This is peak Philippe-Stern-era Patek Philippe. The 5004 is the watch that built so much reputation and rapport under the brand that Patek could afford to erode it for a generation or two. It is the modern classic, Ed Sheeran gets it (read Time lately?). To bring the brand onto...

Stone dial Datejusts, particularly in white gold as this example is, took a very particular type of buyer in the mid-70s. This wasn’t the top of the Rolex catalogue in period, the Day-Date had already emerged. For both a stone dial and precious metal, you were adding a very significant...

Here’s something almost wrong: a Lange where the wearing view is more beautiful than the caseback. 414.049 is reference not likely to ring any bells, and that’s because it’s a piece unique. Lange have a long tradition of sponsoring automotive concours, specifically Villa d’Este. They don’t necessarily indulge in one-offs...

Ed Whites are a category of watch which don’t really exist anymore. This was a humble tool made to serve a purpose with a calibre 321, decidedly not a luxury product. It filled its role admirably and as such became named after the man who accomplished the first American spacewalk....

Aside from the strata of piece unique one-offs for royalty, this is unquestionably one of the rarest Rolex dials to ever be produced—in single digits known now. Moreover, it’s a Stella. Stella Day-Dates are increasingly sought after for many reasons; this is the original colorful OP with added complication, one...

What Pre-Souscription is the Journe, this is to Daniel Roth. Those who know the master’s early work will notice, this dial is a little unusual. First, it’s Clous de Paris and not pinstripe guilloché. Second and more notably, the plaques engraved with ‘Daniel Roth’ and ‘Numero’ are in contrasting yellow...