Ineichen: Europe’s Oldest Watch Auctioneer Progresses Into The 21st Century
Ineichen, the oldest watch-specialized auction house in Switzerland, has canceled its buyer’s premium and is now offering shares in the auction house through a bidding process executed on its own platform. Elizabeth Doerr shares the details of these progressive developments, upcoming online auctions, and more.
Flipping Watches: How To Eliminate Both Flipping And The Gray Market – Reprise
Ian Skellern has a solution that would not only eliminate flipping but would also decimate the gray market. Or at least it would significantly minimize them. Might it work?
Why I Bought It: Grönefeld 1941 Remontoire – Reprise
There are some watches you fall for the moment you see them. Sometimes that initial infatuation passes and you move on to the next temporary obsession, but then there are those instances in which the more you see, talk about, and learn about a piece and its origins the more you resolve to save up to buy one. For GaryG, the Grönefeld 1941 Remontoire was one of the latter.
Urwerk UR-220 Rides Into A Golden Sunset With Its Final Edition
The latest and last in the Urwerk UR-220 series delights with its red gold case. This precious metal gives the watch a sense of old-school luxury and ‘Miami Vice’ fashion, says resident gentleman Martin Green.
Time To Travel: Montblanc And Montegrappa Experiences
The summer travel season is here with people traveling in pre-pandemic droves. Pen lovers have a couple of brand-new opportunities – one from Montblanc and one from Montegrappa – to add to their must-do lists, whether as side trips when traveling nearby or as destinations all their own.
Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret: One Of The Very Top Burgundy Wine Producers
Top Burgundy has exploded like a firecracker factory set alight. From very much a second fiddle to Bordeaux when it comes to the great wines of France, Burgundy is now the flavor of the month, attracting prices that have skyrocketed into the stratosphere and beyond, both on release and on the secondary market. Everyone wants the great Burgundies. And Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret is one of the crown jewels.
Tutima Patria Small Second: Perfection In Pink
Not many brands first present a complex minute repeater only to then distill it back to its essentials to power a three-handed, time-only watch. But that’s what Tutima has done with the charming Patria Small Second.
The Diving Bezel: The Most Versatile Watch ‘Complication,’ Even If You’re Not A Diver – Reprise
Thanks to its bezel, as Dietmar W. Fuchs explains, the diver’s watch is a much more versatile timepiece than many people think. Aside from teaching you how to use it on land, in the skies, and under water, here he answers the perennial question of who made the first true diver’s watch: Blancpain, Rolex, or Panerai.
Tutima M2 Seven Seas Signal Orange And Signal Yellow: Serious Diver’s Watches With Panache – Reprise
The three-hand Tutima M2 Seven Seas was first introduced at Baselworld 2016, and the newest interpretation of this diver’s watch is brightened up by Signal Yellow and Signal Orange dials housed in 44 mm brushed titanium cases and bracelets. Nancy Olson takes a deep dive.
Louis Moinet Only India Unique Piece: Inspired By The Heavens And The Subcontinent
The Louis Moinet Only India is an intricate and colorful display of craftsmanship with a celestial hook that Joshua Munchow can’t ignore: a small fragment of the original Shergotty meteorite used as a centerpiece for the dial honoring aspects of Indian culture.