Jaeger-LeCoultre Offers Three New Hybris Artistica Versions Of The Spherotourbillon Watch
It would be extremely difficult even for the most educated scholars of the matter to find a time or age in the history of watchmaking that offered as many novel ideas as we have today. At present, the industry is in a phase where there is incredibly fierce and global competition between all brands, small and large alike, forcing all of them to push their own boundaries in a constant fight over an ever growing customer base. And much like the brands, us watch enthusiasts are often left with asking ourselves: just how could the latest and greatest be topped??A possible answer comes from Jaeger-LeCoultre, who just announced its Hybris Artistica collection of not one or two, but 12 spectacular pieces�Ceach of which could rightfully claim to be a remarkable timepiece in itself. Today, we are looking at the three Spherotourbillon pieces of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Artistica collection, while articles dedicated to the other models will follow later on.Before we discuss the watches themselve

Auction Watch: July 18th Deals To Be Had At The Fellows Auction
The following timepiece auction analysis post is by Chris Meisenzahl. He is a long-time watch enthusiast and daily Speedmaster Pro wearer. He blogs at The Pretense of Knowledge and can be followed on Twitter at twitterwatches-dealer/speedmaster.Fellows is a UK auction house, established in 1876. For this auction the estimate range is a fairly reasonable £200 - £50,000. Clearly not pocket change, but there are dozens of pieces in there for a person looking for a deal, or just filling out a themed collection.I see that the most expensive (that is, expected to bring the most money) item in the auction is a Rolex with a range of $61,600.00 - $77,000.00. It’s lot #486, a “platinum automatic Oyster Perpetual Day-Date bracelet watch circa 2006.�?But here’s the problem, the thing is covered with about 4.0ct’s worth of diamonds (see pic)! I’m sure all aBlogtoRead readers realize this isn’t a watch so much as a piece of jewelry. So we’ll move on.  😉If you’re a new collector or just

Ap Royal Oak or Datejust
Hey peeps! Iam starting my own collection of watches I'm only 23 yo!So I have ballon and chopard happy sport now I'm confused between both rolex datejust 36cm with full diamond or ap Royal Oak 2015 33mm 67651st.zz.1261st.01 ! Please I want your opinion I'm about to pay the next day !! Regards ,

Macros of the New SIHH 2015 Diver Silver-Tone White Dial
Enjoy guys!!!.watchcollectinglifestyle....es-and-pricingFor those of you asking about retrofitting the display case back to the ref. 15703 Divers, the answer is no. Audemars Piguet won't do it as this is a completely different ref. number 15710.

Omega PloProf 600m Type I ?'s
Anyone know about this one?I was told the type 1 is quite rare?Any idea as to value? I have someone offering me a trade for something now and have always wanted a PloProf but just not sure...