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Only Watch 2019 - Patek Philippe 6300A Unique Steel Grandmaster Chime
Here it is… The multi-million watch, potential record-breaker as the most expensive watch to be auctioned by Only Watch – remember the 5208T from 2017 (sold for CHF 6,200,000) and the 5016A from 2015 (sold for CHF 7,300,000)? What you’re looking at here is a unique example of an extremely rare piece, Patek’s most complicated wristwatch ever, the Ref. 6300, direct descendant of the Grandmaster Chime, but with a stainless steel case and a salmon dial… All the ingredients for a frenzied auction! Meet the Patek Philippe 6300A for Only Watch 2019.?We all know that Patek Philippe ALWAYS donates impressive pieces to Only Watch… Watches with Grande Complication stature like the tourbillon minute repeater perpetual calendar in steel, or the minute repeater chronograph perpetual calendar in titanium. For Only Watch 2019, Patek goes even further in exclusivity, by taking its most complex watch (ref. 6300G) in the collection – only a handful of these watch
The Speedmaster Chronicles #3 - @VintageWatchzilla, Moonwatch Collector
Our series of videos “The Speedmaster Chronicles” started with two insiders. One is the fFormer NASA Program Manager and Aerospace Engineer who tested and certified the Moonwatch before going to the Moon. The other is no less than Mister Speedy Tuesday, our dear friend Robert-Jan Broer. Today, for Episode 3, we move on the other side of the watchmaking planet, with a collector. We won’t show his face nor mention his full name. Some of you may know him from his Instagram pseudonym:?@VintageWatchzilla. What we’ll show you though is one of the greatest collections of Omega Speedmaster we’ve seen recently.?VintageWatchzilla has some pretty nice watches and the knowledge that goes along.Collecting watches is a fun hobby. We all know that. There’s something more that we all know… Watch collecting, especially when focusing on vintage pieces, can become tricky. This is why, for our?series of videos “The Speedmaster Chronicles”, we wanted to
Event Report - Jaeger-LeCoultre at Classic Car Rally "Passione Engadina"
Figure that: the Swiss and Italian Alps, in the middle of August, 7 mountain passes (including the mighty?Passo Dello Stelvio), over 70 classic Italian cars, and a roadbook detailing some 250km of mountain roads… This was the program of “Passione Engadina”, a highly coveted classic cars rally, which is, since this year, sponsored by?Jaeger-LeCoultre. I had the pleasure of being invited to participate, behind the wheel of a 1952 racing Fiat (an Ermini 1100 Sport), and this is now the occasion for me to bring this report: superb cars, superb roads, superb watches… And it also allows me to bring the story behind?Jaeger Automotive Instruments.The story behind Jaeger’s Automotive InstrumentsWhile many might question the reason why Jaeger-LeCoultre is involved in a classic rally (as the brand is clearly not, at first, related to the automotive world) we first have to go over a slightly forgotten part of the Swiss manufacture’s history. Some of you here mig
First Look: Raymond Weil Millesime Chronograph Limited Edition Largo Winch
Pop culture icons are increasingly in vogue and luxury watch brands have been surfing the wave of comic?or cartoon-themed timepieces.?Raymond Weil is the latest brand to join this trend with a limited edition inspired by Largo Winch, the gentleman-adventurer created by Belgian cartoonist Philippe Francq. Yet instead of featuring the iconic character on a dial of one of its watches – as is often the case with such collabs – the brand has opted for a different approach, personalising its stylish Millesime Chronograph with Dollar green hues and a custom illustration on the case back.This Raymond Weil Largo Winch Limited Edition is a variation of the Millesime Automatic Chronograph. Like the other models in this collection, it offers an elegant, understated and retro-inspired design – perfectly capturing the lifestyle and allure of the playboy-businessman-gentleman-adventurer, Largo Winch. Rather than leaning on bold branding/collab elements, Raymond Weil has opted for a
Introducing the Vacheron Constantin Maitre Cabinotier Perpetual Calendar Regulator - Monochrome-Watches
Creating a piece unique usually means changing colours or materials of the case and dial, or having a new shape. That’s the case with almost all the unique watches made for Only Watch 2015. With the?Maitre Cabinotier Perpetual Calendar Regulator, Vacheron Constantin goes one step further (in fact, dozens of step further). With this kind of watch, VC?shows its?expertise in creating exclusive and original calibers providing a highly specific result, a proper unique watch, with a unique complication, unique movement and unique design. Let’s have a first look at the?Vacheron Constantin Maitre Cabinotier Perpetual Calendar Regulator.This new timepiece is?part of Vacheron Constantin's Ma?tre Cabinotier collection composed of exclusive timepieces – and that includes no less than THE most complicated watch in the world, the recently revealed Vacheron Constantin Pocket Watch ref. 57260. Seeing a grande maison like Vacheron going back to the actual roots of high-end watchmaking
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