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Grieb & Benzinger Announce 2011 Boutique Collection
Jochen Benzinger, Hermann Grieb and Georg Bartkowiak have announced their new models for 2011, together known as the Benzinger Boutique Collection. The collection includes three pieces: the Polaris, Pharos and Blossom, each in a 43mm solid 18k red gold case, and each incorporates the brand’s masterful and intricate hand-skeletonizing and guilloch��. Find pricing and wallpaper inside.For those unfamiliar with the brand, Jochen Benzinger is acknowledged as a leading specialist for hand-skeletonized timepieces and guilloch��. Work is done in the traditional manner using historical machines and tools. For many years, Benzinger and business partner Georg Bartkowiak have manufactured timepieces for larger brands including IWC, Faberg��, Chronoswiss and Tourneau.The Grieb & Benzinger Polaris is outfitted with a mechanical movement that was modified using self-manufactured components. The half-skeletonized Sterling-silver dial with intricate guilloch�� allows a view of the modifications
Top 10 Living Legend Watches To Own
If you look at many of the most popular watch brands, you'll notice that their collections usually contain a few (or many) classics whose names have been around for years. Brands like Rolex don't really release new models, but rather continue to improve on their core collection over time. Models like the Submariner and Datejust have been around for generations. Other brands also keep tradition alive by continuing to offer modern versions of designs that have proved successful for many years. To recognize and help suggest those watches which are "living legends" we've come up with a list of the top 10 worth owning. To be clear, to be a living legend, a watch must have historic roots and still be produced today. We know we couldn't include them all so mention your favorites in the comments below.1. Rolex SubmarinerIt was 1954 that Rolex originally released the Submariner, and the watch industry hasn't been the same since. The Submariner was never released as a luxury product, but rather
Which one next
Hey allAdvice sought please ...I have a pam111 plus a Rolex GMT and Sub.Looking to get another pam and cannot decide which one... I prefer the 44mm 1950 case hand wound as the case does not sit as high as the automatics... My wrist size is 6.5 inch so a 47mm is out of the question...Any suggestions:44mm 1950 casehand woundStainless steelThe 233 comes to mind... Any others I could consider ?Thanks all ....
Yellow Gold or TT Sub
If price was no issue, which would you rather have as your after work/weekend watch, only submariner, and the last watch you could buy for the next 10 years? (Couldn't wear it to work.)
GMT RONR Forthcoming ?
This thought on my mind. I can��t see how Rolex cannot bring this piece to life again in the coke bezel and Stainless steel. Leave the Pepsi as the White Gold exclusive. Can anyone imagine how many they would sell ? I also wonder if the bezel would be interchangeable with the Batman.