This is a rare Rolex Submariner 5513 Tropical Dial No-Date that just sold at Antiquorum’s May 13, 2012 auction in Geneva. The estimate was ($10,000 to $14,000) and not surprisingly – it sold for more than the high-end of the estimated value at $14,600 .
After the successful launch of the Victorinox Swiss Army Original collection last year at Baselworld, Victorinox decided to make a chronograph version. The chronograph version has the same – 40 mm nylon fiber middle case, stainless steel back and center, anodized aluminum bezel and laser cut out markers – with the addition of a chronograph. The movement is a Swiss quartz (ETA G10.211); functions include hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph (1/10th of a second precision) and date (at 4 o’clock)
Raymond Weil introduced the Freelancer Urban Black at Baselworld last month. It features a matte black PVD treated stainless steel case.
The Movado Group has recently signed a mutli-year, worldwide licensing with Ferrari S.p.A. to design, produce and market Ferrari and Scuderia Ferrari branded watches. The collection will be priced up to $2,000.
HYT CEO and creative director, Vincent Perriard, explains not just how the HYT H1 functions, but also some of the problems his team had to solve in order to make this timepiece a reality. Video was filmed last week at Baselworld.
While in Switzerland attending Baselworld last week, I was able to preview a number of very cool prototype wristwatches. Unfortunately, as of right now, I am only able communicate about one – the Maurice de Mauriac 300 M Diver . Shown above in a 45 mm stainless steel case coated with black PVD, the Mauriac 300 M Diver is powered by a top grade Valjoux 7750.
One of the stars of Baselworld 2012 , was the awesome liquid mechanical HYT H1 , created by the Hydro Mechanical Horologists . It is the first ever timepiece to display hours via a phosphorescent liquid filled tube. Yesterday, I sat down with brand CEO and creative genius, Vincent Perriard, and he gave an in-depth explanation of the creative process, from design to production, including some of the difficulties they encountered, and the micro engineering solutions they’ve implemented to solve each problem.
Omega Speedmaster Racing 40 mm – Retail $4,000 Breitling Cosmonaute Navitimer 1962 50th Anniversary 24-Hour 43mm – Retail $8,065 Longines Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph 180th Anniversary Limited Edition 40 mm – Retail $10,500
For 2012, Baume & Mercier further solidified their new marketing initiatives which have been underway for the past few years. This year at SIHH a few new men’s references were introduced within the core Capeland chronograph collection, including the redesigned vintage inspired 44 mm flyback chrono (Ref.
Cartier introduced a large selection of timepieces at the Salon Internation de la Haute Horology (SIHH) last month. Apart from the amazing minute repeater tourbillon, the beautiful high jewelry pieces and the skeletonized Santos – the model that really stands out to me is the Cartier Tank Anglaise . The Cartier Tank Anglaise is a generously sized tank-shaped (rectangular) wristwatch
