A New Edition Of Salomons' Breguet (1747-1823) Book Now For Sale, Benefitting The HODINKEE Fund
Abraham-Louis Breguet was an illustrious watchmaker responsible for a plethora of inventions, including the tourbillon, equation of time, the first wristwatch, the first reliable automatic watches (perpetuelles), and the first gong spring for repeaters. It is hard to imagine what the horological world would look like today without Breguet’s contributions. Sir David Salomons was one of Breguet's greatest collectors and historians, and his 1921 book Breguet is considered one of the finest texts on the watchmaker's life and works. Only 1,000 copies were produced almost a century ago, and few have survived. The book has since been out of print and unavailable to the public. Today that changes. “To carry a fine Breguet watch is to feel that you have the brains of a genius in your pocket.”Sir David Lionel Goldsmid-Stern-Salomons 1 OF 11 Sir David Lionel Goldsmid-Stern-Salomons, 2nd Baronet, was a scientific author, barrister, and a prolific coll

Interview: Thierry and Sandrine Stern Share Their Thoughts On The Tiffany & Co. Anniversary Watc
Patek Philippe and Tiffany & Co. have been working together for nearly two centuries and five years ago Patek opened their first US boutique on the mezzanine level of Tiffany & Co.'s Fifth Avenue flagship store. To celebrate this anniversary, the two have released a special anniversary collection of "Tiffany dial" Patek Philippe watches. We sat down with Thierry Stern, President of Patek Philippe, and his wife Sandrine Stern, Patek's Head of Creative, to talk about Patek's history with Tiffany, the companies' shared values, and what makes this collection so special. 2 OF 7 The Tiffany & Co. 5396 Annual Calendar What do you see as the shared values that join Patek Philippe and Tiffany together?TS: For me, the shared values are that we started at the time together. The first connection we had was in the 1840s. Patek started in 1839 and Tiffany is slightly older, but by just two years. For me what is important is that I have seen th

5711 + 5726a
I wanted to get some thoughts, especially if you own both. I recently picked up a blue dial 5711, and was thinking of trading in my 5167 toward a 5726a on a strap, but was concerned they might be too similar. Originally, I was hoping for a white dial 5726a on a strap, but I tend to lose interest in light colored dials it seems. Thoughts?

Bracelet check ?
Found a jeweler to replace my broken gmt 78200 bracelet , everything seems fine about except inside clasp looks like it has texture .on my original band it didn't seem as textured so wondering if mine got buffed out and this is normal or not also end links stamp seems smaller ?Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

Rolex 16570 For a Chef?
Hi! This is my first post here and my first potential Rolex purchase. I have been collecting watches for about 3 years now, mostly vintage Enicar sherpa guides and other chronographs. I have a speedy Circa 1995 which I love because of the vintage look of the aged tritium but it's more modern reliability.I am a professional chef so I really only have the opportunity to wear my vintage watches 2 full days a week which keeps some out of rotation for a long time. I really love the 16570 explorer II and am considering to purchase one as my daily watch to wear to work. I currently use a Seiko skx, which is fine, but would like to step it up a bit.I see photos of this reference with either: a) white looking hands and markers b)Cream aged markers but white hands c) both aged hands and aged markers.Being a vintage lover I like the idea of the Watch having the possibility of developing patina in that way and reading the time in the dark isn't a big issue to me.I know of 2 for sale right now th