Only Watch USA Previews Just Days Away
The U.S. previews of the unique pieces to be auctioned at Only Watch in Monaco later this month will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, September 9 at Westime Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, and during the same hours on Monday, September 12 at Antiquorum Auctioneers at 595 Madison Ave. in New York City. Find helpful links inside. The Only Watch auction will take place on Friday, September 23 at 4 p.m. in the Salle Belle Epoque of the Hermitage Hotel. Attending will be H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, who has supported the event since its creation.Forty of the world’s leading luxury wristwatch manufacturers are donating unique and one-of-a-kind timepieces for the event, and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to combat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The auction will be conducted by Antiquorum. Here are some helpful links:View the virtual catalog (requires Flash)View the online catalogRegister to bid onlineLearn more about Only Watch

Inside The Restoration Of A World War II Hamilton 37500 Cockpit Clock
New York City based-watchmaker Aaron Berlow specializes in restoration of vintage timepieces. Enjoy this fascinating look at the restoration of an important World War II timepiece, told from a watchmaker's perspective. War has a way of making things hard to get, and when it came to getting precision time instruments from Switzerland, one can imagine the priority the United States placed on that. As a result, the U.S. Government set about creating military specifications for timepieces. One of these specifications called for the development and manufacture of the Hamilton/Elgin 37500 aircraft clock, also known as the AN-5741-1. 1 OF 8 Before the American entry into WWII, planes were equipped with the LeCoultre Elapsed Time clock named the “Chronoflite.” Beautiful in its own right, this clock was quickly made obsolete because of a lack of spare parts, and movements. As war efforts ramped up, both Hamilton and Elgin factories devoted all their producti

A vintage Omega - can you identify it?
Hi,I got my grandmother`s old timepiece, and I would like to identify it. It is an automatic watch with a not original wrist, and it`s made after the world war II.Two pictures:

New Aquanaut clasp/deployant
What are the chances Patek will let us order the new Aquanaut clasps? I know that we can easily order replacement rubber straps. Has anybody had luck in ordering the clasps in the past?

5146G-001 Purchase/Ordering Question
Is the 5146G-001 a piece that would be readily available from an AD or boutique; or is it something that would need to be ordered with a wait list? I'm thinking of pulling the trigger but before I go into the boutique I'm wondering what my expectations should be on timing. Not sure how in demand this model is at the moment, although it strikes me as a classic. Thanks for any thoughts.