1829 IWC Golf Club
If you want Genta but you want it niche, it does not come much more nuanced than this 1829. IWC’s Golf Club has…
Mk2 ‘4-Liner’ 16520 Rolex Daytona
It is difficult to overstate the importance of the 16520. The Cosmograph had become undesirable and a stagnant seller by the year 1988.…
204612/1 Universal Genève Polerouter Date
Of the last decade, Universal’s Polerouter has slowly shifted from being a niche enthusiast’s micro-rotor to a foundational reference of attainable watch collecting.…
110.233 Heuer Cortina
While Heuers with Autavia, Carrera, and Monaco on the dial tend to dominate industry attention, the manufacture has an almost bewildering history of…
Linen Dial 1803 Rolex Day-Date
If Rolex had an essentials album, the 1803 would undoubtedly be a starred track. In production for nearly three decades as the halo…
165.024 Omega Seamaster 300
It’s rare enough to find original Seamaster 300s. Yet, often, the original examples are worn to hell with flaking lume, abused cases, and…
881101/01 ‘Clapton’ Universal Genève Tri-Compax
It is simply not possible for any mere mortal to out-cool Eric Clapton; eternally influential guitar genius, CBE, friend of all the rock…
‘Jean-Claude Killy’ 6236 Rolex Datocompax
The words Rolex and complicated very rarely appear together. Rolex stands for professional watchmaking. Originally tools for purpose, elevated throughout the decades to…
Big-Triangle Eberhard Scafograf 300
If last round’s Nivada Datomaster represents one of the most niche enthusiast chronographs ever produced, surely this is the diver’s equivalent. The Submariner…
Value Prop: Cream Dial Grand Seiko 5646-7010
Condition is king. Condition is the new rarity. Condition, condition, condition. We’ve all heard the aphorisms praising sharp cases and original dial finishing.…
Swiss Only, Claw Dial 1803 Rolex Day-Date in Rose Gold
It is a little-discussed fact that rose gold is substantially less common than yellow or white gold in vintage Day-Date production. But, where…
Nivada Grenchen Datomaster
This unassuming Nivada is one of the most intruiging and—truly—rare watches we’ve ever featured here. The grey dial, contrasting subs, playful orange accents,…
Longines 13ZN Sector Dial
The 13ZN is one of collectors’ favorite calibers from Longines or anyone full stop. The 13ZN movement, circa 1936, was truly innovative and beautiful.…
