Watch Dandy

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Master Control collection, Jaeger-LeCoultre has released three special edition watches. The three pieces – a Master Control Date, Chronograph, and Geographic – are based on core pieces in the collection, but each has been given a vintage-inspired treatment with a sleek two-tone sector dial with light blue accents.

This year at SIHH, Panerai has focused on new materials and technological innovation for the Lab-ID Luminor 1950 Carbotech 3 Days in 49mm. This watch is extremely technically advanced; there are no oils or liquid lubricants of any kind, anywhere in the movement, and it comes with a 50-year guarantee – yes, a 50-year guarantee.

The RM 50-03 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph Ultralight McLaren F1 is two things: the lightest split seconds chronograph in the world and the chronograph with the longest name. We’ll call it the RM 50-03 for short, and here’s what you need to know about it.

Three years ago, I was told that Zeitwerk was to become the family of complications. The next year we saw a minute repeating Zeitwerk and I started to understand. Just yesterday, Jack told you about the new Zeitwerk Decimal Strike which is somewhere between a minute repeater (which is a decimal repeater capable of chiming the minute) and the original and existing striking time, which chimes only on the hours and quarters. To many, it feels like a “whatever” product because it is neither here (a traditional complication like a perpetual or chrono) nor there (a true high end comp like a minute repeater), but rather right in the middle. It is a middle high complication, if that makes any sense. It might not seem like there is a big market for something like this, but in thinking about it for the last 24 hours, I think Lange might be onto something here. I’ll explain as I walk you through some live photos of this chiming watch.

Here’s something you don’t see often – an original cork box, the very one issued with the original series of Patek Philippe Nautilus reference 3700s, for sale. And what’s more? The box comes with the outer box as well (almost never seen) and the condition appears to be great. Only problem? It’s $13,000.