusion Titanium “Not for Re(Sale) Limited Edition For Hodinkee can be found here.

The watches worn by Cillian Murphy in the new film Oppenheimer can be found here.

Anthony Traina’s article about What This Vintage Cartier Tank Cintrée Tells Us About The Future Of Restoration can be found here.

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There are many attributes collectors look for when buying vintage watches. Condition, rarity, and overall desirability are just a few. Provenance has becoming a more and more important attribute to collectors. But, does provenance go beyond just watches that belonged to famous individuals? Can one get excited by watches that have caseback inscriptions that speak about the provenance of the piece?

Episode 137 of the Podcast with our New York watch auction preview can be found here.

The Patek Philippe that Belonged to the Last Emperor of China can be found here.

The Omega Reference 2279 can be found here.

The Omega Day Date Reference 1660117 can be found here.

The Jaeger LeCoultre Time Only in Steel can be found here.

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Exciting news in the watch world over the last month, so here is the latest.

A Special Rolex Daytona For The 100th Running Of The 24 Hours Of Le Mans, found here.

Only Watch Announces 62 Unique Lots For Its November Charity Sale, found here.

A Record-Setting Roger Smith sold at Phillips New York, found here.

Phillips Presents The Horological Society Of New York 2023 Charity Auction, found here.

The Timex x Cara Barrett Edition V1, found here.

The New MB&F HM8 Mark 2, found here.

A Unique Cartier Cheich In White Gold, found here.

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New York watch auctions for June are coming up and there are some exciting pieces hitting the auction catalogues. Many first owner pieces, or pieces that are fresh to market. Here are some of the highlights.

Roger Smith’s second pocket watch he ever made can be found here.

Fresh to market Patek Philippe reference 3448 can be found here.

A Patek Philippe pocket watch from 1895 owned by Alfred G. Stein can be found here.

Fresh to market Patek Philippe reference 2481 can be found here.

Patek Philippe reference 3800 can be found here.

Fresh to market Patek Philippe reference 1436 can be found here.

Vacheron Constantin reference 4072 can be found here.

Patek Philippe reference 2451 with Breguet numbers can be found here.

A black dial Patek Philippe reference 2526 can be found here.

A Breguet reference 3135 can be found here.

An Audemars Piguet Reference 35656BC, skeleton dial with diamond bezel can be found here.

Audemars Piguet Reference 5256BA can be found here.

Omega Speedmaster Reference 145.022-69 Speedmaster Apollo XIII Presented to Apollo 13 Command Module Pilot John "Jack" Swigert Jr. can be found here.

Heuer reference 2447 Seafarer can be found here.

A Tudor Reference 79030N Black Bay Fifty-Eight “Pirate” Edition can be found here.

Original owner and fresh to market Rolex Submariner reference 5513 with tropical dial can be found here.

The only known example of the Patek Philippe reference 3215/39 can be found here.

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Today is about what is in the news. New watch releases and collaborations are at the forefront of todays discussion, with interesting watches out of Cartier, Heuer, Nomos and Audemars Piguet.

The Rise & Success of Cartier Timepieces discussion can be found here.

Vulcain Cricket ‘Style Moderne’ for Revolution and The Rake can be found here.

The MB&F LMX ‘Paris Edition’ can be found here.

The New TAG Heuer Monaco Skeleton Dials can be found here.

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Tourbillon 'Spider-Man' can be found here.

The De Bethune DB28xs Starry Seas can be found here.

The ‘Imperial Patek Philippe’ Owned By The Last Emperor Of China Sells can be found here.

The Three Orion Neomatik '175 Years Watchmaking Glashütte can be found here.

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Going into the summer, tons of news, events and watches have been released. It sets up the watch community for a fun few summer months to enjoy some watches and the community around them.

The announcement for the new Audemars Piguet CEO can be found here.

The new Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer Line can be found here.

The Hublot Big Bang made from Nespresso Capsules can be found here.

The new Rowing Blazer x Seiko 5 collaboration can be found here.

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Watch auctions were in full swing this past weekend in Geneva. This season, condition was at the forefront of the minds of auction houses. There was a wide selection and some significant lots that sold.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Tiffany Blue ref. 5711 can be found here.

Jaeger LeCoultre Triple Calendar with Black Dial can be found here.

Patek Philippe Lighter ref. 9508 can be found here.

Patek Philippe chameleon ref. 1252 can be found here.

Jaeger LeCoultre Memovox Deep Sea Ref. E857 can be found here.

Patek Philippe Calatrava ref. 570 with black dial can be found here.

Patek Philippe chronograph ref. 1463 can be found here.

Audemars Piguet full calendar chronograph ref. 831 can be found here.

Cartier Pebble can be found here.

Breguet dive watch with Bakelite bezel can be found here.

Rolex Daytona ref. 6270 can be found here.

Biver unique titanium carillon minute repeating tourbillon can be found here.

Patek Philippe Calatrava ref. 96 can be found here.

Patek Philippe rectangular shaped N 10 yellow gold watch from 1907 can be found here.

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We have seen quite a few new watch releases over the last few months. Many coincided with Watches and Wonders but many brands have released watches independent of the event. It is exciting for the watch world to see the creativity come out of the watch industry.

The New MoonSwatch Mission To Moonshine Gold can be found here.

The Carillion Tourbillon Biver can be found here.

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As summer approaches, it is always exciting for the watch auction summer season to kick off. Today we discuss some highlights that come under the hammer in May.

Phillips Geneva Watch Auction XVII

Audemars Piguet Ref. reference 831, yellow gold wristwatch chronograph with full calendar

Patek Philippe Ref. 1579, yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with "Spider" lugs and engraved/enamelled Breguet numerals

Vacheron Constantin Ref. 6440, pink gold square-shaped “Cioccolatone”

Patek Philippe Ref. 1518, yellow gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moonphases

MB&F Legacy Machine X, number 1 of a limited edition of 18 pieces

Antiquorum Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Patek Philippe Ref 1252, 1 of 2 known with a sculpted chameleon

Patek Philippe Ref. 570, yellow gold with black dial

Patek Philippe Ref 1463, 18k pink gold Gay Freres bracelet

Christie’s The Art of FP Journe can be found here.

Christie’s Rare Watches Auction

Laurent Ferrier Stainless Steel Annual Calendar with Power Reserve Indication, number 1 of 10

Cartier ‘Crash’ in 18k Gold number 100 of 400

Jaeger LeCoultre Triple Calendar with Moon Phase, Stainless Steel Case and Black Dial

Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref 5711 Tiffany Blue Dial

Patek Philippe Ref 2499 First Series in Yellow Gold

Sotheby’s Important Watches

Vacheron Constantin Ref 49503 in White Gold with Diamond-set Chronograph

Patek Philippe Gondolo in Yellow Gold

Rolex GMT-Master ‘Captain Warren’ Ref 6542

Patek Philippe Ref 2597 in Yellow Gold

Rolex Ref. 8171 ‘Padellone’ in Yellow Gold, Tripel Calendar with Moon phases

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The watch world came together in Geneva this past week to celebrate the new watch releases for 2023. So many interesting takes on how to represent time were released and today we discuss a few of them.

The A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus Chronograph

The Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Tourbillon Retrograde Date Openface

The Cartier Privé Normale

The Salmon-Dialed MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual Calendar

The Rolex Day-Dates Puzzle Pieces, And Emojis

The TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph 'Glassbox'

The Patek Philippe reference 5224R Calatrava 24-Hour Travel Time

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