Watch Facts

• 18k white gold case in 41mm.
• In house automatic Calibre 4401 with 381 components; featuring integrated automatic chronograph with column-wheel and flyback.
• Power reserve is 70hrs Limited to 200pcs.
• Priced at 78,900€

Titanium case in 41.5mm, automatic movement Cal. 9300 co-axial.  The system was invented by English watch maker Dr. George Daniels, later sold the invention to Omega, automatic with date display.  Priced at USD11,900

• It marks the 5th Bronzo from Panerai / 4th production piece.
• Bronze case in 47mm.
• Automatic movement Cal.P9010.
• Power reserve is at 72 hours.
• Brown ceramic bezel insert, with a matching brown dial.
• Each watch comes with a military green rubber strap.
• Limited to 1000pcs Priced at 16,000€

Case is 18K Everose gold in 40mm. Bezel is set with 36 baguette sapphires in gradation, case band set with 56 brilliant-cut diamonds, dial in black lacquer with counters in 18k pink gold crystals and hands in rose gold. Automatic in-house Cal.4130 chronograph movement with vertical Clutch, column wheel, Rolex overcoil and paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring. COSC certified with 72 hours power reserve. Priced at 92,400.00 CHF  Ref. 116595

18k white gold case in 38.5mm. Hinged case back with Gunther Blumlein and Walter Lange and the “25 JAHRE LANGE 1.” engraving. Manual winding movement Lange 121.1. Power reserve is at 72hours. Limited to 250pcs. Priced at US$47,900.00

• 18k pink gold case; 47mm (height) x 28.3mm (width) x 10.3mm (thickness).
• Front dial with burgundy-red lacquer, applied golden hour markers, Dauphine hands.
• Reverse dial with silvered grey and velvety Clous de Paris guillochage.
• The strap is handmade by Casa Fagliano; inspired by the canvas-and-leather boots they make for summer polo.
• Manual winding movement JLC calibre 854A/2.
• Power reserve is 42 hrs.
• Limited to 190pcs.
• Priced at 23,400€

Platinum case in 46mm. Manual winding movement – Breguet caliber 588N, double tourbillon with 12-hour orbital period, differential for averaging the rate; Breguet overcoil balance springs; double barrels with Breguet “B” upper bridges. Movement back in solid gold with engraving of the building at 39 Quai d’Horloge in 1775. Power reserve is 50hrs Priced at US$651,000.00

• 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).

For those who like IWC watches, you may already know the Portuguese was introduced in 1939 but how did it begin? At the end of the 1930s two Portuguese businessmen – Rodrigues and Teixeira – who are in the watch industry visited IWC in Schaffausen inquiring the development of a large stainless steel wristwatch housing a movement with the precision of a marine chronometer. Development ensued and the birth of the Portuguese was born. Here is a, case size 42mm (bracelet non original)