You could also spend several hundred thousand... apparently even close to two million ... on a Cartier Crash, chasing an absurdly overhyped market. And what do you end up with? A rather mediocre movement housed in a distorted case. Any skilled goldsmith c
Hi. After years of searching for a dress watch that I liked, I finally decided on the Breguet 7147, which I received yesterday and bought at a famous Spanish jewelry store. My initial happiness was soon frustrated upon seeing some considerable dents in th
I was really hoping to see the white enamel dial with the blue-coated movement in white gold: Note: Image courtesy of Monochrome Unfortunately, I had to settle for the platinum iteration with the black enamel dial and black-coated movement: I love the ret
I learned today that the hand for this watch is hand blued over a vintage alcohol lamp. And then the center is recessed with a handheld burr and polished with a small wooden stick! And then, it is flipped over on a soft pad and a roller bends it to the pe
When I first reviewed the 250th anniversary Type XX ref. 2075 , I had a preference for the black variant . And in his review of both models (black and silver), amanico also expressed his preference for the black dial version. But when I finally got the ch
This square Jump Hour Breguet no. 1262 was made in 1926 and sold for 5,000 Francs to a certain “ Monsieur Haïtas ” on January 18, 1928 . Over the years , it has appeared several times on the auction market , and the condition of its case seems to have cha