Watch Facts

IWC Mark XI Military British Royal air force circe 1950s.   Stainless steel case in 36mm. Fixed lugs, antimagnetic cover tap. Manual winding Caliber 89.   Sweeping centre seconds, arabic numerals and circled T (tritium).

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.

A vintage Ulysses Nardin chronograph from the 1950s, this piece is unrestored, completely original in amazing condition. The large stainless steel 38mm high-pressure snap-back waterproof case, manual winding movement is Valjoux 22-based.

The Rolex GMT-Master watch was originally designed in collaboration with Pan American Airways and issued by the airline to their crews on long-haul flights. The original GMT Master watch has a 24-hour display fourth hand complicationdirectly linked to and displaying the same time zone as the standard 12-hour hand. This GMT hand enabled the crews to set the watch to GMT or another time zone, and using the rotatable 24-hour scale bezel set to the correct offset a second time zone could be read. GMT or UTC is the time zone that is required for all aviation planning, weather forecasts, schedules and other paperwork.

It is a wandering hours Minute Repeater. 45mm case in 18k WG. Manufacturer manual movement PF321, with 40hours power reserve. 10 meters water resistance. Snake shaped, blued, Cathedral gongs. Unique Piece. Priced at 390,000.00CHF

• The winner of the GPHG Aiguille d’Or prize in 2020, the watch celebrates its creation and birth with this unique piece. The dial features the celestial settings on the moment the AUC is conceived – February 7th 2017 at La Côte-aux-Fées. This horology special moment was also inscripted at 2:30 position.  To make is even more special, the celestial sky is created throughout the dial of the watch using superluminova, so when the room is dark, you can see the exact skies on that day.  Of course, the case is still using the 41mm cobalt ally with dark slate blue PVD plate.
• Unique Piece
• Collection 2022

40mm x 41mm cushion-shaped case in Stainless steel. Astronomical moon phase (meaning accurate to 122 years), also featuring the maison’s new automatic 1904-LU MC which operates at 28,800 BPH and a 48-hours power reserve. Priced at $7,850USD

Omega Speedmaster Moonphase started from the mid to late 1980s (ref ST-345.0809) but only a handful of them were made. At around year 2000, Omega released an update version (with various subtle changes to the dial) ref 3876.5031. Various details were changed – ring around the register, steel bezel (old one has white gold bezel). Stainless Steel case 41mm, manual winding Cal.1866, 48 hours power reserve. Sapphire display caseback, moonphase accurate to 32months.

The moon phase display, the queen of the Rendez-Vous collection. Case in 34 mm 18k pink gold, with a diamond-set bezel, offers a guilloché dial with an aperture at 6 o’clock revealing a large round moon phase display. Priced €23600

automatic winding, moonphase with an accuracy up to 122.6 years, 72 hours power reserve, platinum rotor, 18k white gold case in 40mm, Priced at US$29,000