Chopard St. Moritz Stahl/Gelbgold Diamond Mini Vintage 19mm

Auction Watch: Antiquorum To Headline Latest Event With Patek & Rolex
The following timepiece auction analysis post is by Chris Meisenzahl. He is a long-time watch enthusiast and daily Speedmaster Pro wearer. He blogs at The Pretense of Knowledge and can be followed on Twitter at twitterwatches-dealer/speedmasterwatches-dealering up on November 13th the good folks at??Antiquorum will host the latest "Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces" auction. This one is to be held at The Mandarin Oriental in Geneva. The highlight and star of the event is clearly the "Patek Philippe full 24-hour repeating, quarter and special-type five-minute repeating 24-hours in one revolution" pocket watch, circa 1894. This will be no small event, the catalog lists over 600 items.I know that most Pateks are too tame by Paneristi standards, and I guess the standards of many sports-watch fans, but I can't get enough of Patek. e??¡ëThis Patek described above is one of those over-the-top vintage pieces that we see as the cornerstone of every large auction."the recently discovered

Zenton V45
This one came to me quite by mistake. As it is almost impossible to find and long sold out I am very happy to have picked it up.

REVIEW: The "Silas" 24mm Strap From Crown & Buckle
I ordered the Silas 24mm strap from Crown & Buckle last week and am positively thrilled with it. It's the perfect go-to, casual strap for my Lum-Tec M27 - looks great with a T-shirt & Jeans:

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Ref 2499
just in case you didn't catch this hodinkee article, i thought i'd post it here. pretty interesting how a few details can be the difference between $314,000 and $2,750,760 for the same reference.Yesterday in Geneva, Christie's watch department held its spring sale. It made over $32 million dollars, with four inidividual lots bringing in over $2 million each. The Breguet Resonance pocket watch that we showed you previously went for an amazing $4.68m, while the enamel Patek world timer that we showed you here went for over $2.9. But, one watch we didn't show you, a Patek Philippe 2499 in pink gold is the focus of this post, because it seems so simple, and yet it sold for over $2.7million. So, what made this 2499 so special when compared to, say, your average, run of the mill 2499 like this, also in yesterday's sale, that made only $314,000? The devil is in the details, my friends.What made this particular 2499 so valuable is a perfect storm of rare traits. First, is a 'first serie