Patek Philippe and Rolex Highlight Antiquorum’s November 13 Geneva Auction
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Geneva will host Antiquorum’s “Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces” auction on November 13. The highlights include a recently discovered Patek Philippe quarter and special type five-minute repeating 24-hours in one revolution pocket watch and a Patek Philippe ref. 1518 in yellow gold. In all, 603 exceptional modern and vintage timepieces will be offered. Find details inside. The recently discovered Patek Philippe pocket watch was originally sold to Monsieur E. Hoesch, Villa Barbaia, Mergellina, Naples, on November 27, 1894 for 3750 Swiss Francs. It is a highly important 18K pink gold, keyless pocket watch with perpetual calendar, chronograph, moon phases, and lunar calendar accompanied by the original certificate of origin and Patek Philippe sales receipt. This piece is estimated at SFr. 200,000 to 300,000.Also included in the sale is the Patek Philippe, ref. 1518, 1st Series. Made in 1948, it is an extremely rare 18K yellow gold g

Ariel Adams' 10 Watches Recommended For Anyone
Watches I recommend for anyone to own? That sounds a bit presumptuous, right? Well, it is, but hear me out. In what might end up being a new series of articles here on watches-dealer, I'd like to share with our audience the timepieces that we as individual watch lovers and experts would recommend to any new or veteran collector. In fact, I would go so far as to say that no watch collection is truly complete without including most or all of these models. But let's face it, is any collection of anything ever really complete? Let's hope not.People ask me all the time what watches they should buy at all types of price points. This list of watches is meant to offer something for everyone, but at the same time, there is no watch on here - no matter how inexpensive or luxurious - that one collector cannot enjoy at the same time in the same collection. This list is also subjective and reflects my personal opinions. If you disagree, that's cool - it only means we have different tastes. All I ca

Silver Snoopy - Daytona
Been offered a straight swap between my Silver Snoopy and a brand new SS Daytona. Economically well worth it, but the Snoopy is such an amazing piece! Thoughts?

Patek 5140 - a bargain or pitfall
Whilst looking for a 3970 i came across a 5140 being offered by quite a reputable grey market dealer based.The watch is the 5140G and is five years old - whilst i have not viewed it in person the dealer tells me that the watch is in excellent condition and the photographs would seem to back that up.The watch is priced at $45,000 - which to me seems very reasonable.The catch is that it comes without the original box (the dealer said that they could provide a Patek box) and without original papers. I spoke with the dealer and he wasn't sure if he had the archive papers either.Is there any way to mitigate the potential pitfalls of this purchase (e.g. it could have been stolen, could have been serviced by a none approved Patek specialist, could be faulty etc).Or would you just stay away from it all together?I don't mind passing on it but i find it hard to miss out on what could be a good deal.Any thoughts / input appreciated.

116520 Daytona dial differences
A while back I noticed that there are 2 different dials on the current 116520’s. I had just bought a new black faced one and saw someone else’s pictures of his. The difference seemed minor (and it probably is for most people) but I had to find out in real life. Tim (train-time) had noticed it as well and with his help I managed to trace a few other black faced Daytona’s to do some comparison. side by side.jpgSo what are the differences? There are 3:1)Ticks at the 27 and 28 positions (single tick vs double tick)2)The shine of the sub dials3)The boldness of the fonts on the sub dialsSingleclose up 1 tick 2.jpg Doubleclose up 2 tick 2.jpgThe shine of the sub dials on the double tick is much more profound. It is hard to capture in a picture, but from a distance it is really noticeable. It gives a the two versions a different look.Less shine1 tick shine.jpg More shine2 tick shine.jpgThe fonts used on the double tick is more profound. As a result it makes the print more rea