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Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon: The Sky on the Back of a Watch
A rose gold Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon reference 5002R sold for about USD 1,542,500 at Sotheby's in Hong Kong in 2021. It …
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Marlon Brando's Rolex GMT-Master: The Watch With No Bezel
Marlon Brando's Rolex GMT-Master reference 1675, worn as Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now, sold for USD 1,952,000 at Phillips in Ne…
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The Omega Speedmaster 2915-1: A Record, Then a Reckoning
An Omega Speedmaster CK2915-1 sold for CHF 3,115,500, about USD 3.4 million, at Phillips in Geneva in November 2021 against an est…
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F.P. Journe Astronomic Blue: The Tantalum Prototype That Tripled Its Estimate
The F.P. Journe Astronomic Blue, a unique tantalum prototype with eighteen complications, sold for CHF 1,800,000 at Only Watch in …
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George Daniels Space Traveller I: The Most Expensive English Watch
The George Daniels Space Traveller I sold for GBP 3,615,000, about USD 4.56 million, at Sotheby’s in London on 2 July 2019, making…
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Philippe Dufour Grande et Petite Sonnerie No. 1: The First of Its Kind
The Philippe Dufour Grande et Petite Sonnerie No. 1 sold for CHF 4,749,000, about USD 5.19 million, at Phillips in Geneva in Novem…
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Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon: The Sky on the Back of a Watch
A rose gold Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon reference 5002R sold for about USD 1,542,500 at Sotheby's in Hong Kong in 2021. It …
The Tourbillon: What It Actually Corrects, and What the Market Pays For Instead
A tourbillon corrects vertical positional error in pocket watches, a problem a wristwatch largely solves by being worn. We explain…
Desder D001: A New Italian Independent Built Around a Triple-Axis Tourbillon
Desder is a new independent watchmaking house based in Modena, Italy. Its debut reference, the D001, fuses a three-aperture rotati…
The Tourbillon: Origin, Engineering, and the Watches That Define It
From its 1801 patent to the modern flying, multi-axis and gyroscopic variants, the tourbillon has moved from technical solution to…