Historical Perspectives: The True And Sad Story Of J.B. Champion, Jr., The Man Behind The Most Expensive Watch Without Complications Ever Sold At Auction
On November 12, 2012, the watch collecting community watched in wonder as two of the world's most important Patek Philippe wristwatches went under the hammer at Christie's Geneva: a reference 2499 perpetual calendar chronograph in platinum?offered for sale by Eric Clapton (one of two white metal 2499s ever made, with the other belonging to Patek Philippe)?and a reference 2458 that was made especially for Joe Ben Champion, Jr. housing a movement that placed third in the 1948 Geneva Observatory competition. Each would have been the cover lot for any just about any other watch auction, but it just so happened that they were part of the same sale. On paper, many would have assumed that the Clapton 2499 would sell for more than the Champion 2458 �C but many would have been wrong. Champion's 2458 was the champion of the sale, bringing in over $4 million. The winner of the watch? Alfredo Paramico, who has since sold it. (Check out our Talking Watches with Mr. Paramico if you haven't already se

Summer Omega sale
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9/3/11 Omega OTW
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desk clock?
anyone have one? dealer has two, love the california dial version. wish more companies would do stuff like this.

1988 16660 Sea Dweller
Hello all,I'd like some opinions on the originality and quality of this 1988 16660 Sea Dweller. I don't have much experience with this but I know the 16660 is considered transitional; however, I was expecting the hour marker circles to be more of a pearl color from this vintage. Is this an incorrect assumption? Thanks for any thoughts or input.