An Honest Seiko 62MAS
One of the kings in all of vintage Seiko, the 1965 Seiko 62MAS was genesis for their quite popular modern dive series. The…
Tudor 7928Ci Argentine Military Submariner
MN ‘snowflake’ milsubs tend to get all the glory, however Tudor’s military history extends far beyond France. Ci engravings shown here mark “Cuerpo…
Heuer Carrera 2447D First Execution
The 2447, in any guise, is a reference hardly needing introduction. It is the model which set Heuer en-route to its present state.…
Zenith A. Cairelli AMI CP-2
The Zenith A. Cairelli AMI CP-2 represents a high-water mark of effortless Italian style. In its period, Turin gave us the Type 33…
A Highly-Original 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…
Tropical-As-They-Come Longines 7150 Skin Diver
Every collector has heard a journalist musing over the fine line between wear and abuse. I’ll save you that. Straddling the line today…
A Perfect Rolex 5508 Small-Crown Submariner
I’ll be the first to admit I’m given to hyperbole, but on this occasion I’m free of exaggeration. This 5508 is about as perfect…
Tudor Monte Carlo 9420 in Blue
A beautiful example of one of the all-time great dials today, courtesy of the Keystone. The Blue Monte Carlo variation is amongst the…
An Alluring Longines 3756 13ZN
The 13ZN is one of collectors’ favorite calibers from Longines and rightly so. The Longines 3756 13ZN movement, circa 1936, was truly innovative and…
Zenith G381 Yellow Gold El Primero
Some intangible thing about the early El Primero references is ultra-desirable. The movement is remarkable, the case is perfectly proportioned, the dial perennially…
Perfectly Wild Aging: Gilt Rolex 6605 Datejust
There is good reason for collectors to favor gilt Rolex in some circumstances. There is also no need to explain the appeal of…
