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Only 500 made in steel (plus 120 in gold/steel plus 100 in gold). Jorg Hysek design. And powered by the JLC 920 base movement that also powered the grail watches Audemars Piguet Royal Oak ref. 5402 an

Got occasional feedbacks on Instagram to the tune of: how can somebody PVD a ref. 5402 in black! Intellectually I agree, practically I have an inner smile. When I had first seen it many years ago I sa

I did once again what does not happen too often: pick up a contemporary production watch. Having already the first version of the #SpeedyTuesday edition, I was able to get this one and to get it with

The Tg 195 "Tre Kronor" does not need much of an introduction in this forum. It is a Lemania "single pusher" watch, powered by the Lemania 2225 (based on the 2220). These watches were specifically mad

...... classy, non-busy dials, I consider this watch to be a grail design like the AP RO, like a PP Nautilus, like a Omega Speedy, like a JLC Reverso etc. and it therefore belongs into any serious col

In 1981 - two years after the launch of the Sony Soundabout (later called Sony "Walkman") - IWC presented the IWC Ingenieur pocket watch ref. 5215. IWC was still quite heavily relying on its broad ran

April 15 - 25, 1972: Audemars Piguet introduces the Royal Oak at the Basel fair. The Royal Oak 5402 below left AP on June 15, 1972. It is one of the first 40 Royal Oaks ever produced. "Introducing ste

Around 1970/71, after the moon landing, Omega used 3 case back versions to transition to the current "Medallion" case back. This one is the rare "straight writing" case back in its "Apollo XI" version