Auction Round-up: Historical Resurgence
The spring auction season has come to an end and in the horological collecting world as in the world at large, the flight to quality assets and the ascendance of Asia are dominant themes. As the price of gold climbs, so too do auction prices for the best pieces: rare Patek Philippe timepieces, especially vintage models – the gold ingots of the watch world, and unique, important historical pieces. Quality and rarity never go out of style.At Christie's May 10 marathon sale of nearly 370 timepieces in Geneva , the first 9 of the top 10 selling lots were vintage Patek Philippes selling for between $418,000 and $5.7 million. In tenth position, the other most reliable brand at auction, a 1955 Rolex triple calendar chronograph ref. 6036 came in at $407,000, far above the pre-sale estimate of $270,000. During this sale and a prior sale in November, Christie's offered what proved to be the most expensive private Patek Philippe collection ever sold at auction. A full 100% of the anonymous

The Retail Watch Shopping Experience: Consider Not Going Through It
As a watch lover you probably spend more time looking at watches rather than actually buying them. If we bought every watch we liked, assuming the outrageous possibility that we could afford it, we would not have any room in our homes for much else. Thus, we peruse available watches online, in stores, and in magazines. Not to mention what we see on the wrists of others.That process probably results in us spending a good deal of time in watch stores. Sometimes there is only so much you can learn about a watch from a website. A watch that looks good by itself, does not necessarily look good on one's wrist. The size of your wrist and skin tone can effect how an otherwise great watch can look on you. This comes out very clearly when you try on watches, as the feeling you have when you put a watch on range from, "no," to "yeah..." (coupled with a giddy smile). Thus, much of the time you are going to want to try on watches, or simply browse in a watch store.So, you'd like to think that watch

Rare beauty ... 50��s Style 3944 Omega Cosmic Triple Calendar
This Rose 18K with the triple calendar & Perpetual Moon Phase Indicator came in for a service & I had to share some pictures.Awesome stylingMint condition dial w/ Lance Alpha Hands & Blued Steel Date IndicatorTop View P.jpgBack View P.jpgA view of the Dial Train & Calendar MechanismsWithout Dial p.jpgOmega Caliber 381 MovementMovement p.jpgSide Profile P.jpgAlong another line: If you own a 50's Omega Cosmic watch. Please pm me through the forum.Bob Ridley

Pp 5170r
First day in the office, I really love this piece, what do you think ?

Strap question on Petek Philippe
Hi,So i want to get a strap for my mothers Patek Philippe Twenty-4. Is there any after market companies that make straps or bracelets for this particular model?I dont want to go to a PP AD and pay 1k for strap on a watch worth around 9k.Thank you