Value Proposition: Habring² Chrono-Felix Salmon Monopusher
Independent manufacturers don’t come much more independent than a single Austrian husband and wife duo. Richard Habring was trained in the 1980s through Karlstein an der Thaya and was something of a prodigy, presenting a self-designed minute tourbillon in an incline movement by graduation. After meeting Maria and jointly deciding fully on a horological career,…
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Non-Sigma 6263 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona
Today we’re getting a little nerdy within steel sport Rolex. 6263s can be found in a wide range of configurations, even for an early sport Rolex reference. Of those that don’t have Daytona in above above the 6 o’clock subdial, most are what are called ‘sigma’ dials. Sigmas either side of Swiss Made indicate precious…
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Zenith El Primero A384
I will eye a period ladder bracelet on a Zenith with same the kind of enthusiasm most guys reserve for the rear of Emily Ratajkowski. Spotting one in the wild is probably also a rarer occurrence in Los Angeles. The A384 and even A386 were largely overshadowed by the other iconic chronographs of the 60s….
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Piaget 908 C4 Clous de Paris Ultra-Thin
I adore when the market allows me to present something a bit left-of-center and eclectic watches don’t come much more elegant that this 1970s ultra-thin, mechanical Piaget. In the period where quartz was ruining the foundations of Switzerland, Piaget doubled-down by creating an ultra-thin, highly-finished, caliber 9P. Despite their massive efforts, the watch today goes…
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Gilt Breitling Clamshell Multiscale Chronograph
Finding anything built in 1940 but still in operation today is a rarity. Finding a wristwatch built in 1940 that is functioning perfectly demonstrates a level of dedication to longevity and quality that shames my iPhone. A large part of the charm in mechanical wristwatches, in my view, is their attempts toward permanence. Breitling today…
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Cartier Libre Collection Crash Radieuse
Let us begin with obvious: the story surround the Crash name is almost certainly invented marketing. For the unaware, there is legend that a client of Jean-Jacques Cartier brought in a Baignoire that had been damaged in an automobile accident. The oddly damaged and burned watch sparked inspiration for this first-ever asymmetric watch case design….
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An Atrractive, Original Omega Seamaster 300 165.024
Something about early generation Seamaster 300s is just a cut above its period competition. I don’t mean this in any objective way; most customers in period probably would’ve preferred a Sub on wrist for the recognition. I mean this in terms of simple, unfussy, vintage dive charm. There is not as much nuance in the…
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‘Jo Siffert’ Heuer Autavia 1163T Mark VI
An 1163 Autavia with a panda dial and blue accents should just be an 1163. Thanks to some very intriguing history, it is not. Heuer were among the very first houses to attempt the automatic chronograph. That Caliber II is not what we have today. Today, we have a simple manually-wound beauty focussed on going…
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A Pair of Comex Submariners
Comex is a sacred grail to those who worship at the altar of flat fours and frog feet. Coming across a strong (or more importantly genuine) example within any generation is an accomplishment. When watch people call a double red 1665 rare, they are kind of correct. They are rare relative to standard 1665 or…
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Chopard LUC 1860 LE 100
It is possible for something to be expensive and massively undervalued. Much in the way that collectors have recently begun to acknowledge the exceptional watchmaking in early CPCP pieces, a subculture is forming around LUC. Chopard may be mostly known for sponsoring the Mille Miglia (now a cocaine and Instagram model heavy tour of Italy…
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