Antiquorum’s June Sale: Steve McQueen, FDR, and More
Antiquorum’s June 11 auction in New York will include timepieces associated with American icons including Steve McQueen, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Frank Sinatra, and others, well as collector pieces including a Patek Philippe Ref. 1436 dating to 1941, a mid-1990s Patek Ref. 3970, and an A. Lange & S?hne Tourbillon Pour le M��rite” produced in 1996.Steve McQueen fans will have opportunities to bid on 2 wristwatches associated with the actor: the TAG Heuer Monaco worn during the filming of Le Mans, and a Rolex Submariner Ref. 5512 given by Steve McQueen to his good friend Jimmy Brucker. McQueen’s Von Dutch motorcycle is also included in the sale. The TAG Heuer and Rolex timepieces are estimated at $10,000 to $20,000, while the Von Dutch is estimated at $80,000 to $120,000.Previews will be held June 5 at Hours Minutes Seconds at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, and at Antiquorum’s Madison Avenue headquarters in Manhattan June 7-11. For further information

Clock-Building Kid Falsely Arrested Then Invited To MIT And The White House
Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old clock maker from Irving, Texas. Image source: DailyMailwatches-dealer"Cool clock, Ahmed, want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great." That?tweet from US President Barack Obama is?how?the story of an American Muslim kid making a digital clock for a school project ended �C but what led to?Ahmed Mohamed's exposure to the President and indeed the world is, unfortunately, not as cheerful - but in its way a very positive lesson.In recent days,?the story of a 14-year-old kid named Ahmed Mohamed (whose parents are originally from Sudan), from Irving, Texas, has been spread?around the world: Ahmed - a science lover and all around "fixer of stuff" - was?hoping to impress his teacher at MacArthur High School with a clock that he made at homeactually?ended up in handcuffs?later that day when?he brought his creation into his school to show it to a science teacher and fellow schoolmates.As CNN

Speake-Marin Marin 1 Watch Hands-On
Peter Speake-Marin is a highly noteworthy independent watch maker who has his hands in many interesting watches out there. Most important of course is his own brand, Speake-Marin. 2010 sees a new model, and most importantly a new movement - the Speake-Marin in-house made SM2 automatic. The movement is really beautiful. You can see it through the new Marin 1 watch caseback - being able to appreciate not only Speake-Marin's attention to detail and decoration, but also how beautifully it is made. The hallmark of a true luxury movement is that it looks beautiful from a quality standpoint, and that the actually design of it is made with form and function in mind. The automatic rotor has a hidden weight on the bottom so that seeing it from the top makes it look symmetrical. The design (which is carried over to other parts of the movement) of the rotor is very cool looking, like a mixture of classic floral decoration and tribal style tattoos.The SM2 automatic movement took Speake-Marin a few

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New Breitling on it's way!
HiJust thought i would show you and get your views on my new Breitling that's on it's way to me. Yes all ordered up.My one has the Croc strap not the smooth Calf strap.I fell in love with it big time and sorry about the images but there all i can find at the mo.Give me your views.