Watch Facts

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)

The Omega Flightmaster, a variant from the Speedmaster line. Introduced in 1969, the Flightmaster features the most comprehensive functions with dual TimeZone, chronograph, day and night, etc. The version shown here is the Cal.910 which has the day & night indication whereas the later Cal.911 has the sub seconds indication. Manual winding chronograph in stainless steel.

Panerai L’Egiziano REF. GPF 2/56 (1956). Case is in 60mm in stainless steel. At the request of the Egyptian Navy, Panerai custom made the Ref GPG 2/56 (aka the Egiziano) build for its solidity with a rotational bezel for calculating immersion time. Patented crown protecting bridges to enhance the water resistance.

From Jean Claude Biver personal collection. 18k pink gold case in 35mm. The 1518 was the first perpetual calendar chronograph wrist watch ever produced in a series (1941). Only 281 pieces were made until 1954. This watch is up for auction at at Phillips on June 27/28 2020 in Geneva. Estimate 1,200,000 – 2,400,000CHF

It is considered to be the grandfather of the infamous Rolex Daytona. Produced from 1955 to 1961, featuring manual winding Caliber 72 with 17 jewels and column wheel chronograph movement.

This was Japan’s first diver’s watch. It was an automatic 150m Diver’s. The launch of this model marked the start of Seiko’s pursuit for ever greater reliability and safety. In 1966, the watch proved its reliability and precision on the 8th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition. The 6217-8000/1, which is better known as the Seiko 62MAS (autoMAtic Selfdater)Stainless steel case at 37mm. It featured a date function, a bi-directional bezel, stronger luminosity on the hands and indexes, and a big crown. It has a screw down case back but non-screw down crown. The Seiko 62MAS was rated to 150M of water resistance. While this doesn’t seem like a lot by today’s standard, it was Seiko’s deepest rating at the time (prior watch was rated only to 50M). The 6217-8000/1 caliber is a 18,000bph automatic, non hacking seconds with quick set date.

• Stainless steel case in 42mm.
• Automatic movement with 42 hours power reserve.
• Date aperture at 430 location. Bi-directional bezel, water resistant to 100 meters.
• Priced at 2,800.00€

A Military (KFM) vintage-inspired piece that Hamilton had issued to the U.S. military from the 1960s through the 1980s. Bead blasted stainless steel case in 38mm. Manual winding movement ETA 2801-2, 40 hours power reserve. Priced at US$485.00

The watch design was inspired by the famous vintage Jaguar E-Type. Movement is a BWC/01 automatic caliber that runs on a La Joux-Perret base, 50 hours power reserve. Stainless steel case polished, with a DLC-treated case band in 43mm. Priced at US$10,950.00

The 2014 watch uses a mechanical Miyota 821A automatic movement. 38mm case in stainless steel, domed mineral crystal, with 200m water resistance. The smaller case size and the 18mm lugs give the watch a very true to original vintage feel. Priced at 499€