Antiquorum’s May Auction: World Records for Two Rolex Daytona Paul Newman Watches
Antiquorum's Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces auction held on Sunday, May 12th at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Geneva, headlined by a selection of vintage Rolex Daytona watches commemorating that model’s 50th anniversary, and set two new world records, including the highest ever sale price for a Daytona at auction.The auction featured a total of 518 carefully curated timepieces and drew bidders from around the world, notably from China, Hong Kong, Italy, the United States and Switzerland. Once again, it was a Patek Philippe that commended the top price at the sale, in this case a Patek Philippe Ref. 5002 Sky Moon Tourbillon in rose gold with special order case (lot 225). A unique piece with 12 complications, the watch was sold to an on-site bidder for the eye-opening price of CHF 1,202,500. The two-sided watch has an 18k rose gold case and its complications include a minute repeater with cathedral gongs, a one-minute tourbillon, a perpetual calendar with flyback re

HourTime Show Podcast Episode 10 - The "Before SIHH 2010" Episode
John and I, this time sitting side-by-side, discuss an array of new and interesting watches. Next week, I will be out of town at SIHH 2010, but weeks after that will be rich with content from the show!We talk about pick-up artists and how watches are used in that artistry. A Franck Muller $2.7 million watch, currently the world's most complicated watch. We talk about a minimalist chronograph and Tokyo Flash. Ariel likes a new Jean-Baptiste Viot and we discuss, along with Thomas Prescher's new Tempusvivendi Qatar Watch.MB&F's new HM2 Sapphire Vision.Listen to the Hour Time Show podcast Episode 10 here.

Warranty location
So after acquired a mint condition ap greytheme I've tried to register the watch however the only thing I'm not sure if I put correctly is the location from the warranty card it says retailer stamp : Audemar piguet japan authorized retailer and the pay country is JP so what do I put when register my watch? It doesn't seems to match anyone knows? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Accidental Rolex
This is how it started for me. I was 19 years old and in the U.S.Army stationed in Kassel Germany. The year was 1965. A friend of mine was previously assigned to the 82nd airborne. He had a beautiful watch he used to time his jumps from the aircraft. This watch had all kinds of buttons and knobs and I was really impressed. It was an Omega Sea Master. I owned literally nothing. Even the green uniform I wore belonged to the Army. I wanted one thing I could call my own. I saved my money for a few months. It's hard to save money when your pay is $127.00 a month. I drank about $100.00 a month in that Great German Beer. One Day I got on a train and headed for Frankfort. Arriving at the Post Exchange, I headed for the watch section and asked to see an Omega Sea Master. the sales Lady informed me they were all out of Omegas, but she said We have this.She handed me a watch with no buttons, no knobs, no stop watch, no nothing. However, It was a very nice looking watch. I asked what it, as I had

WTHRUW, Saturday December 23//2017🎅
My faithful PAM 511 and some spare time...lolHappy Saturday friends!