Girard Perregaux Vintage 1945 Steel Diamond Ladies Watch 25760D11A161-CK7B

Auction Watch: Christie's Harry Winston Opus Collection Results
On May 30th, 2012 Christie's auction house in Hong Kong was host to the latest installment in their "Important Watches" auction series (which included a ton of watches). While this auction featured much of the normal fare from Panerai and Rolex, the main call for interest was an unparallelled representation of the Harry Winston Opus line. We have written of the Opus line in the past, but for those not in the know Opus is essentially a distinct line of Harry Winston timepieces which have been created in a collaborative partnership between Harry Winston and many of modern Horology's most talented independent watch makers. The concept behind the Opus collection comes from the powerhouse mind of Max Busser who ran Harry Winston's watch division before founding MB&F in 2004/2005. Harry Winston works with one independent watch maker per year to produce a limited edition watch which is then announced into the fan fare of BaselWorld. Though when the watches are actually released to custome

IT'S OFFICIAL: Jean-Frederic Dufour Named CEO Of Rolex SA
This morning, rumors started flying that Jean-Frédéric Dufour, CEO of Zenith, will be taking the reins as global CEO of Rolex. Well, we confirmed the rumors with Rolex's Geneva office and they're entirely true! Dufour arrived at Zenith in 2009 after working at Blancpain, Chopard, Ulysse Nardin, and a few other brands, and he is largely responsible for the direction in which Zenith has moved over the last half-decade. He will be the sixth CEO of Rolex (the fourth since 2008) and we are excited to see his impact on The Crown.This is the second huge move among top watch industry executives in as many months, with Jean-Claude Biver having been named head of watchmaking at LVMH effective March 1. Though terms and an official date are forthcoming, Dufour will replace current Rolex CEO Gian Riccardo Marini, who has served since 2011 after acting as director of Rolex Italy. Dufour is friends with and a former colleague of Tudor CEO Philippe Peverelli.We spoke with Dufour

Beginner Portuguese Chrono Automatic owner
Hey guys and dolls, I just got a Portuguese Chrono-Automatic yesterday and I had a few questions that the manual didn't answer:-How does an automatic winding watch work? -If it's automatically winding, why is there mention of a power reserve?-When I turn the crown, I notice some resistance. Am I supposed to turn the crown? Does it have any effect on the watch?Thanks!Michael

The last good U.S. 1950+ Elgins
Showing here my other late U.S. Elgins. 42 diamond estate sale bargain and the last rr model. I have a bunch of multicolor gold Elgins and old gold pw. I guess mainly because there were so many made. Except for the recent purchase Lord Elgin 730 1958, this rr 571 model, the best 18 size 23Jewel Veritas rr , and the best 16size model 270 rr, I never deliberately ever sought an Elgin, but in acquiring the gold ones that were susceptible to scrapping, Elgins predominate. A friend was at the recent National NAWCC Mart. There were many hundreds of gold watches scrapped. Several buyers were paying as much as 95% of gold content value. One had spent $60,000+. I am surprised NAWCC officials allowed that activity there.

16520 Dial - Help needed
Question to the specialists, does the 16520 MK3 '91-'93 have also a champaign color dial?Or was it only with the 16528?Thanks for helping