This is the 5950R-001, a small run of 15 pieces which are all extremely sought after. Its calibre is a direct descendant of the CHR 27-525 PS in ref. 5959, introduced in 2010 as a direct successor. In the 5959, this was actually the very first fully in-house Patek Philippe...

It is not every day a twin set of matching serial Vagabondage II & III come to market together. It’s not even every year, or couple of years. These are both first-owner pieces. Before you ask, the missing other model, matching serial Vagabondage exists but was sold to another collector—waiting...

To most, the word Saatchi brings to mind an art gallery in London or a man named Charles. To watch obsessives, Saatchi is a crowning adjective applied to Patek Philipps through the neo-vintage era. On the 5070, the Saatchi very much marks the traditional king of chronographs returning to their...

Despite sharing a strong family resemblance, this Observatoire is not a Vingt-8. It’s what came before, in tiny numbers, powered by a thoroughly reworked and beautifully-finished Peseux 260 before Kari’s own calibre 28 was ready. There's a huge degree of variance in early Kari and it's really beginning to pick...

Sincere Singapore have had many incredibly beautiful and unique small runs made for their clients, from guilloché Lange to LF and, yes, FP Journe. While this looks like a black label, it’s actually one of just 10 made with black mother of pearl. Yes, this is actually mother of pearl...

Debuting in 2002, the Octa Calendrier marked a milestone in modern watchmaking as the first annual calendar with a retrograde date. It was also the first F.P. Journe to win at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, taking home the Special Jury Prize that same year. The Calendrier was the...

Imagine walking into the office of Günter Blümlein in 1997 and proposing a massive alteration to the Lange 1 that would fundamentally alter the harmony of its dial: adding a tourbillon. Nonetheless, someone actually had the brass to suggest improving upon the Lange 1. The wildest part is that it...

A bracelet should never be an afterthought, but Wellendorff Lange is the opposite. While a First Generation Datograph is spectacular and deeply significant in its own right, it’s hard for any Wellendorff bracelet to not steal the show. This Datograph was sold by Wempe in 2001, two years after release....

This Primevère is the first act from Japanese-born, Swiss-based independent Yosuke Sekiguchi. A name most won’t be familiar with, Sekiguchi moved to France at 23 then Switzerland, studying at La Joux-Perret then Claret. In 2020, he stepped out on his own with this. He sees most Japanese watchmaking as ‘too...

Régence in French literally translates to Regency, but loosely defines the period when France was governed by Philippe II. The Regency period predates Rococco and defines and entire genre of art. In Journe collecting circles, however, it means something entirely different. Régence models, or dials more aptly, are the jet-fuel...

If Ferdinand Berthoud doesn’t ring a bell, here’s what you need to know in an instant download. Think high independent watchmaking underwritten by Chopard, well above LUC. FB is based in marine chronometry roots, re-interpreted for the wristwatch, named after one of the most accomplished, ingenius, and inventive watchmakers of...

What can one say about the Simplicity that hasn’t already been written? If we all had to choose just one independent watchmaker to represent the very best of traditional Swiss watchmaking and technique, Mr. Dufour might have to be it. The roots of this calibre run all the way back...

Production of the Langematik Perpetual is no more, removed from the catalogue in 2024. And it’s really gone for this Wellendorff bracelet 310.225, as Lange Wellendorff bracelets are also no more. The 310.225 is probably not a reference that will ring any bells. It’s a Langematik Perpetual. This Lange QP is...

Holland & Holland make guns. They have since 1835. One might think the French attitude of FP Journe might mean that the brand is above collaborations, but in the earlier days this was certainly not the case. This is the Chronomètre Holland & Holland, notably not a Souverain. You might...

A limited production of a classic shape Cartier always causes a stir. But this is particularly the case when we’re talking only 90 examples, for the 90th, with a salmon dial, of the Santos Dumont. The Santos Dumont was Cartier’s first wristwatch shape and one of the very first men’s...

Aventurine is one thing and mother of pearl is another, but no one thinks of Lange when someone mentions stone dials (the aforementioned aren’t typically considered stone). Yet, for the Lange 1’s 30th birthday, the Germans decided to tread where none had prior. In some ways, it’s a bit logical....

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 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...