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10 accessible but interesting watches from Phillips Geneva Watch Auction Two - Monochrome-Watches
There’s no doubt about it; Phillips is clearly the growing auction house for watches (the arrival of Aurel Bacs – ex-Christie’s – at the head of the watch department is clearly paying off). In May, the?Phillips Geneva Watch Auction One made a lot of noise, with 4 watches breaking the 1-million barrier and a 5-million Patek Philippe Chronograph in steel. Coming November the?Phillips Geneva Watch Auction Two will be held,?off which we already showed you several of the highlights. However, not all collectors can afford such lots and for this reason, we have a selection of 10 watches, at?accessible?prices but with great interest.When it comes to auctions (whether watches or any kind of art), journalists tend to focus first on the top-lots, the grails, the potential record-breakers or the rarest ones. It’s fair in way, as we all need to dream and to catch interest of readers. When looking at the previous?Geneva Watch Auction One by Phillips, people talked mainl
Ulysse Nardin Freak X Silicium Marquetry (Specs & Price)
In 2001, Ulysse Nardin introduced a watch – the Freak – that was a complete shock for the industry, not only in terms of design and display but mainly because it was the first timepiece commercialised with silicium parts – a controversial material back then, which has now found its place in dozens of watches. Today, as a sort of tribute to that pioneering use of silicium in a watch, Ulysse Nardin equips its recent Freak X (see more here) with a dial that is actually?made of this material, displayed as marquetry.Reminder. In 2001, Ulysse Nardin introduced the Freak, a true concept piece with several striking features. Its display, consisting of a?flying carousel module holding the regulating organ and rotating around the dial once per hour (acting as a minute hand) was impressive. The way the watch was wound (by rotating the caseback) and the way the time was adjusted (by rotating the bezel) was also quite novel. But mainly, the Freak was the first watch equipped?with
Hands-On: The Patek Philippe Calatrava 24-Hour Travel Time 5224R
While chronographs and complex calendars are often seen as the classics of Patek Philippe – and sometimes both combined – traveller’s watches of all kinds have long been present within the brand’s collections. Remember that Patek, together with Louis Cottier, pioneered the concept of the world time watch. There are more travel watches and complications for everyday use available, and the?Travel Time dual time zone function is known as Patek’s vision of this multi-time-zone concept. This year, the brand presents a watch that combines elegance, classism and practicality, yet with a slight dosage of originality and casualness; the Calatrava 24-Hour Travel Time 5224R.Among the numerous complications available in Patek Philippe’s collections, the Travel Time system for the display of a second time zone (with two centre hour hands, one of which can be adjusted backwards or forwards in one-hour steps) has become a classic, with proven practicality when trav
BCHH x Andersen Geneve Celestial Voyager Word Time - Hands-on, Price
The name BCHH might not be familiar to you, but it is the result of a dream, that of a longtime seasoned collector to create his high-end watchmaking brand. The acronym of Benjamin Chee Haute Horlogerie, the brand was founded in 2019, the man behind Celadon (created in 2012) and Mille?chron (created in 2018), to put his country, Singapore, on the map of traditional watchmaking. And talking about maps, the new watch to surface from this project couldn’t be more relevant, being a classical and refined world time watch. Today, we take a look at the BCHH Celestial Voyager, a series of seven ultra-exclusive watches made together with Andersen Geneve and showing impeccable, traditional execution.?BackgroundBehind BCHH is a man named Benjamin Chee, who’s been collecting watches for some years and decided to move to the other side, by creating his own brands. Chee first created Celadon in 2012, with a focus on dress watches and decorative crafts. In 2018, he then inaugurated a seco
Cuervo y Sobrinos Historiador Landeron - Hands-On, Price
Cuervo y Sobrinos creates wristwatches that combine Swiss craftsmanship with a style that nods to the brand's Latin heritage. Today they revive one of their historical models and they do this by using the exact same movement as the original timepiece, a hand-wound Landeron chronograph calibre 248 that has been completely refinished and refurbished. Let's take a closer look at the Cuervo y Sobrinos Historiador Landeron.?A look back in timeCuervo's roots began as a boutique in Havana, Cuba in 1882. Reputable watch companies like Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe and produced watches exclusively for the store, each one bearing the Cuervo Y Sobrinos name upon its dial.?The unicos importadores' lettering seen on the new Historiador Landeron models echoes that same detailing on the original 1950's vintage wristwatches. Translating to only importers' it reflects the watchmaker's exclusive reputation at that time.? Ad - Scroll to continue with article
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