121 watches of the New York sale will be sorted into style categories, including the basics of a man’s wardrobe such as business, evening, and casual wear, plus events in a man’s life, such as what to wear to the races or tennis.
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VINTAGE VIEW: Heuer today – not gone tomorrow
Dreweatt’s senior watch specialist Adrian Hailwood explores the rising interest and values of original Heuer timepieces.
Posted inEDITOR'S CHOICE, INTERVIEWS, NEWS
Rising vintage prices for Junghans stimulates demand for new watches
Junghans is not yet a darling of the vintage watch market, but signs of rising prices for historic pieces are being noted at the very top of the German business. CEOÂ Matthias Stotz told WatchPro on a recent trip to Junghans headquarters in the Black Forest that rising interest in vintage pieces is a sign of […]
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Vintage luminous watches could cause cancer say British scientists
The current explosion in demand for vintage watches could be storing up health risks for collectors of Second World War timepieces. A study by scientists from the University of Northampton and Kingston University has concluded that the radioluminescent, radon-based, paint used to make watches glow in the dark poses a “serious risk” of cancer. The […]
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Frederique Constant rallies momentum for new vintage chronograph
Frederique Constant has unveiled its new limited edition of the Vintage Rally Healey Chronograph. With a classic and sporty look inspired by the aesthetics of classic 1960’s automobiles, each new model in the collection features a 42mm diameter stainless steel case with a convex sapphire crystal over the dial. On the dial the colors displayed are […]
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Vacheron Constantin ventures into vintage watch sales direct from its London boutique
Vacheron Constantin is bringing a collection of 20 rare vintage watches from its Les Collectionneurs archive to London next month. The watches, which will be presented from June 4 to 30 at Vacheron Constantin’s Bond Street boutique, are all certified, serviced and authenticated by the manufacturer, and are on sale to anybody from the public […]
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Monta Watch extends families of vintage-styled diver and aviator tool watches
Monta Watch, an American watch business specialising in affordable Swiss luxury timepieces, has redesigned its best-selling Oceanking collection for 2018, and added a created an all-new GMT model, the Skyquest. The start-up is entering its second full year, having introduced the Oceanking as its first model at Baselworld in 2017. The 2017 collection, launched in […]
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Vintage Heuer creates TAG Heuer Monaco Dark Lord tribute with Bamford Watch Department
Vintage Heuer, which specialises in selling fine and rare vintage watches, particularly from Heuer and TAG Heuer, has created a bespoke TAG Heuer Monaco in conjunction with Bamford Watch Department (BWD). BWD is the world’s first authorised customisation partner for LVMH brands TAG Heuer, Bulgari and Zenith. Vintage Heuer owner Jonathan Scatchard has been following […]
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Vintage watch auctioneer Phillips lends support to modern day horological masters exhibition
Phillips is best known for smashing records for the sale of rare and historic watches, most notably the sale of Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona last year for $17 million. But the auction house is now throwing its considerable influence and financial muscle behind a group of contemporary watchmakers that are making major strides in technological […]
Posted inWATCHES OF THE YEAR, Watches of the Year 2017
MECHANICAL WATCHES OF THE YEAR: Graham Chronofighter Vintage Nose Art
 The term nose art comes from the American penchant for decorating the pointy end of fighter aircraft by the military in the 1940s. Graham has adopted several characters who became pinups in their own right from the era and placed them on a range of Chronofighter timepieces this year. Sally, Anna, Lilly and Nina are […]
Posted inINTERNATIONAL, Jewellery & Watch, NEW PRODUCTS, NEWS, USA
Corum trumps competition with line of president-approved vintage coin timepieces
Corum has unveiled a line of ultra-thin timepieces that use rare silver and gold American coins for their dials. The dial of the first is an authentic dollar coin, made from sterling silver. Worked into the coin dial are steel hands painted blue that match the Corum name etched into the sapphire crystal, the sapphire jewel set […]
Posted inINTERNATIONAL, NEWS, USA
America’s International Vintage Watch Company goes global with online push
International Vintage Watch Company (IVWC), a Los Angeles-based e-commerce business, has launched online at VintageWatchOnline.com. The website showcases over 1,000 watches available for immediate purchase online. “We have seen an increased demand for vintage timepieces from the classic brands like Omega, Rolex and even Seiko. Our global business has strengthened since international customers feel increasingly confident […]
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World record broken for vintage Omega selling at auction
A 1947 Omega Tourbillon set a new world record price when it sold at auction in Geneva last week. Phillips Bacs & Rosso Auction Six in Geneva put a pre-sale estimate of CHF 100-200,000 on the timepiece, but it eventually went under the hammer for CHF 1,43 million (£1.1 million). Collectors bought into the historical […]
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Vintage clock inspires limited edition timepiece from Christopher Ward
Watchmaker Christopher Ward’s latest timepiece innovation takes inspiration from a vintage clock used in WWII fighter plane. During a business meeting at White Waltham airfield Mike France, co-founder of Christopher Ward, encountered a vintage Junghans clock, taken from the cockpit of a Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter plane. The design of the clock caught France’s attention, […]
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Briston gives golden treatment to its vintage Clubmaster collection
Briston has introduced a vintage gold edition to its Clubmaster collection. The new models have rose gold or yellow gold PVD-coated cases housing Miyota quartz movements. They have silver-white or black dials with polished applied indexes presenting hours, minutes and small second at 6 o’clock. There is a chronograph and a non-chronograph model in the […]
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Dunkirk blockbuster sparks excitement among vintage Omega enthusiasts
Watch brands pay a fortune to have their timepieces featured in Hollywood blockbusters, but Omega appears to have been given a free boost in this summer’s widescreen epic, Dunkirk. Director Christopher Nolan is a stickler for historic detail, so when RAF Spitfires and their pilots feature in the WWII movie, he insisted that genuine aircraft […]
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BUYERS@BASELWORLD: Mayfair’s David Duggan admires the vintage trend of Swiss watchmakers
David Duggan Watches specialises in pre-owned luxury timepieces in his Burlington Arcade boutique in London’s Mayfair. His team has a particular passion for Rolex and Patek Philippe, but also buys and sells pieces from Cartier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, IWC and Vacheron Constantin, among others. Mr David Duggan is a walking watch encyclopaedia, which is perhaps why all […]
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2017 Watch Trends, Part 6: Vintage Cream; Healthy Bronze and Connected Watches
In the final part of his round-up of trends to watch from Baselworld, WatchPro managing editor Rob Corder picks out examples of historic re-issues in classic styles (Vintage Cream & Brown); the continuing love of bronze as both a colour and a material (Healthy Bronze); and the importance of watches that connect to mobile phones, […]
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Ingersoll partners with Field Notes Brands to create a family of vintage notebooks
Ingersoll, which is celebrating 125 years of watchmaking in 2017, has created a range of notebooks in collaboration with Field Notes Brands. Field Notes Brand has a history of producing agricultural memo books and ornate pocket ledgers, which have all been made obsolete in today’s digital era. But its heritage remains, and is channeled into smartly-designed, […]
