Blue 7169 Tudor Monte Carlo
As @kingflum pointed out to me recently, value is a relative metric. In many regards, it can only be considered subjective. Many collectors…
2998-3 ‘Lollipop’ Omega Speedmaster
Adetail can make all the difference. The 2000s black series CLK AMG has just ever-so slightly anabolic wheel arches and multi-spoke alloys which…
7928Ci Tudor Argentine Milsub
You will be familiar with the Royal Navy’s Rolex Milsub series. You will also likely be familiar with the classic snowflake-handed 9401/0 Marine…
Value Prop: 76100 Tudor Submariner
Given the feature of a 3970 in this round, I felt compelled to balance the scales with a down-to-basics, no-nonsense steel diver. I…
Hobnail-on-Hobnail 15509 Audemars Piguet Ultra-Thin
This is not an integrated bracelet watch. It is a watch integrated by its finishing. By that, I mean this example has been…
44018 Vacheron Constantin 222 Jumbo in YG
I have spilled a great deal of ink already on behalf of my pick from the original ‘holy trinity’. However, in light of…
Italian 1803 Rolex Day-Date in WG
We love a Day-Date around here. Whether oxblood, khanjar, or more the more restrained offering shown today, the 1803 is cemented in Wilsdorf’s…
6217-8001 Seiko ’62MAS’
Royalty in all of vintage Seiko, this 1966 Seiko 62MAS was genesis for all their . . .let us say quite popular modern…
Tropical 5621H Rodania Geometer
Like very few aspects in life, it is often possible in watch collecting for one to both have their cake and eat it…
25572BA ‘The Owl’ Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Day Date
Shortly after the 5402 graced the world with its presence, AP experimented with a few variations on the theme. Out of this early/mid…
Cream Dial 16550 Rolex Explorer II
If manners maketh man, patina maketh Rolex. Patina can arrive in many forms: wrist wear, consistent sun exposure, and manufacturing defects are the…
Value Prop: Early Manual-Wind Jaeger-Lecoultre Memovox
There is something undeniably charming about a watch with a voice. Of all complications, a simple alarm is often most practical. Sure, your…
5513 Rolex Royal Navy Milsub
Watches which have lived a full life and have that story to tell on their exterior hold pride of place for many us.…
Mk2 072/001 Enicar Sherpa Graph
For many, a huge attraction to any sub-genre of watch collecting is the community which forms around it. Rolex and Patek collectors, with…