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Sotheby’s Autumn Sale Includes Unique Patek Philippe Reference 1518, Historical Rolexes, and Much More
Sotheby¡¯s autumn sale of Important Watches on Sunday November 13 in Geneva will be spearheaded by the ¡°Clarin Mustad 1518¡± – a unique Patek Philippe reference 1518 perpetual calendar chronograph that is estimated to sell for between $890,000 and $1,330,000. The sale also includes two Rolex wristwatches that belonged to leaders of the post-World War II era. The star lot of the sale is the Patek Philippe ¡°Clarin Mustad 1518¡± ©\ a unique reference 1518 perpetual calendar chronograph. Made on special request in 1944, this watch with attached 18K pink gold brick link bracelet, moon©\phases and French calendar on a specially made pink dial was dedicated to Clarin Mustad (1871©\1948), a Norwegian industrialist who contributed to the emergence of the car industry in Europe.Produced between 1941 and 1954, the Reference 1518 was the first perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch to be manufactured in a series by any firm in the world. Forty-seven pink-gold examples are known to exist, and th

Ferrari won its first hornor at the Universal Exhibition in Antwerp In 1885
In 1885, Ferrari won its first hornor at the Universal Exhibition in Antwerp. Further success followed in Brussels, in 1897, Paris in 1889, 1900 and 1925, Milan, in 1906, Genoa, in 1914, Bern, in 1914, Philadelphia, in 1926 and Barcelona, in 1929. Ferrari' record of 10 Grand Prix and 28 Medaillles d Or has never been equalled by any other watch manufacturer.

My first vintage Seamaster
Hello all.I finally snagged my first vintage Seamaster. It was a private sale through another watch forum. I hope I did okay. Here are some pictures for you:Dial looks like it's original with patina:Side shot:Inside the caseback:And the 353 movement:While the calendar register doesn't seem to line up perfectly, I hate to have to mess with the movement....I put it on my watch timer and got this reading:I've already got an ostrich strap on the way to replace the black it came with. Would you folks bother to have the calendar function looked at? How about a little polishing of the case? I'm open to your suggestions and opinions. Thanks!!!

Strap help!
Here's the quandry: there's this cool watch a friend of mine from another forum has. It's a wire lug conversion of an early 20th century Waltham, and the width of the opening for the strap is 16 mm. It came on a nylon NATO looking strap but that isn't classy enough for it. I've seen a few leather straps with all sorts of grains that can wrap over the wire lug and then get clamped down but I'm looking for alternate suggestions in case something out there is worth checking out. Here's the watch:and here's a better view of the wire lug:Let's see what we can come up with. I'm hoping Scott and Thomas can shime in, and of course all other opinions are welcome!

DJ 41 vs DJ II
I had tried both models on long before I purchased a 41 but was wondering why Rolex decided to dump the II for the 41 ? The hour makers on the II dial seem bigger than on the 41 which I like ,, what other differences are there between the two. The 41 rides the wrist much better than the II IMHO...