This article was contributed by avid watch collector and travel writer Charlotte McCulloch, who writes for TravelSupermarket.com. Since living in…
Tag: Patek Philippe
Don’t wear your Suunto to the summit, Mr. Papandreou
As the Asian Wall Street Journal reports, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou’s hasty decision to call for a referendum on…
Car park peddler watches
Claude Valentini http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g153/hakmar/3000-8.jpg Klaus Kobec: http://secretsales.com/ Freiderick Stein: www.freiderickstein.com
Christie’s to auction previously unknown Patek Philippe watch
Patek Philippe: http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/patek-philippe-an-extraordinarily-fine-and-rare/5493254/lot/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5493254&sid=883df281-4218-485e-81d7-5ffdec73aa56 Rolex Oyster: http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/rolex-a-very-fine-and-rare-18k/5493346/lot/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5493346&sid=ef17c563-5120-42b9-9447-aaf7578fd6df
Patek Philippe Ref 3939 is top lot at Only Watch 2011 by a Monaco mile
All in all it was a highly successful Only Watch auction held in Monaco at the Heritage Hotel in the…
Incredibly cool 1950s watches
Lord Elgin: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FNCY-JEWEL-DL-LORD-ELGIN-MENS-WATCH-VINTAGE-50s-CLASSIC-/370538630243?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item5645d2cc63 Smiths Empire:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MENS-VINTAGE-SMITHS-EMPIRE-MANUAL-WATCH-1950S-S102-/120771751637?pt=UK_Jewelery_Watches_Watches_MensWatches_GL&hash=item1c1e8eaed5 Hamilton Venura: Omega miitary: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Swiss-Made-OMEGA-Mens-watch-1950s-/160645372190?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item256735d91e Universal Geneve: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-UNIVERSAL-Geneve-Solid-Gold-18k-Watch-50s-/140514927611?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item20b757a3fb Veto: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-VETO-MENS-WRIST-WATCH-SWISS-1950s-/120728630541?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item1c1bfcb50d 1950s man: https://iams.pbworks.com/w/page/26411781/B2-1950s-De-Zwaan Hamilton Ventura…
Revolutionary watch designer Gerald Genta dies aged 80
Gerald Genta: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rald_Genta
The Scott W. Rothstein collection
When Gordon Gekko said ‘Greed is good’ he probably didn’t have 49 year old Scott W. Rothstein in mind. Rothstein…
Is quartz a necessary evil?
As Olivier Muller of WorldTempus reports, many of the prestige brands are reluctant to admit that they still use quartz…
Swiss quality watchwords
Whether it’s watches, chocolate, underwear or cuckoo clocks, the Swiss insistence on perfection and quality shines through in everything to…