28.8.24
New releases – Hublot Big Bang Unico King Gold
23.8.24
New releases - Armin Strom Gravity Equal Force Ultimate Sapphire Purple
18.8.24
Vintage Ads - Rolex (late 1950s)
13.8.24
New releases – HYT Hastroid Blue Star
This limited edition of 20 pieces features a 48 mm magnesium case with a metallic blue gradient. Magnesium is 2.6 times lighter than titanium, yet extremely strong. The dial features a large central hand with an electric blue coating, and sharpened contours for an instantaneous fix on the minutes. The two sub-counters provide essential complementary information: small seconds at left; power reserve to the right. The openworked dial back and mainplate reveal the components of the hand-wound mechanical movement designed by Eric Coudray.
8.8.24
New releases – Amida Digi-Trend
27.7.24
New releases – Reservoir x Popeye Camel
22.7.24
Summer readings / Letture d'estate
ENGLISH (il testo italiano è in fondo alla pagina)
The Museum Collection is a selection of 100 milestones of 20th Century watchmaking. The technology, design and style of the more and less well-known models that made the history of timekeeping from 1900 to 2000. Click here to learn more.
ITALIANO
Orologi da Polso 1900-1959 è la prima parte della nuova storia enciclopedica dell’orologio da polso. Lo stravagante braccialetto con orologio deriso dai conformisti diventa uno strumento indispensabile. Clicca qui per saperne di più.
14.7.24
New releases – Singer Divetrack
8.7.24
New releases – Doxa SUB 300β Sharkhunter
3.7.24
Omega & NASA - The video clip
A fine video clip tracing the history of the Omega Speedmaster's association with NASA from the beginning to the 1990s
28.6.24
New releases - Vanguart Orb
23.6.24
New Releases – Maurice Lacroix Pontos S Diver
18.6.24
A 3D catalog ...
10.6.24
Modern Classics - Corum Admiral's Cup
Classici moderni - Corum Admiral's Cup
3.6.24
New releases – Minase Horizon GEN DLC
29.5.24
Watches at auction
The original owner of this Rolex Ref. 6098 ‘pre-Explorer’ was Colonel Patrick Douglas Baird, the leader of the 1953 Swiss Canadian Baffin Island Arctic Expedition. Manufactured in 1952, the watch was presented by the Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research (S.F.A.R.) a year later, and worn by Colonel Baird during the famous expedition. Estimate: US$20,000-40,000.
This Patek Philippe Ref. 2526 is an example of the so-called ‘Duo’ models, made for then-Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, who gave them to influential figures. ‘Duo’ stands for ‘Do unto others (as you would have them do unto you)’, the inscription printed on the dial. This one was a gift to Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma, who later gave it to a pilot (grandfather of the present owner) as thanks for a skilled, safe flight through a tumultuous storm. Estimate: US$25,000-45,000.
24.5.24
New Releases - Renaud Tixier Monday
19.5.24
Vintage ads - Piaget (1979)
“Recognized as the Ultimate Sportswatch, it has proven to be the Ultimate Watch”. This is one of the earliest ads published after the launch of the Piaget Polo in 1979. Its distinctive case housed an in-house quartz movement at the time. The manufacturer has recently released an update of the timepiece, appropriately naming it Polo 79.
Do you like vintage watch ads? Visit the page about Watch Ads, the one and only two-volume pictorial history of communication and design in 20th Century watchmaking. Do you wish to know more? Watch the video clip about the publication and download the preview of Volume 1.
Ti piacciono le pubblicità d'epoca? Visita la pagina su Watch Ads, l'unica storia illustrata in due volumi della comunicazione e del design nell'orologeria del Novecento. Vuoi saperne di più? Guarda il video sull'opera e scarica l'anteprima del Volume 1.