It appears the 3970 is going the way of the 2499. But is that the whole range or simply the first two series? That’s the question that remains unclear. First and Second Series have recently exploded to become 400K or even 500K USD propositions, depending on the watch in question....

The Rolex chronograph as we know it extends far earlier than the Daytona name. It extends earlier even than Oyster Cases and WWII, to the mid 1930s. This is the ref. 2508, a steel two-register chronograph with a silver gilt, black dial. It’s the very first two-register, two-button Rolex Chronograph....

Far before the Cubitus took a legend and messed about with its proportions, Vacheron Constantin took their integrated poster child and injected some of David Coulthard’s chin. It didn’t work back then either. In fact, the Square 222 was a total flop. It is unconventional, still shrouded in mystery, and...

Normally when talking about Datejusts, adjectives like humble and simple get thrown in. There’s nothing humble about this 1600 though, it’s downright nobility. 1600 is a bit of an unusual flavor, as it ditches the fluting for a sterile, smooth bezel. Some adore this, some hate it. Regardless of preference,...

Up until 2022, the final boss of the Overseas range was either the QP Skeleton or Dual Time Everest, inarguably. The true genius of the QP was not just complication, but complication with more thinness. Normally, the greater a component count in a calibre, the larger the height. Here, that...

Never has the phrase good things come in small packages been more appropriate than to describe the ref. 5959R. The 5959 is equal parts serious weapons-grade watchmaking with serious whimsy. Released in 2005, this was actually the very first fully in-house Patek Philippe chronograph of any sort. And they chose...