Bring a Loupe: Unusual Finds, Including A Military Blancpain Fifty Fathoms ‘No Radiations,’ A Futuristic Lip Mach 2000 Chronograph, A Tropical Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 5402, And More

This week, Bring A Loupe focuses on presenting some rare watches that come with outstanding stories. We start with a French Lip Mach 2000, one of the most polarizing watches ever designed. There’s also a military Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, with all the info on its former owner – a German combat diver from the Bundeswehr. We round out the week’s selection with a nice Royal Oak 5402 with a tropical dial, an early Heuer Autavia 2446C, and a great Zenith El Primero G381 in yellow gold. This is your Bring A Loupe for September 23, 2016.

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A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Pour le Mérite: Now in White Gold with Black dial

The original Richard Lange Pour le Mérite debuted in 2009 to great fanfare but unlike other limited edition offerings from Lange & Sohne, the 250 piece limited edition didn’t sell out quite as quickly due to the global financial crisis. Yet, the rose gold with white enamel dial soon became one of the most sought after…

8 years ago

Richard Lange Pour le Mérite: Now in White Gold with Black dial

The original Richard Lange Pour le Mérite debuted in 2009 to great fanfare but unlike other limited edition offerings from Lange & Sohne, the 250 piece limited edition didn’t sell out quite as quickly due to the global financial crisis. Yet, the rose gold with white enamel dial soon became one of the most sought after…

8 years ago

Meistersinger 15 Years Single Handed

Did you realise that it was 15 years ago that Manfred Brassler introduced his signature watch, the Meistersinger Scrypto 1Z Einzeigeruhr? Neither did I, and I don’t exactly know how to feel about it. On one hand the Meistersinger single handed watches to me feel like they’ve been here forever. I can’t remember that they […]

8 years ago

5 Cool Finds – 5 Luxury Watches that look good, in every situation, everywhere…

The “5 Cool Finds” are back, however with a few changes… the biggest one being is that we changed to a new, more reliable partner whom we have a profound trust in: Chronext. We already explained to you all about this London-based online marketplace for buying, selling, and servicing of luxury watches – and here, online goes together with the same security and service as any high-end boutique (for more details – and the possibility to win a 2016 Rolex Explorer – please look here). What about the “5 Cool Finds”? Simple: 5 watches, not new, not vintage, most of the time young-timers (that we believe are the new trend) that we selected for you. Today, we went for the efficient selection: 5 luxury to high-end used watches that will look good now, in 10 years, during weekend of for business and that don’t scream their ‘luxury price’ – so-to-say, classics.

8 years ago

Oris Divers Sixty-Five Topper Edition Watch Review

On paper, the Oris Diver Sixty-Five’s eccentric design language seemed an odd first choice for a nü-vintage remix, but its relative affordability, conservative dimensions, and faithful attention to the detail from the quirky source material have proven to be the winning formula for Oris. So much so, the secret sauce has quickly been re-tapped for fresh color options, an all-new 42mm rendition with more traditional applied indices, and now this – a subtly revised special edition built in extremely limited numbers exclusively for Topper Jewelers.

8 years ago

Mobile Apps For Watch Enthusiasts You Want To Have!

Mobile Apps If you are an avid Instagram user like I am you probably came across these #watchessentials images. What you see in these photos are stuff people carry around with them on a daily basis. Things like car keys, belts, wallets, sunglasses and of course, watches. You rarely see an image that does not […]

8 years ago

FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 23rd September, 2016 – the high life edition

This week we’ve been busy swanning around, sipping fine (glow-in-the-dark) Champagnes and chatting to the beautiful people while driving exotic cars. Of course in between all these tastes of la dolce vita we’ve been perusing some truly exceptional watches. What does this mean for the Wind Down?…

8 years ago