Issued between 1970 and 1986 in 770 pieces, which makes it quite tough to find. But did you know that two versions existed? A two and a three counters. Did you also know that the less common is the two counters, with 364 pieces, while the three counters w
To celebrate its 125th Anniversary in 2000 , Audemars Piguet released a series of 125 unique pieces that would then embark on an international tour. Each unique piece was inspired by a specific era or design relevant to the watches Audemars Piguet had pro
with its telltale running seconds at 10 o'clock. A nice, short history of the Caliber 11 and its evolution here on Monochrome: https://monochrome-watches.com/calibre-11-history-iconic-movement-and-its-evolution-in-depth/
Automatic Caliber 11 was a joint venture ca. 1969 between Heuer, Hamilton, Breitling and Buren along with Dubois-Depraz. I had a hard time understanding how this movement was Automatic based on the photographs I was looking at. And then I saw the exploded
To my knowledge, there are only three Patek Philippe World Time ref. 2523 with a cloisonné enamel dial depicting a map of South America . The first one has never appeared in public: it is only described on page 159 of the book by Giampiero Negretti & Paol
This full platinum example with original bracelet of Patek Philippe 's ref. 2552 will be sold by Sotheby's next April 24th. For whatever reason, they call it “ La Maison Platine ” (The Platinum House). What is certain is that platinum 2552s are very rare
Here is an overview of the 16 known examples of Patek Philippe World Time pocket watches ref. 605 HU with a cloisonné enamel dial. Watches are ordered by increasing movement number : MVT NO. GOLD MAP / PAINTING A 930'364 PINK WORLD B 930'365 YELLOW NEPTUN