Christie’s Auction – Amsterdam
Christie’s auction of jewels and watches in Amsterdam.

C3H5N3O9 Experiment ZR012 Watch In Black Zirconium
Last year Max Busser of MB&F was telling me about the C3H5N3O9 mini watch brand before it was debuted later in June of 2012. He didn't mention it by name, but did say that it was going to be a collaborative project between his team at MB&F and their colleagues at Geneva-based watch brand Urwerk. Together they were going to experiment on a watch designed by them both, under a new brand name, that was going to be marketed purely by word of mouth. That means no advertising whatsoever, and no media outreach (aside to select places such as watches-dealer). The irony to me is that given their desire for the C3H5N3O9 to be spread via word-of-mouth, they sure gave it a difficult enough name to remember. "Yea man, there is this new limited edition watch by MB&F and Urwerk. I don't recall the name, but it is the molecular name for nitroglycerine." Imagine a dozen more conversations starting like that. C3H5N3O9 is also a disaster to try and say out loud.I'll give it to the guys that "

Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar
Had a chance to try this beauty on at the boutique in Tokyo this week. I'd say it is pretty close to a perfect daily wearer in stainless steel at a fairly reasonable price point. The moon phase is the best I have seen.

My little modest
Panerai collection.

Costco Datejust 41
Was in Costco yesterday and saw a Datejust 41 2 tone diamond markers for $11,995. I know others had posted but it was the first time I had seen it. I sure was excited when I saw the rolex boxs from a distance. They had a datejust 28 2 tone as well for $9k