Patek Dominates Top Sellers at Christie’s Geneva Sale
Christie’s November 15 Geneva sale generated an impressive SFr. 21,572,700, or a little over $22 million. The sale included A Connoisseur's Vision Part III , which together with Parts I and II, represents the most important private Patek Philippe collection ever offered at auction, and the most expensive collection ever sold. Among the wristwatches sold in Geneva, Patek Philippe took the top spots. The star of this sale was lot 114, an exceptionally rare 18K pink-gold Patek Philippe ref. 2523 two-crown worldtime wristwatch with 24 hour indication and blue enamel dial. Manufactured in 1953, this piece was originally retailed in Milan in 1957. This is the 35.5mm “large version” of the reference, and only 14 examples are known to have come to auction. The selling price was $2,727,651.The number two position in the sale went to lot 234, an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe ref. 2499 perpetual calendar chronograph with moon phases, manufactured in 1957. This piece was consigne

H. Moser & Cie Perpetual Calendar Black Edition Watch
When it was released, the Perpetual Calendar was renowned for its simplicity and legibility.H. Moser & Cie. is proud of the fact that they are a small manufacture. In fact, on their website, they proudly proclaim that they are family-owned, that they take pride in complications that are simple and functional and that every watch that they make is hand-built and finished.The brand itself dates back to 1805, but was acquired by the Dixi Mechanique Group during the Quartz Crisis. It was later revived in 2005 and one of its earliest and most notable pieces was its simply named Perpetual Calendar watch, which we had covered some time ago in 2010.The Perpetual Calendar Black Edition is the company's first titanium watch.Now that SIHH is behind us, we must look forward to Baselworld and H. Moser & Cie. has introduced a new version of their Perpetual Calendar watch, the Perpetual Calendar Black Edition. Unique to this watch is its DLC-coated titanium case- a first for the company, an

New Angular Momentun Eglomise Portait Watches: The Imperial Russian Collection
Did you know that watches make a good place to put paintings, other than just the plebeian task of telling the time? Thats right, don't waste valuable art real estate when you could be toting around portraits of dead aristocrats on your wrist.Knowing this obvious fact, Swiss watch company Angular Momentum has been making Eglomise watches for a while, and their new "Imperial Russian Collection" is perhaps the stateliest yet! They are part of Angular Momentum's Artisan Collection, which are produced at their Swiss location outside of Bern. How many times have you wished that you could carry around Admiral Ushakov on your wristand closer to your heart. Well, your ship just arrived, now you can. The collection of finely painted watch faces includes such favorites as 1) General Suvorov, 2) Admiral Ushakov, 3) Admiral Kutuzov, 4) Czar Peter The Great, 5) the Russian Empires Big Coat of Arms, 6) the Imperial Double-Headed Eagle, and more!For those of you curious how Angular Momentum can get

Watch-Lust: Dievas Vortex
The Dievas Vortex is a beast of a watch. Looking something like a mix between a diver's watch, a pilot's watch, a military watch and a support truss from a bridge; the Vortex is clean, bold and striking. At first glance, it appears to have somewhat classic styling, then you notice the harsher than normal angles of the lugs, the thin but purposeful bezel and the 8 o'clock crown, and you realize this is something different�� And the fun only starts on the surface: the Vortex is a maniacally overbuilt watch. An aerospace grade titanium case, helium release valve, double-gasket screw down crown, domed sapphire crystal with "military grade" anti-reflective coating, 500m dive depth, ETA 2824-2 auto and a waterproof leather band make sure that this watch is built for survival. In their own words "this is a watch designed as a precise time keeping instrument for currently active military, security and rescue personnel, overbuilt to withstand harsh conditions on land, sea and air." So, whether y

Rolex Sub bracelet
Hi all,I took delivery today of a 'Kermit' 50th anniversary sub, serial F778xxx which I think dates it 2004.I have tried on 2006 and 2007 pieces but then found one online that was 'old enough' for me.But the bracelet has an awful lot of 'play' in it; the links move a full mm laterally and more than that towards/away from each other. And the clasp moves and rattles even when closed. I have read about the Rolex rattle but the forum posts I found using the search function all referred to vintage pieces - 13 years isn't really vintage. Plus the 06 and 07 ones I've tried didn't have this issue (I tried both within the last week) and there's not a great difference between an 11 and a 13yr old bracelet.I don't know if this can be resolved? I've seen suggestions of having a watchmaker re-pin the bracelet. Yet other responses suggest the cause of this issue would be the hole in the link itself widening, which would suggest new pins is only a short-term fix. Replacing the whole bracelet is pres