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The Auction Hammer - The start of a new season - Monochrome Watches
Auction seasons has begun again after a brief summer recess. On September 14 Antiquorum auctions off 319 items in their New York auction. While going through their catalogue one cannot do anything else then to be surprised and wonder.for a wide variety of reasons.Take for example lot 13.?This features an IWC Aquatimer 2000 (ref. 3568) that was originally sold on May 20th?2011… One wonders how a watch that is less than 6 months old can be on auction so soon? Since Antiquorum rates the watch as very good' one can expect that it is slightly worn. With an estimate off? $2,000 - $3,000 USD this might be a nice opportunity to get this very young divers watch out of Schaffhausen for a sharp price. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Talking about estimates, sometimes utterly astonishment is an understatement when it comes to this topic. Lot 260 features a 2002 B
Industry News: LVMH Reports Strong Results And 15% Growth For The First Half of 2023
Following the release by the two watchmaking giants Swatch Group and Richemont of strong results for the first months of 2023, it is now time for the world's leading luxury group, LVMH, to report its revenues for the?first half of 2023. The French powerhouse, active in multiple businesses (wines & spirits, fashion & leather goods, perfumes, watches & jewelry and more) is once again reporting strong growth and impressive sales over the period, with revenues of 42.2 billion euros, up 15%?compared to the same period in 2022. This never-ending growth of sales of luxury goods is visible in all of LVMH’s business groups, including strong?rise in high jewelry and continuous increase of sales for watches.?Following impressive growth in 2022 for LVMH, with revenues of 79 billion euros over the entire year (up 23% compared to the previous period), the group is now recorded yet another highly satisfying first half of the year, with sales up by 15% (reported growth, and 17% in or
Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Salmon
There is something special about a refined perpetual calendar and chronograph watch. It is a category that houses many timepieces that we dream of owning one of these days. Among these, the Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Chronograph is a supremely elegant model powered by one of the best-in-class movements. On the occasion of Watches and Wonders, the brand unveils a platinum version fitted with a beautiful salmon dial that, as often with this colour, is elegant, unostentatious but with that very special twist. And that makes it a perfect competitor to the Patek 5270 Salmon.The Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Chronograph is a refined, restrained and practical watch with a venerable lineage. The reference 5000T was introduced in 2016 with a few design updates, in particular, a revamped dial and a new movement. Back then, the calibre 1142 QP replaced the 1141 QP. While the 1141 QP relied on a Lemania 2310 ebauche, the 1142 QP is produced in-hou
Microbrands vs. Accessible Established Brands - Are Newcomers Shaking up the Industry or Just Small Fish in a Big Pond? - Monochrome Watches
It's an interesting time to be a watch enthusiast. Fuelled by sites like Kickstarter, a phenomenon of?inexpensive, quality movements and parts is unfolding, available with the immediateness only online media outlets can offer. Small startups (or microbrands) are producing compelling watches with capital raised via crowdfunding and online-only storefronts, minimizing overhead that established brands still bear. A flurry of online watch publications cover a particular launch and suddenly a new watch is born. While microbrand offerings are often thought of as inferior, cheap watches thrown together in Asia, enough of these brands have surpassed the stigma and grown into competent watch companies. An excellent example is Farer Universal, a microbrand of just a few years that recently released a trio of unique chronographs that can go head-to-head with established brands like Hamilton or Tissot. Dedicated entrepreneurs are working tirelessly to steer your attention away from familiar brands
Introducing The Black/Yellow MeisterSinger Astroscope Limited Edition
When you think about a day-date watch, you probably picture this kind of display?or maybe something a bit more complex but still highly traditional. But as we’ve discovered, MeisterSinger doesn’t like doing things that other brands do. First, all of the watches produced by the German brand use a mono-aiguille or single-hand display to indicate the time, with or without additional complications. And for its day-date watch, MeisterSinger decided to go for a display that pays tribute to astronomy, which in the latest limited edition of this MeisterSinger Astroscope is enlivened with a vivid black and yellow colour scheme.This new limited edition Astroscope uses the same technical base as all previous editions, such as the standard production model here or this version celebrating the?20th Anniversary of the brand. This means a 40mm stainless steel watch with a domed sapphire crystal, a decent water-resistance of 50m and an outsourced, slightly modified Sellita SW220-1 movement