Talking Watches: With Phil Toledano
You don't meet people like Phil Toledano often. In fact, I can't say I've ever met someone quite like Phil Toledano, ever. By name, you might think he's a working-class guy from Jersey. He's not. Born in London to a French-Moroccan mother and American father – an artist himself – Toledano is a conceptual artist of some note. His razor sharp wit and jovial sentiment – that type that produces one-liners by the minute – has made Toledano something of a cult hero in the art world. He'll say things like, "I’m English, so I’m not frightened by death, or the shame of a large urine spot on my trousers," one minute – ever the light spot in any conversation – while simultaneously creating haunting, and truly personal work that reveals a much deeper look at the world around him. 1 OF 34 His projects as an artist include the widely acclaimed Days With My Father, documenting Toledano's relationship w

Introducing The Rotonde de Cartier Earth And Moon, A Tourbillon With On-Demand Moonphase Display (Live Pics, Details, & Pricing)
Over the last few years, Cartier's Fine Watchmaking department has been consistently pushing out some of the most creative and technically impressive haute horology around. Just a few weeks ago we showed you the new Astrocalendaire and today we've got another stunner for you. The Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon uses its tourbillon and a moving Lapis Lazuli disc to display the phase of the moon on demand and there is a second timezone display as well. The Earth and Moon is as much a mechanical sculpture as it is a timekeeper and here we've got all the details.The Earth and Moon is not a subtle watch – far from it. The platinum case comes in at 47mm across and 16.65mm thick, with robust arching lugs. The dial is bright blue lapis lazuli with a white gold Roman numeral grid over the top that also features a map of the earth at the center. The bright blued steel sword hands match the dial nicely and below all of this is a tourbillon. The finishing on the dial and case,

PAM 111 sighted.... please advise
can you tell me : is it a good buy?its 2003 model, so 11 years old, but just been serviced a couple of months ago.... theyre asking ?3750 (GBP)which is money i dont have - so theyve said they would allow my rolex 114060 as straight trade... (i paid ?4250 for it BNIB and wore it for a year)should/could i look around more/ bater more - or go for it ??ps - that still leaves me a rolex in my hand - so now ill have a PAM and a rolex to swap between, rather than two very similar rolex

Watches of US presidents
I found this to be interesting. It looks like Rolex enters the picture with Ike. https://.hodinkee/articles/pe...president-ever

Collection
I am thinking of buying a Daytona 18k white gold..i inherited 5513 and this has landed on my lap.. mmm what to do..Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk