Patek Philippe Twenty-4

Historic Celebrity Watches on the Block at Antiquorum’s April Auction
Antiquorum Auctioneers’ next ¡°Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces¡± auction will be held April 10th in New York City. Among the many exceptional pieces offered for sale are several watches associated with celebrities from the worlds of sports and entertainment, including a rare Rolex owned by Charlie Chaplin and a Bulova owned by Joe DiMaggio.Fans of Hollywood’s silent film era will be drawn to one of the headliners of the sale, a left-handed Rolex once owned by the legendary “Little Tramp,” Charlie Chaplin. Not only is this timepiece an important piece of pop memorabilia due to its connection with Chaplin, one of the most iconic filmmakers and actors of all time; it is also significant because of its extreme rarity. One of the few left-handed models produced by Rolex during this period, it has a stainless steel case and a pristine enamel dial with a retailer signature by Asprey. It is accompanied by four vintage photos and various authenticating correspond

The $150 Bulova Hack Military-Style Watch
While watches don't seem to generally be affected by seasonal trends, I do, for whatever reason, associate summertime with military-style watches. I guess it's just the color schemes you often see, as well as a sort of rugged utilitarianism that lends itself to traipsing about in the outdoors.While you have all of the usual suspects for affordables in this category, there's a new one that came across our radar that we thought was worthwhile bringing to your attention. That model is the Bulova Hack, by Bulova. At first glance, it's easy to see that this fits into the military theme for a watch - and it's just not some styling exercise. This actually has ties into their archive - a much earlier iteration of the Hack was issued to the U.S. Army during World War II. So, not quite a trench watch, but definitely in that lineage.Why even mention trench watches? For me, those have a particular look to their dials and handsets - and the Hack definitely follows in that tradition. The font used h

A lovely little engraved Elgin
I know we had some threads on engraved watches, butI could not find them.This ranks as one of the nicest engraved watches that I have seen, It was on the bay,Its missing its crown, and it does not run, it sold for 20 bucks.I would say that somebody got it right!!!

Sunday Wrist Watch
Starting the week the "white way."

3293 and 3796 -- size and appearance? (5196 too)
Hi all,Long time lurker, first time poster. I've been researching Calatravas recently, and am getting interested in three models in particular -- the 5196, 3796, and 3923. But before I take the plunge, I want to get a feel for how they fit. I plan on trying on a 5196 in an AD soon, but wanted to ask if anyone here can comment on the size of the 3796 and/or the 3293, particularly with how they wear on the wrist. My collection is mostly Rolex and Omega, between 34 (vintage) and 42mm, so I'm used to more contemporarily-sized pieces. For what it's worth, I have a 6.5 wrist. Basically, I'm wondering how either the 3796 or 3293 would look, if they come across as very small, or wear larger than they are.Thanks in advance to anyone who can provide some input!