16 Prize-Winning Watches from the 2014 Geneva Grand Prix
On October 31st, the 14th annual Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Gen��ve �� the watch world’s equivalent of the Oscars �� was held at Geneva’s Grande Theatre. The international jury of watch experts handed out prizes in 16 categories, including the prestigious “Aiguille d’Or” grand prize, awarded to Breguet for its Classiqu Chronometrie. Scroll down for the full list of winners.“Aiguille d’Or” (“Golden Hand”) Grand Prize: Breguet Classique Chronom��trie. (You can download WatchTime’s exclusive feature article on the Classique Chronom��trie and its innovative magnetic pivot, by clicking here.)Ladies' Watch Prize: Blancpain, Women Heure D��centr��e Seconde RetrogradeLadies' High-Mech Watch Prize: Christophe Claret, MargotMen's Watch Prize: Urban J��rgensen & Sonner, Central SecondBreguet Classique Chronom��trie 7727Blancpain Women Heure D��centr��e Seconde RetrogradeChronograph Watch Prize: De Bethune, DB29 Maxichrono Tourbillo

Historical Perspectives: That Time An Imperial Russian Faberg�� Egg With A Vacheron Constantin Watch Inside Was Discovered At A Midwestern Flea Market And Became The Most Expensive Timepiece On Earth
In one of those stunning stories only made possible by the Internet, in 2012 a man turned to Google to search for "Vacheron & Constantin" and "egg" to find that the jewel-encrusted gold egg housing a Vacheron watch he purchased for $13,302 in the early 2000s at a Midwestern flea market was in fact an 1887 birthday gift for Tsar Alexander III from?Peter Carl Faberg��. It has now sold privately for millions,?likely?making it the most expensive timepiece on earth.The unnamed individual stumbled on a 2011 Telegraph article entitled "Is this ��20 million nest-egg on your mantelpiece?" The egg was the third of 54 Faberg��?eggs owned by the Russian royal family and had been lost since 1922. It is recorded that in 1922 this egg was transferred from the Kremlin Armoury, which had confiscated the eggs in 1917 when the Tsar was overthrown, to the special plenipotentiary of the Council of People's Commissars, Ivan Gavrilovich Chinariov. Beyond the written records, a 1902 photograph of the egg on exhi

Introducing The Blancpain Ocean Commitment Bathyscaphe Chronograph Flyback, And A New Book Celebrating The Fifty Fathoms
Coming to you live from the south of France, where I was just shown a brand new limited edition Blancpain chronograph that has a lot going for it. Its official name is the Ocean Commitment Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph, but what it is to us collectors is a limited edition take on the new Bathyscaphe chrono shown at Basel this year with an awesome new high-beat, in-house chronograph. There is a lot to like here, and on top of this new watch, Blancpain also announced a massive, 475-page chronicle of the entire history of the Fifty Fathoms, the very first modern dive watch. 2 OF 4 First, the watch. This limited run of 250 watches features a gorgeous blue dial, with blue ceramic bezel. But what is most interesting (IMHO) is that while the case looks like either brushed steel or titanium, it is neither. It is, in fact, a matte grey ceramic. It's light and tough, but with the look of traditional materials.This new piece looks fantastic, and I think it's easily my fav

Its here! Omega 2254 - lots of pics
Just got this in the mail!

deployment or box/papers?
Hi all,So I've been looking for a couple of weeks and it turns out that the Patek I like most (in my budget) is the 5010. I'm in the U.S. and the current Euro exchange rate is getting me even closer to my budget but I now have a dilemma since I've found 2 watches with the following differences (all bands and clasps are PP):- one has box and papers with buckle clasp- other one has deployment clasp but no box or papersI do like the deployment clasp but wonder if not having box or papers would make it more difficult to sell if I need to. Also, about how much do deployment clasps tend to increase the price of a pre-owned watch?Thanks for your thoughts!