Basel Preview: Perrelet Big Central Moonphase
Perrelet's latest timepiece places the moonphase display front and center and scales it up dramatically for maximum effect. Developed and manufactured by the group's affiliate, MHVJ, (Manufacture horlog��re Vall��e de Joux). The Big Central Moonphase combines a striking appearance with precision. Find pricing and wallpaper inside. The 42mm x 14.3mm case houses an automatic movement with 29 jewels and a 40 hour power reserve. The Big Central Moonphase has three interacting central components: a carrier, starwheel and pinion. The mechanism does not require correction for more than 100 years.The USA retail price is $5,500plete specifications appear below the images, which may be enlarged with a click.SpecificationsMovement: Automatic MovementFunction: Moonphase: central hands indicating hours, minutes, seconds and date. Central moonphase from 9 to 3 o'clock.Autonomy in hours (fully wound): 40 hoursNumber of Rubies: 29Case: 42 mmCase thickness: 14.30mmCrystal: Anti-glare sapphireWater Resist

Oris Air Racing Limited Edition III Watch For Reno
If you recognize this new limited edition Oris watch as familiar, that is because it is. The new Air Racing Edition III watch is based on the very popular Oris BC3 watch collection - a handsome tool-style watch with a high level of refinement and under-the-radar-personality. It is an easy favorite of ours when we want something legit, but not complicated to look at or think about when reading the time. The BC3 has been the base of a few other models, and is now the foundation of Oris's newest limited edition Air Racing watch. The Air Racing Edition III timepiece celebrates Oris' sponsorship of the Swiss team that will compete at the 2013 Reno Air Races very soon.watches-dealer took you to Reno last year with Breitling. What is special about The Reno Air show is that isn't just a show, but has actual racing. So while Breitling is an official sponsor of the event, Oris is the sponsor of one of the racing teams (the Swiss one). Breitling also happens to sponsor a racing team. The Swiss ai

Auction Watch: Antiquorum To Headline Latest Event With Patek & Rolex
The following timepiece auction analysis post is by Chris Meisenzahl. He is a long-time watch enthusiast and daily Speedmaster Pro wearer. He blogs at The Pretense of Knowledge and can be followed on Twitter at twitterwatches-dealer/speedmasterwatches-dealering up on November 13th the good folks at??Antiquorum will host the latest "Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces" auction. This one is to be held at The Mandarin Oriental in Geneva. The highlight and star of the event is clearly the "Patek Philippe full 24-hour repeating, quarter and special-type five-minute repeating 24-hours in one revolution" pocket watch, circa 1894. This will be no small event, the catalog lists over 600 items.I know that most Pateks are too tame by Paneristi standards, and I guess the standards of many sports-watch fans, but I can't get enough of Patek. e??��This Patek described above is one of those over-the-top vintage pieces that we see as the cornerstone of every large auction."the recently discovered

Popular Watchmakers Sign New Book At Basel
If you are one of the lucky people who is going to be at Basel, you can join me and many others, at the book signing of the new book on watch makers, "12 Faces Of Time." The special event will see some of today's best watch makers together. The book features and profiles them, discussing them and their work. While each of the watch makers is different, they are each easily in the genius category. This is probably one of your only chances to see them all together. Watch makers aren't know to be the most social people, but ask them the right questions, and they open up like a crack in the Hoover Dam. Watch makers are also known to sometimes be notoriously competitive, so I wonder if a "best watch maker" fight will ensue. "5 Microns?!! PsssshhhTry 4 Microns!" That would certainly be cause for attendance. I can just see them signing my book with ever larger signatures trying to one up each other.Among the watch makers attending there is no one or two headliners, each of these guys is amazi

DSOTM- Vintage
Picked this baby up prior to Christmas. My first Speedmaster of any kind in over 6 years. Amazed at the timekeeping so far, +.33 sec/per day. And it's beautiful too!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk