Youth Movement: Girard-Perregaux Brings Young Watchmakers to New York
Recently, I learned firsthand to never again take for granted the faithful functionality of my mechanical watches. Given the opportunity to sit down at a watchmaker’s bench and use the tiny tools to painstakingly and precisely? attach wheels and jewels to a stripped-down baseplate, it became extremely clear just how much concentration, dexterity, and patience �� not to mention plain old horological knowledge �� was required to put together a caliber from scratch and to make it hum. Of course, I had a knowledgeable watchmaker named Ines looking over my shoulder, and my workbench was not in some sterile atelier in Switzerland but on a balcony at New York’s Cipriani Dolci restauarant, overlooking the rush-hour bustle of Grand Central Terminal’s main concourse.The unusual event, in which members of the press were invited to get up close and personal with several of Girard-Perregaux’s talented �� and youngest �� watchmakers in one-on-one workshops, was held to launch the

Royal oak 15000st 33mm automatic
Hi all,Anyone here knows the estimated mkt value of a 15000st? It seems like v rare and i am unable to find any price ref online. Tks!

Anyone every had an Omega Service at Bienne
Anyone ever went for a factory service rather than to a service centre where to be honest you've no idea who's working on the watch ? Assuming it'd be more expensive\ international courier etc so realise won't be cheapOmega Seamaster - 16 years old\ had since new. Never an issue till just after New Year when started going 5/ 10 min's slow every few days. Sent in for a service at a specific Omega service centre via a recomendation on another forum. Watch back after 5 weeks & over a 3/ 4 week period - the watch stops twice. The 2nd time it happened on my wrist mid afternoon. Service centre ask for it back. Last Thursday watch comes back - fully tested\ no fault found. Today - watch on wrist at 6.30 this morning. 1230 I notice that the watch stopped again at 1145. Been on my wrist for over 5 hours when stoppedTempted to write the service cost off\ rip up the papers & go elsewhere. If I do that it has to be 100% right. In 16 years prior to the service - not one single issue. Post s

Ref 2499
just in case you didn't catch this hodinkee article, i thought i'd post it here. pretty interesting how a few details can be the difference between $314,000 and $2,750,760 for the same reference.Yesterday in Geneva, Christie's watch department held its spring sale. It made over $32 million dollars, with four inidividual lots bringing in over $2 million each. The Breguet Resonance pocket watch that we showed you previously went for an amazing $4.68m, while the enamel Patek world timer that we showed you here went for over $2.9. But, one watch we didn't show you, a Patek Philippe 2499 in pink gold is the focus of this post, because it seems so simple, and yet it sold for over $2.7million. So, what made this 2499 so special when compared to, say, your average, run of the mill 2499 like this, also in yesterday's sale, that made only $314,000? The devil is in the details, my friends.What made this particular 2499 so valuable is a perfect storm of rare traits. First, is a 'first serie

A couple more straps for my 663
I bought a Panerai 663 last March, first strap was from Malio - i posted photos then - https://.rolexforums/showthread.php?t=533016I got a strap from Handmadestraps a while ago, and then just before Xmas one from Bosphorus and I took some new photos the other day.Follow me on instagram martintylerwatchesWould love to see more straps on a 663, i haven't gone outside of brown yet!