Chopard Happy Sport Diamonds Mother of Pearl Dial Stainless Steel Ladies Watch 278546-3002

Historical Perspectives: The True And Sad Story Of J.B. Champion, Jr., The Man Behind The Most Expensive Watch Without Complications Ever Sold At Auction
On November 12, 2012, the watch collecting community watched in wonder as two of the world's most important Patek Philippe wristwatches went under the hammer at Christie's Geneva: a reference 2499 perpetual calendar chronograph in platinum?offered for sale by Eric Clapton (one of two white metal 2499s ever made, with the other belonging to Patek Philippe)?and a reference 2458 that was made especially for Joe Ben Champion, Jr. housing a movement that placed third in the 1948 Geneva Observatory competition. Each would have been the cover lot for any just about any other watch auction, but it just so happened that they were part of the same sale. On paper, many would have assumed that the Clapton 2499 would sell for more than the Champion 2458 ¨C but many would have been wrong. Champion's 2458 was the champion of the sale, bringing in over $4 million. The winner of the watch? Alfredo Paramico, who has since sold it. (Check out our Talking Watches with Mr. Paramico if you haven't already se

Sunday = Lounge Lizard..
I was going to wear my Laco Flieger rep but it's too big to lift up on a lazy sunday.

NAWCC - Space Travel - The Concept Watch
This thread could have been called a 'fascinating find' because one never knows what you may turn up while researching timepieces.To-day a very pleasant young lady, came into the museum library, looking for advice on a wristwatch, some of you may know that for a 'non' member there is only a very small charge to use the facilities (free if you paid for museum).There you can use reference books or indeed gain help from the curators.Being a wristwatch question I was asked in this case to see if I could help. Well the watch was a very nice automatic Girard Perregaux with date, I initially dated it mid 50 or 60s. On opening the watch I could see it was 18 kt gold and had the Poincon De Maitre (responsibility mark) of the case maker. Good sign.Now the movement was a 'Gyromatic 39' (39 for 39 Jewels) patented in 1958.The Gyromatic 39 automatic watch, features a record number of 39 functional jewels, with a new concept in self winding movements. The key feature of the 'Gyromatic 39' invent

Weidi Watch
First, yes, I know, Weidi is the cheapest watch brand out there and they just don't last long. However, after carefully inspecting the cause of my last Weidi watch's death, I found that it was a simple issue of pocket lint and dust getting into the watch through the release latch. (My Weidi watch cost me a total of $6.75, free shipping, so it wasn't much a loss)I have two questions:First, where is the best place to find a very very cheap mechanical pocket watch? I can not wear a wrist-watch, as my hand will go numb, or I start having fits of pain (carple-tunnel). Second question: Would I be insane to purchase this watch? cgi.ebay/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...%3DI%26otn%3D2(I can get it even cheaper, I am willing to bet...)What kind of watch is that? Would it be called a pocket watch, or would you wear it around your neck? (Since, I can't really tell...)And, what is an Archiaze ¡°type¡± of watch (which, is what this watch is classified as)Since this particular "pocket" watch is more closed to the

How many winds
Loving my new 5990 however it's my first super high end brand and I am a bit unsure on winding. My rolex have typically had a 40-50 rotation wind however the instruction on the Patek suggests 10 - is this correct and can you over wind a modern watch