Montblanc 1858 Watch Collection
Watches released in celebration of an anniversary provide an excellent excuse to turn our minds to the past and gratuitously borrow?design cues from a brand's history. How close to the original the reinterpretation ends up being?varies from brand to brand, and model to model. In the case of the Montblanc 1858 Collection, the Swiss brand producing fine watches out of Le Locle for generations, the 157th birthday of the company has been commemorated with a dollop of classical verve. The release of the?Montblanc 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter Limited Edition, the Montblanc?1858 Small Second Limited Edition, and?the Montblanc?1858 Manual Small Second introduces?three new models that stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the current collection, and give consumers the opportunity to invest in something a little more traditionally styled.Montblanc have done a very nice job of updating a classic chronograph design of theirs from the 1930s. The mono-pusher chronograph is large, features a superbly weight

Jacob & Co. Astronomia Tourbillon Baguette Watch $1,015,000
Last year in 2014, Jacob & Co. debuted a very interesting watch with an extravagant movement they called the Astronomia Tourbillon (debuted here). I didn't get a chance to personally see the piece when they debuted it, and I am not sure if the original Astronomia Tourbillon case style (check the link above) was even actually delivered, since according to these new 2015 Jacob & Co. Astronomia Tourbillon pictures, there is a totally new case design. The sheer complexity of the movement in the watch requires a lot of tweaking to make it work and years of effort. For 2015, however, it looks like the Jacob & Co. Astronomia Tourbillon is back with a new case design as well as a very much "Jacob & Co." version called the Jacob & Co. Astronomia Tourbillon Baguette that comes with a lot of diamonds.Below, you can see a video from last year of the Jacob & Co. Astronomia Tourbillon in action. Much of the movement is placed on a series of four arms that rotate around the en

Corum watch's cool movement and elegant shape
Coming in 18 k red or white gold, the case is 21 mm wide by 41 mm in height. You can see that the case is equipped with four Sapphire Windows on each side of the case. This is to provide a correct in the famous Golden Bridge movement performed exclusively by Corum. The movement of large and thin is really hard to do and fortunately easy to love. Bridge movement itself is beautifully hand carved, which contrasts well with the simple polished case. While the watch is hard to read, it is something that you can say about watches of the highest women's watch. Two-tone black skeletonized hands are placed in the middle of traffic.

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14060 just back from Rolex NY
A few years ago I posted a story about a 14060 Submariner that I had bought for my father for his 60th birthday in 2002. My father passed away tragically in 2015 and I received the watch back. My father had not done a thing to the watch in 13 years. I have had it ever since and only wore it sparingly. I knew it needed a service and the hands had luminous material flaking off.I sent the watch to Rolex via Registered mail (took a week from MA to NY) right before the holidays, and it sat for a week while Rolex was closed for the holidays. I had called Rolex to check on the status and to ask for another link etc. I was told that they were behind and plan on about 4 weeks.Tuesday I received a call from Rolex that the watch was ready and would ship overnight on Wednesday for Thursday delivery. I was thrilled. The watch arrived a few minutes ago from Fedex....and today happens to be my father's birthday, so it was exactly 16 years ago to the day that I presented the Submariner to him.Th