Patek Philippe and Rolex Highlight Antiquorum’s November 13 Geneva Auction
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Geneva will host Antiquorum’s “Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces” auction on November 13. The highlights include a recently discovered Patek Philippe quarter and special type five-minute repeating 24-hours in one revolution pocket watch and a Patek Philippe ref. 1518 in yellow gold. In all, 603 exceptional modern and vintage timepieces will be offered. Find details inside. The recently discovered Patek Philippe pocket watch was originally sold to Monsieur E. Hoesch, Villa Barbaia, Mergellina, Naples, on November 27, 1894 for 3750 Swiss Francs. It is a highly important 18K pink gold, keyless pocket watch with perpetual calendar, chronograph, moon phases, and lunar calendar accompanied by the original certificate of origin and Patek Philippe sales receipt. This piece is estimated at SFr. 200,000 to 300,000.Also included in the sale is the Patek Philippe, ref. 1518, 1st Series. Made in 1948, it is an extremely rare 18K yellow gold g

Vacheron Launches Final “Les Masques” Series
Vacheron Constantin organized an elegant evening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York as part of the inauguration of African and Oceanic Art from the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva: a Legacy of Collecting , an exhibition dedicated to the masterpieces from the Barbier-Mueller family collection and supported by Vacheron Constantin. 250 guests enjoyed dinner and witnessed the world-first presentation of the 4 latest M��tiers d'Art Les Masques timepieces. The dinner was held in the Temple of Dendur, set beneath the museum's huge glass roof looking out onto Central Park. During the evening, guests enjoyed a preview of the Barbier-Mueller Museum exhibition and a dance performance by artists from the prestigious Juilliard School featuring a sound and light choreography evoking the four continents from which the M��tiers d'Art Les Masques creations originate. Guests also enjoyed an exhibition of historical Vacheron Constantin timepieces and demonstrations of artistic watchmaking cr

Bring a Loupe: An Untouched Omega Speedmaster, An Unusual Breitling, And Other Interesting Finds (Including A Vulcain Cricket That Might Have Belonged To President Truman)
This week, you followed all the exciting SIHH novelties live from Geneva; today, Bring A Loupe returns with some really gorgeous vintage watches – or vintage-inspired, in the case of my favorite Grand Seiko. You will notably discover how a Speedmaster looked when it was sold in 1971, and admire a nicely preserved Movado. I have also found an intriguing bullhead watch from Breitling, and a not-so-great medical chronograph from Universal Geneve. This is your Bring A Loupe for January 22, 2016. An Omega Speedmaster Reference 145.022, NOS From 1971 1 OF 14 Finding an untouched example is a recurrent fantasy for watch collectors – probably not as frequent as a time-travel machine to stock up on vintage references, but not far off. Here, this Omega Speedmaster reference 145.022 follows this time-capsule logic: it was purchased in the UK back in 1971 and left in the box since, to the point that the bracelet links are imprinted on the watch holder. As you would

What Do You Wear On Vacation?
My favorite - handles the beach, the pool, and dressy enough for a nice restaurant.

Bling or Stealth ?
Hello fellow TRF member What do you like better ?Your expensive timepiece to be noticed outside the forum, or not ?