Bring a Loupe: An Early Look At The Christie's May 2016 Auction, Featuring Some Masterpieces Fro
As we at HODINKEE like to do, I am thrilled to give you an early look at some of the highlights from the May 2016 auction season – here with a focus on our friends at Christie's. We already know that cross-town rival Phillips has a special, stainless-steel chronographs sale planned for the weekend of May 14th in Geneva, but that doesn't mean Christie's isn't going down without a fight. In fact, based on what you'll see here, it's fair to say we are in for an absolutely incredible weekend of watch sales. Let's get down to it. The Earliest Patek Philippe 530 Oversized Chronograph In Steel, With A Sector Dial 1 OF 12 This 530 Steel is the earliest known example, dating back to 1938. Okay, we'll start with the most exciting watch to me. This thing is downright insanity, a true grail watch for me personally. What you're looking at is a reference 530 – the oversized Patek chronograph from the vintage era – consid

Poll: which strap for my new Speedy
New Speedmaster 3750.50 owner. Can't decide which brown strap to go with. From the pictures I see online I really like the contrast of the brown strap and black dial. I would greatly appreciate some opinions. Thanks.watchobsession.co.uk/KNIG...keyword=knightOR.watchobsession.co.uk/KNIG...keyword=knight

Glorious Journey
Greetings TRF members. Been a lurker for quite some time and have appreciated the opportunity to research and narrow down my search for the perfect 1st Rolex. My beautiful wife and I are currently in the Caribbean celebrating our 24th wedding anniversary when out of the blue this morning, she presents me with something nearly as beautiful as her, a gorgeous white faced DateJust II with fluted bezel on an oyster bracelet.My heart stopped and the tears welled up as I opened the present and realized what was before my eyes. The exact watch I have zeroed in on after much research with a beautiful wife/mother who continues to get joy from giving joy.Thankful to God for the perfect woman in my life who pays attention. As usual, this has been in the works between her and my two daughters for at least 6 months as it sat idle in the safe, only seeing the light of day long enough for my girls to take a picture with the watch on their wrist and a big smile months ago!Grateful today on my 24th ann

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A few days ago I noticed what seems to be a rusty coloured mark under the clasp of my bluesy. I tried to get rid of it with various cleaning products but with no success. I'm thinking 904L steel is virtually impossible to rust, let alone on a watch that is only 8 weeks old, so what on earth could this be? and how do I get rid of it? This sub is my only watch, I wear it 24/7. , sleep and shower with it on, work with it on, (hence why the gold is already looking beat up after only 8 weeks ) It's hard to describe, but in my job I wear air tight sleeves over my arms, so the watch is in an environment which contains a very high level of humidity and sweat, could this be the cause of this? As always your thoughts and help are much appreciated

What is with polishing?
I am fairly new to the luxury watch market. I see that some people write about watches being polished , and that is looked down upon. Does this mean watches are simply Brillo padded to remove scratches or does this mean literally polishing with a bidding wheel to attempt to remove scratches and swirls? I am referencing tool watches like vintage GMT's and Subs. I don't really understand what the big deal is about polishing watches and why it is a negative.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk