Sotheby’s Autumn Sale Includes Unique Patek Philippe Reference 1518, Historical Rolexes, and Much More
Sotheby's autumn sale of Important Watches on Sunday November 13 in Geneva will be spearheaded by the Clarin Mustad 1518 – a unique Patek Philippe reference 1518 perpetual calendar chronograph that is estimated to sell for between $890,000 and $1,330,000. The sale also includes two Rolex wristwatches that belonged to leaders of the post-World War II era. The star lot of the sale is the Patek Philippe Clarin Mustad 1518 �\ a unique reference 1518 perpetual calendar chronograph. Made on special request in 1944, this watch with attached 18K pink gold brick link bracelet, moon�\phases and French calendar on a specially made pink dial was dedicated to Clarin Mustad (1871�\1948), a Norwegian industrialist who contributed to the emergence of the car industry in Europe.Produced between 1941 and 1954, the Reference 1518 was the first perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch to be manufactured in a series by any firm in the world. Forty-seven pink-gold examples are known to exist, and th

De Bethune DBS Digital: A Calendar Watch For The New Year
I finally decided that I wanted to write about a calendar watch for New Year's day, but I didn't know what watch to talk about. Calendar watches come in thousands of forms, and have been around practically since the time clocks have been around. There are a few highly complex calendar watches that actually do indicate the year, but none of those suited my tastes at this time. I finally decided on writing about one of the most elegant, "love it or hate it" calendar watches out there made by the boutique watch brand De Bethune. I really like the brand even though they put as much effort as is possible to keep their watches priced well outside the watch, or car buying budgets of the majority of people.The DBS digital ("digitale" if are speaking luxury pretentious) is an extremely basic looking watch from a functional standpoint, and that is the whole point. You have this amazing looking designer case, high grade materials all decorated, and then this simple digital (mostly) display. The t

2017 US list price
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5127j vs 5227j size
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The OFFICIAL Submariner Date 116613/16613 LB Owner's Club
After being unable to locate a thread for the 116613 LB, I have decided to start one for this beautiful and amazing timepiece. Since this Forum has an Owner's Club/Thread for almost all other versions of the Submariner, it is only fitting that a thread be created for what is arguably one of the most recognizable watches in Rolex history.So to all owners of the 116613 LB or 16613 LB, post your pictures and write your comments here regarding this legendary watch.