Tillhör Televerket Breitling 815 ‘Long Playing’ Chronograph
Telephone companies are not glamourous. Telephone companies are not sexy. Likewise, state-owned telephone companies are a particularly lackluster proposition. And yet, in 1970s…
Black Dial 1019 Rolex Milgauss
Amongst the soon-to-be-discontinued Z-blue, CERN, and white-orange dialed Milgausses (Milgausss, Milgausses, or Milgaussi?), it’s easy to forget the that antimagnetic Wilsdorf family member…
eBay Find: Tritium Service Dial Ghosted 7928 Tudor Submariner
I strive to feature wholly original watches at all times where possible, though in the world of vintage that is an increasingly grey…
14.755-62 Omega Seamaster 300
Trilogy Seamasters are great, but this is something else entirely. The Seamaster 300 story began in 1957 with the CK2913. In that first…
Rolex 3525 ‘Barilotto’ in Yellow Gold & Steel
How good does this look? If you’re anything like me, the only valid reply is ‘quite’. In fact, I’ve said before that the…
Patek Philippe 130 in Steel
As Patek’s first chronograph produced at meaningful scale, the 130 holds a special place in many collector’s hearts. It also happens to be…
Mk1 ‘Great White’ 1665 Sea-Dweller
You are not a Navy Sealab/Comex diver. You are not an astronaut. You are not a factory Porsche driver. At least, based on…
Tropical Transitional 6262 Rolex Daytona
Tropical dials have a tendency to polarize watch collectors like few other topics. Godiva 1665 DRSDs, caramel 321 Speedmasters, and latte-brown Cosmographs all…
Lip Genève Reverse Panda ‘Carrera’ Chronograph
Everyone loves an unfussy, two-register, 1960s Carrera analog. Everyone. We find them from Leonidas, Zodiac, Clebar, and even Sears (yes, that Sears). Lip,…
Mk1 Zenith A386 El Primero
‘The want’ is very strong with vintage Zenith. I want an original covergirl, G381, A277, Moonphase Calibre 3019 PHF Prototype, I could go…
Waffle-Dial Tudor Prince 7909
I cannot tell you the number of times I’ve nearly purchased an Oyster Prince. The range offers value, diversity, slim proportions, water resistance,…
Albino Enicar ‘Big Eye’
Allow me to begin by saying I am not an expert in all things, or indeed most things. I am particularly aware of…
Breitling 765 ‘Raquel Welch’ Co-Pilot
If you happen upon any chronograph with a fifteen minute subdial, chances are it was made for aviation. The quarter-hour interval is a…
