Watch Facts

• Worn by Steve McQueen in the racing film, Le Mans.
• In 1971, Steven McQueen starred in the racing “documentary styled” movie Le Mans; directed by Lee Katzin.
• This is before the trend of brand using movies to build their presences; and the production team went out to purchase these watches at retail price.
• McQueen took one Monaco and gave it to his chief mechanic; thanking him for keeping him alive for the past few months.
• At first, Haig Alltounian didn’t want the watch but McQueen told him he had already done the engraving on the case back, he couldn’t give it to someone else.
• The Monaco watch was first introduced in 1969, bearing a few significant details, first and foremost is the case shape, being square isn’t the easiest to make it water resistant; but they’ve managed to get the Monaco to withstand water to 100m.
• 39mm stainless steel case.
• The movement was the legendary cal 11. In 1967 a group of companies; Breitilng, Hamilton-Buren, Heuer, and Dubois-Depraz— joint effort to develop a new automatic chronograph movement.
• In 1969, they unveiled the Cal. 11. The Heuer Caliber 11 was the company’s first and arguably most famous automatic chronograph movement.
• This watch is up for auction on December 12th at Phillips auction (New York).

Titanium case with matte black DLC coating at 39x39mm. A newly developed original typography font was used for the luminescent Arabic numerals. The shape of the 0 and the 8 correlate the cushion-shaped case. Contrast is another element; a darker ring with baton markers and the date window located between 4 and 5 o’clock frames the central disc with the white transferred minutes track. Automatic manufacture movement made by Vaucher, H1807 with calendar display. Power reserve at 50 hours. Limited to 100pcs Priced at US$7275

18k white gold case 39mm x 46mm x 12mm. hand wound mechanical movement HTL 501-1 with rotating hour sphere display. Power reserve is at 72 hours. Limited to 28 pieces Priced at 99,000CHF

•  Inspired by the American jukebox.
• Harry Winston commissioned watchmakers Frank Orny and Johnny Girardin of which were in charged of the Metamorphosis watch at Montblanc.
• Case is in 18k white gold at 54.7mm.
• The dial is a series of stacked subsidiary dials displaying the hour (at 8 o’clock) and the minute display at 4 o’clock.
• The large case is necessary to hold the “jukebox” function – a patented automaton on the watch.
• Activating the selection button at 9 o’clock, a miniature record disc will slide out from underneath exposing one of four displays: local time, GMT time, the date, and the Harry Winston star.
• After choosing which display you want, press the button again to see it in action. Manual winding Caliber HW 4601 with 1,066 components.
• Power reserve is 68hrs Limited to 50pcs.
• Priced at 428,000CHF

• Hamilton Khaki Aviation Converter was launched in 2020, here we have an updated version in blue dial.
• 42mm case in stainless steel.
• It comes in either with a calf strap or a steel bracelet.
• The main feature on the watch is the slide rule bezel, which can be considered as a “flight computer” or “logarithmic bezel”.
• The slide rule is a mechanical analogue device, used to perform multiplication and division, it can also calculate exponents, roots or logarithms; pilots uses the slide rule in combination with the watch to calculate speed, fuel consumption, distance, rate of climb, descent and flight time.
• It is an essential tool for the pilots back in the days, but still a great compliment or back up for today’s pilots.
• The watch uses the H-10 automatic movement with an 80-hour power reserve and anti-magnetic NivachronTM balance spring.
• Priced at 1075/1105CHF (strap or bracelet)

Stainless steel case in 42.8mm, Funky Blue fume domed sub-dial with sunburst pattern, indices in Globolight. Automatic HMC 811 three-dimensional Manufacture calibre, fully skeletonised with a 34 mm diameter one-minute flying tourbillon, equipped with a cylindrical hairspring at 6 o’clock. Bi-directional pawl winding system; skeletonised oscillating weight in 18k gold. Power reserve is 74 hrs Priced at 79,000CHF

18k pink gold case in 40mm, Central Tourbillon with diamond-set cage; 12 rotating tsavorite stones that can be activated or stopped via the coaxial pusher in the crown. 45 diamonds, 0.65cts, 12 Tsavorite, 9.5cts. Central flying tourbillon manual winding caliber GGC.1976.DS. Paired with alligator leather strap with 18k pink gold deployant buckle. Power reserve is 48hrs Priced at HK$2,420,000

18K white gold case in 39.5mm. The movement Automatic caliber G06 with unidirectional winding. Hand finished movement with their well-known stainless steel bridges and a 22K solid gold oscillating weight. The rotor uses ceramic ball bearing, preventing wear and eliminating the need for lubrication Power reserve 56 hours. Priced at 36,850CHF

Titanium case in 45mm. Manual winding movement (with 3 patents). GMT, 2nd time zone, rotating globe with universal time and day-and-night indication, universal time on 24 time zones, summer and winter time, cities observing summer time, GMT and Earth pushers,Tourbillon 24 Secondes. Power reserve is at 72 hours. Limited to 11 pcs Priced at 480,000.00CHF

• Platinum case with zaratsu polishing done by hand, case size is 43mm.
• The movement is caliber 9R01 Spring Drive, normal 9R movement has one barrel, this one has 3 barrels for 8 days power reserve.
• Dial details (diamond dust) are done at the Micro Artist studio inside the Grand Seiko manufacturer plant at Shiojiri, Nagano.
• Priced at 60,000€