Historical Perspectives: The True And Sad Story Of J.B. Champion, Jr., The Man Behind The Most Expen
On November 12, 2012, the watch collecting community watched in wonder as two of the world's most important Patek Philippe wristwatches went under the hammer at Christie's Geneva: a reference 2499 perpetual calendar chronograph in platinum?offered for sale by Eric Clapton (one of two white metal 2499s ever made, with the other belonging to Patek Philippe)?and a reference 2458 that was made especially for Joe Ben Champion, Jr. housing a movement that placed third in the 1948 Geneva Observatory competition. Each would have been the cover lot for any just about any other watch auction, but it just so happened that they were part of the same sale. On paper, many would have assumed that the Clapton 2499 would sell for more than the Champion 2458 �C but many would have been wrong. Champion's 2458 was the champion of the sale, bringing in over $4 million. The winner of the watch? Alfredo Paramico, who has since sold it. (Check out our Talking Watches with Mr. Paramico if you haven't already se

Avenger Blackbird 44
HiI am looking into purchasing Avenger Blackbird 44Any pro/conHow much is the retail price in euro ?How much discount should I expect from AD ?Thanks in advance

Any love for the 5396-R?
I'm in dire need of a dress watch. But I want something that can also be dressed down. I also think I'm ready to start swimming up stream with my collection. I have a few milestones coming up over the next few years and i think I'd like to add a Patek sports watch and a dress watch to celebrate. Ive been looking at the 5396-R with the white dial and breguet numerals and it looks stunning. My local AD doesn't have one to try on but said they've ordered one and should maybe be here this summer by the latest. So I was just wondering with the TRF community thinks of this annual calendar? Anyone have any wrist shots? Do you find it to be a keeper? Photo taken from the web. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

two today...
First Patek WRUW thread on new forum--HAGD all!

Which Deep Sea D-Blue do you prefer, original or new version?
How can untrained eyes tell the difference, by the way?