4 Record-Setting Stainless Steel Patek Philippe Models Auctioned At Phillips. Is A Fifth Coming?

Patek Philippe watches in stainless steel are the hot thing among vintage collectibles. Phillips’s auction house, whose watch division is spearheaded by Bacs & Russo, has set four world records for stainless steel Patek Philippe watches over the last two years. A new find coming up in the Geneva Watch Auction: FOUR could possibly break the current record of almost $4 million. Check out that Patek Philippe Reference 1518 right here.

8 years ago

Up Close with the Laine Watch Classic Chronograph with a Remade Vintage Valjoux Movement

Despite the unexciting name, the recently announced Classic Chronograph is an impressive start for newly established Laine Watches. It’s a one-man independent brand established by Torsti Laine, a Finn who came to watchmaking late in life but nonetheless appreciates the finesse and quality of classic chronograph movements, hence the Valjoux 22 inside the Classic Chronograph. […]

8 years ago

Laine Chronograph Review: A greatest hits compilation of Valjoux 22

We had previously covered the Torsti Laine chronograph in our Valjoux 22 feature and since the Finnish watchmaker was in town today, Deployant decided to get our hands on the hand-finished labour of love while getting exclusive details from the creator of his namesake chronograph.…

8 years ago

Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M Master Chronometer Titanium Hands-On

Seamaster Planet Ocean We cover Omega and their Speedmasters every (Speedy) Tuesday, but hardly anything on the Seamaster Planet Ocean. Somehow, I have never considered a Planet Ocean for my private collection of watches when they first came out. That changed already a bit with the introduction of the caliber 8500 models a few years […]

8 years ago

WATCH GIVEAWAY: Melbourne Watch Company Portsea Automatic

This month on aBlogtoWatch, you can enter for a chance to win a very strong entrant from an independent watch brand that is based in Melbourne, Australia. This is the Melbourne Watch Company Portsea Automatic, and it is meant to be a modern interpretation of a classic marine-themed instrument watch.

8 years ago

Luxury Watches Inspired By Star Trek

With Star Trek Beyond now in theaters, we got to thinking about the cultural legacy of the popular science fiction franchise and the influence it has had on watch design.

8 years ago

IN-DEPTH: The Bell & Ross BR 03-94 AeroGT Chronograph

You may have noticed we’re all about the Bell & Ross AeroGT collection this week. After all, who didn’t spend their childhood creating jet-inspired cars, and imagining a world in which they could exist. Seriously, how much fun must B&R have had working on the AeroGT – and extending the concept out into two very cool watches.…

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