The Delicate Swiss Watch My Mother Gave Me For My 30th Birthday

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Last November, the car-inspired watch brand Autodromo released the Group B – a cool stainless-steel watch replika Bvlgari inspired by 1980s rally racers, featuring a stainless-steel chassis and titanium case. Well, this was not enough for founder and creator Bradley Price – he has taken it one step further with the Group B Evoluzione, a limited series of 200 pieces (available in blue and yellow) featuring a larger case and an aluminum chassis.Step 1: See both sides of the lightLook closely at your watch, and you'll probably notice a light side (the side closest to your light source) and a dark side (the side away from your light source). If the light side is too bright (so much so that elements of the watch lose detail or simply appear pure white, diffuse the light by using a curtain, white shirt, or any other semi-translucent material.If I were a Cartier high jewelry client I would put my name on the carabiner list in a heartbeat. I would clip it to my jeans or wear it as a pendant on a Riviera necklace, because why not? It's a perfect piece of Art Deco Cartier in more modern terms. Here's my very unsubtle suggestion: make one in plain yellow gold next.


The mechanism itself is of some interest. It's a mechanical / electric hybrid in which a battery powers the winding feature. One can't see the balance wheel because it is tucked beneath the motor housing. It's possible that the movement was in the clock from the time of manufacture, but it's also possible that it was added after the fact. In any case, there doesn't appear to be much in the way of information available online regarding the Larin name that graces the replica Rolex dial.Inside is the Calibre 02 automatic movement, which has become a staple for the brand. It's a bit on the thicker side at 39mm by 14.7mm, but it's a workhorse, and we've covered why it should get extra attention. The watch is available as a numbered limited edition of 600 pieces at 9,300 CHF from boutiques, retailers, and the TAG Heuer website.Of course, this is a modern Zenith Defy Skyline, which means an integrated bracelet with a quick-change system. In addition to the sandblasted steel bracelet, the C.X edition includes the Defy Skyline integrated rubber strap, this time in a bright orange to match the color accent on the dial. The steel deployant clasp for the rubber strap is not sandblasted, however, and sports the brushed finish found on the regular Defy Skyline models.Traditionally, the two-register ref. 3646 Autavia is less attractive to collectors than the three-register equipped ref. 2446. But that all changes with a logo dial. And it especially changes with racing provenance. Two other motor/age Autavias sit in the TAG Heuer Museum archives. The estimate is $15,000 to $30,000.


This 38mm watch comes here with its original extendable bracelet, signed Eberhard on the clasp. This handset repliki GUCCI is absolutely correct for the reference (including the lollipop second hand), while the signed crown seems consistent with the shape shown in the original catalog. One caveat, it seems very likely that its dial underwent an expert restoration, not disclosed in the listing. TheI'm aware that quite often on this site we say that a watch is special. What can I say, there are a lot of special pieces – but number 1160 is up there with Patek Philippe's Calibre 89, George Daniels's Space Traveler, and the Vacheron Constantin reference 57260 as one of the most important, and certainly most complex, timekeepers of the modern era. It's very existence is fascinating.In this episode, a reader asks whether or not the long-term reliability and dependability of watches from independent watchmakers is a concern – especially when it comes to parts. Another asks a question most watch owners have asked themselves at some point: If I've dropped my watch (God forbid) how can I tell whether it's been damaged enough to need a visit to a watchmaker?It all led to his current hybrid career, where he spends a few days each week working in Le Locle in the Zenith Heritage Department, assisting Zenith's Heritage Director Laurence Bodenmann in the company's extensive archive, and then buying and selling vintage watches via his Instagram profile or out of a small coworking space in Geneva where he takes appointments directly across the street from the Patek Philippe Museum.




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