A Well-Preserved 1016 Explorer I
I don’t even think it’s contentious for me to admit that I fundamentally distrust people who don’t love the 1016. An Alpinist for…
FAP 1675 Rolex GMT-Master
Small engravings and stampings can mean a lot to collectors. Daytonas engraved ‘drive carefully, me’ are something entirely separate to a ‘standard’ 6239…
Vacheron Constantin 43031 Perpetual Calendar
The 222 is not VC’s only underappreciated reference. The phrase ‘post-quartz perpetual’ brings to mind almost exclusively AP’s 5548, debuted in 1978. However,…
7494 Longines Legend Diver
Thanks to the 2014 reissue, the Longines Legend Diver is one of the most iconic divers from all the EPSA Super Compressor era.…
Tropical Grey Wedge Dial Patek Philippe 3504 Calatrava
The Calatrava has endured in many forms and may be considered the quintessential dress watch. However, this 3504 with its tropical grey-honey dial,…
Rolex 6694 Oysterdate for Abu Dhabi Defence Force
This extremely niche Oysterdate was commissioned prior to the formation of the joint UAE Armed Forces for the 1970s Abu Dhabi Defence Force.…
New-to-Market, Rare ‘Grey Racing’ 145.022-69 Speedmaster
Speedmaster collectors are notoriously as focussed, educated, and enthusiastic as any discipline of watch collector may come. Their scholarship is legendary and nearly…
Rolex Veriflat 6512 in Rose Gold
As under-the-radar vintage picks go, most anything that says Rolex on the dial is out of contention. Today, I present to you what…
First Generation 890101/01 Universal Genève Aero-Compax
In terms of historically significant flagships, the Aviator’s Compact Chronograph (Aero-Compax) sits right alongside the Polerouter as modern collector’s iconography. This mid-1960s second…
Value Proposition: Desotos Valjoux 72 Chronograph
Much like Heuer had Leonidas, Enicar (in their early Mk1 Sherpa Graph days) had Desotos. There aren’t many of these kicking around, but…
Value Proposition: Grand Seiko 6155-8000 Hi-Beat Special
I am not an expert in Grand Seiko yet even I am aware of and understand the extreme appeal of a VFA. However,…
Gilt, Fat-Font 1675 Rolex GMT-Master
This 1967 GMT features everything one could ask for in vintage Rolex aside from complete originality (for the more fastidious among us). Its…
Exclamation Point Rolex 5508 Submariner
One of the purest Submariner references from the early days, the 5508 is an unfussy, unpretentious, un-adulterated-by-marketing tool. The 5508 was a diver…
