Rare Watches: Voyage to the bottom of the sea: Part 2: Rolex Deepsea Challenge

Last week, we had a rare hands-on session with the Rolex Deep Sea Special and talked about its groundbreaking and amazing story of the first manned dive into the bottom of the Mariana Trench in 1953. Today, we continue with the story. This time, Rolex repeated the feat with a watch which is much more wearable, and whose trickle down technology…

8 years ago

Sound Investments: The Genius of Patek Philippe Minute Repeaters 2.

In Part 1 of Sound Investments: The Genius of Patek Philippe Minute Repeaters, we covered the heritage and innovations perfected by the Genevan manufacture. Today, Part 2 will cover the advancements and mechanical technologies heralded by the birth of the Calibre 89.…

8 years ago

Inside the Omega Factory: Where Perfection is Produced

As the 2016 Olympics draw to a close, it’s apt to recall the Olympic motto – Citius, Altius, Fortius. If ever there was a credo which professed constant evolution and improvement- ” “Faster, higher, stronger” would not only fit the bill but in an act of historical symmetry and poetry, the ethos…

8 years ago

Rare Watches: Omega Seamaster XVI Olympic Watch Ref. 2850SC

In the midst of the Olympic fever currently raging on in Rio de Janerio, we spoke to a true blue Omega collector and good Deployant Friend: George Tan about his very rare Omega Seamaster XVI Olympic Watches Ref. 2850SC. And discover a bit more about this beautiful watch, its history and understand more about his fascination with it. The story…

8 years ago

Fearful Symmetry: Customising the Valjoux 22 chronograph

With the wealth of watch knowledge and the perpetuation of certain marketing campaigns, “in-house” or “manufacture” movements have become the be all and end all of watchmaking for the novice collector. But for the more astute collector, an ‘outsourced’ movement can be transfigured into…

8 years ago