Seiko Premier Kinetic Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Black Dial Brown Leather Men's Watch SNP038

Christie’s 2012 First-Half Results Shows Boost in Fine and Rare Watch Sales
Much of the world’s economy may still be in the doldrums, but the secondary market for fine timepieces appears to be in good health. Christie¡¯s, the world¡¯s leading auction house, recently reported a boost in global sales for fine, rare and unique watches. Pointing to rare timepieces as a sound investment, Christie¡¯s posted a five percent increase in revenue from watch sales alone, topping off the first half of 2012 at $62.9 million.? Of its top 10 watch sales of the first half of 2012, Christie’s reports that half shattered major auction records to date. Several of these milestone timepieces were from Patek Philippe, including two pieces ¡ª one a wristwatch and the other a pocketwatch ¡ª that depict a map of the North American continent on their cloisonn¨¦ enamel dials.The pocketwatch (Lot 1388_87, Patek Philippe Reference 605) is an 18k gold keyless watch, 44 mm in diameter, containing mechanical Caliber 17”’170, with 18 jewels. It has applied gold baton and dot

Swis Army rediscovered
I was doing pretty good not buying any new watches and forcing myself to keep my favorites in a constant rotation, till I walked past the Swiss Army display at Dillards and saw these the Swiss Army 500 series divers.Though I'm not a tremendous quartz fan, in fact, the purchase of these two watches doubled my quartz watch collection to four (not including two G-Shocks), I really liked the way these two watches felt on my wrist and bought them anyway.Of course, I never pay retail, so I was able to pick these two up at substantial savings from some online retailers. I'm quite surprised at the accuracy of the quartz movement inside these watches. I have had quartz watches that gain 3, 4, 5, 6 seconds a week, but the black dial , after three weeks is only three seconds fast. The orange dial, after not quite three weeks, is still +/- 0.The black dial is the V.25024 rated at 300m water resistance and 40mm while the orange dial is the V.251174 rated at 500m, 44mm and a superb 22mm bracelet.E

Navitimer Rattrapante
Breitling releases an inhouse B03 rattrapante complication in a navitimer. https://.breitling/en/campaig...r-rattrapante/ https://youtu.be/ppTNuoZqP0I

Anyone have pics of the new straps that come with the new box on the 3750?
real curious as to see them mounted.

Rolex Batman OR Rolex Ceramic No Date Sub AND Omega Speedmaster
Hi all,The following is my small watch collection: (1) A vintage 1980s Rolex DateJust with a white diamond Jubilee dial on a black letter strap. This was a gift from my wife. I generally wear this with a suit and black dress shoes.(2) An IWC 544401 Regulateur. This was a grail watch for a while. I generally wear it with brown dress shoes, both with a suit and jeans. (3) An early 2000s Tag Carrera on a steel bracelet. This was my daily watch for almost a decade. I would like to replace the Tag and create either a three or four piece rotation. The wifey has approved 8 - 10k budget for this endeavor. After a lot of research (and a few vetoes from the wife), I've narrowed my options down to the following: Rolex BLNR Batman (~$9k). I would buy this new as preowned is just as expensive, if not more. I love the look of this watch, as well as the GMT functionality. This would make a great all-purpose watch.Preowned Rolex Ceramic No Date Submariner 114060 (~$6k) AND a preowned Omega Speedmaster