1990s IWC was daring, cerebral, and of utmost quality. They were all guns blazing thanks to Blümlein and the mid-sized Ingenieur is no exception. This is the ref. 3521, sometimes called the ‘JLC’ Ingenieur for obvious reasons, the 887/2 ébauche, but it is perhaps most notable as the first COSC...

The second Mirage ever to trade hands is at auction this week, this time in Prussian Blue. Independent auction debuts are always interesting battles, but particularly when the watch in question is so in demand that it’s sold out for six years. That’s down to the watch itself, the first...

The ref. 25594ST ‘Owl’ is a Royal Oak that made its name from its Day Date apertures, wide-eyed with a strangely Rolex-adjacent complication. It’s decidedly not a QP, but also no 4100. And, for that, collectors adore it. It is an eclectic Royal Oak, neither as crazy valuable as say...

The 1815 Side Step is Lange referencing their past in a way we don’t see often. To celebrate the 125thanniversary of Wempe, Wempe were delivered this absolute beauty in 125 examples split across two metals There are 50 in this platinum, the rest are pink. It’s known as the Side...

The 1016 is where function meets restraint. There are more robust Rolexes. There are more luxurious Rolexes. But I’m not aware of any better designed Rolex dials. The 3-6-9 is divine intervention, so good that even the Sub had to start somewhere. We’re all very aware, also, that this is...

With all the ‘Black Knight’ insanely valuable 6238s, it’s easy to forget just what an insane value the silver dial ‘last of the Pre-Daytonas’ is. Introduced in the early 1960s and produced in large overlap with its successor, the 6239, the 6238 ran until 1967. It was notable lacking a...