Auction Watch: Antiquorum's ONLY WATCH 2011 Is Almost Here
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/speedmaster.It's just about that time again, for the 2011 Only Watch Auction. The auction, managed by Antiquorum, bills itself as: "40 Of The World's Greatest Watchmakers Together For Research On Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy." When they say " World's Greatest Watchmakers" that's not just hyperbole (as is too often present in the superlative watch industry). This is the real-deal. The Only Watch Auction really is a who's who of the finest brands (e.g. Audemars Piguet, De Bethune, Glashütte Original, MB&F, Patek Philippe, and many more). The auction and the timepieces are too involved to run every year, so the charity event is held every other year, dating back to 2005. Frankly, some of these pieces are so amazing it's impressive that it can be pulled-off

Frederique Constant Takes on the High-End with Their New In-House Perpetual Calendar
Perpetual calendars are one of the darlings of complicated mechanical watches. Traditionally, they display the time, day of the week, date (day and month), and moonphase, all while keeping track of how many days are in a specific month and accounting for that extra leap day every four years. That means that once you set the watch to the right time and date, it will know that September only has 30 days and every fourth February has 29, staying correct for a very, very long time. To do all that mechanically is a feat of design and engineering, a feat which usually carries a very big price tag.When you're talking about mechanical perpetual calendar watches, you're usually talking five figures��to start.? Prices can easily reach 20��50��100 thousand dollars for an automatic perpetual calendar from a famous brand. That's why what Frederique Constant have done here is relatively amazing: an in-house automatic perpetual calendar starting at $8,795.The Frederique Constant Manufacture Perpetual Ca

2017 Railmaster Inbound
So only after seeing pics on Saturday of the 2017 non le Railmaster, I now have one on it's way which should arrive tomorrow on my 25th birthday. First Omega for me and almost certainly my most impulsive purchase too Pics inbound when it arrives.

Pam 724
It's what I'm wearing today.... how about you...???

Received the " call " earlier in NE London lol
I am happy to share that we took a call from Rolex/Tudor over in Harrods late this afternoon offering one of the Harrods BBs,,,,,rare to get a call from an AD in this part of the world,,, After a nice chat this morning which I posted in the long term Harrods bb thread to then be offered a numbered piece is a huge and welcome surprise so I be off in a couple of days to pick her up,,, Still in shock,,,