Rare Jaeger-LeCoultre Timepieces Highlight Antiquorum��s February Hong Kong Sale
On February 26 at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong, Antiquorum will present 452 modern and vintage timepieces including a collection of rare and highly complicated Jaeger-LeCoultre watches and a Patek Philippe reference 3939 in pink gold. Previews will be held in Shanghai (2/14), Beijing (2/16), Singapore (2/19) and Hong Kong (2/23-25). Learn more about the top lots inside. Among the highlights of the sale are three outstanding Jaeger-LeCoultre timepieces to be sold individually. Originally sold as a set, the collection, produced in 2009, has remained in the hands of a private collector and will be offered at auction for the first time in Antiquorum’s February 26th sale. The set includes the following pieces:A Jaeger-LeCoultre white gold Gyrotourbillon One, No.02/20. This exceptional and highly complicated timepiece is an 18K white gold perpetual calendar bi-retrograde date spherical tourbillon wristwatch with equation of time and leap year calendar. It is accompanied by

Buying Watches In Budapest, Hungary: Watch De Luxe
Welcome back to an watches-dealer original series, where we discuss important stores that sell watches all over the world. Each store we profile has an interesting story to tell about where they operate and who they sell to. Whether you buy watches from brick and mortar retailers or prefer to buy watches online, these are the stores that help shape our watch culture around the globe. There is a long list of stores to cover, but if there is a retail location in your favorite city that we simply can't miss, let us know in the comments below.Where to buy watches in Budapest, Hungary?Today we look at a Central-European store, situated in the?Central-Eastern part of the old continent: Watch De Luxe, in the capitol of Hungary, Budapest. Even if you are not from this?relatively small country �C a population of less than 10 million �C read on, as you may find out why this market could be an interesting option to purchase high-end timepieces.watches-dealer: What types of watches are popular in yo

Introducing: The Harry Winston Project Z9, A Flyback Self-Winding Chronograph Cased In Proprietary Zalium Alloy
Harry Winston's Project Z timepieces have been part of the company's watch offerings since 2004. At that time, Ron Winston was still very much a part of the company, and the first Project Z watch reflected his interest in the aerospace industry, and metallurgy. Zalium, a zirconium-aluminum alloy, is very hard, strong, and highly resistant to corrosion, although it's difficult to machine, and in general, Harry Winston has held it in reserve over the last 15 years for special projects. Since 2004, there have been nine Project Z timepieces – limited series, with complications – with the last, Project Z8, in 2014. That was a self-winding, dual-time wristwatch with a retrograde second time-zone hand. The newest, Z9, has just been announced, and combines a Zalium alloy case with a self-winding chronograph movement, as well as the sculptural architecture characteristic of the Project Z series as a whole. 1 OF 2 The 44.2 mm case has a combination of shot-b

To Omega or Not
In this rough economic time I am torn between purchasing on of my favorite watches of all times and putting the money to may be a better use. Should I pull the trigger on a new 2254.50 since they are going away or should I make an extra house payment?

First Patek: 5146g slate or 5711 blue
Okay what would you guys do?I have a seadweller which is my every day, every activity watch with lots of sentimental value. I'm contemplating a sportier Patek at this time. I would like to wear it daily at work. I'm a casual dressing, frequent hand washing pediatrician. I have the seadweller for activities. So would you go with the 5711 or the 5146g slate dial to fill the role as the starter sportier Patek? And why?I would like to have this watch the rest of my life and only can afford one.Thanks.