Patek Philippe Vintage Calatrava Automatic, Ref. 3440, 18k Yellow Gold

BEST FROM: watches-dealer & Friends November 7, 2014
Ask any watchmaker to list the top ten or even top five watchmakers in history, and chances are that Abraham-Louis Breguet is on that?list. Breguet¡¯s contribution to watchmaking cannot be overstated. After all, he is the inventor of the tourbillon and he also popularized the Breguet-style numerals and hands. And this month, we have a real treat for you, as we get up close with, not one, but two pocket watches and a clock that were made by Breguet himself in the early 1800s.Since we are on the topic of antiques, we were also introduced to a special watch safe that is made using an antique medieval safe also dating to the 1800s. Leaving the realm of the antiquities, MB&F recently released a brand new Horological Machine watch - the HM6 Space Pirate - and we were there to check out Max B¨¹sser¡¯s latest masterpiece. Another piece of high-end horology that we spent time with recently is Ulysses Nardin¡¯s Freak Cruiser. Even though the Freak was introduced some thirteen years ago, its desi

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The Atlanta Omega Boutique at Phipps Plaza in Atlanta hosted our ATL Spring GTG. Oh my, it was first class! Boutique Manager, Calvin Fong, and his associate, Brent Reames, working with our ATL area Omega guru, Fr. John Shinall, put together a fantastic event. Leta Saveints, Omega's district manager for the Southeast came up from Palm Beach. Omega National Training and Sales Manager, Charles Laevens, flew in from his New York office to share a very informative presentation to the 23 WIS who attended. The coffee and donuts tasted good on arrival and then after the presentation we walked a few store-fronts away to the posh Tavern at Phipps where Omega hosted our group to lunch. After a delicious meal we returned to the Boutique to handle and admire the complete Omega watch collection. What a treat!Our ATL group wishes to thanks Calvin Fong and the whole Omega team for making today a special event. As Fr. John and I drove home we wondered how any GTG we could ever have in the future could

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