New releases – U-Boat Classico Vintage

 

 

Designed by Italo Fontana, the 40 mm stainless steel case is water resistant to 100 m. Its back features a U-shaped sapphire crystal that offers a partial view of the self-winding movement. The crown cover is secured to the case through a safety hook. The dark gray metal dial features a sunray finishing, double bayonet markers at 12/4/8, and a large curved window al 6 o’clock for the day-date function, framed by a fine line. 

 

Vintage Ads - Heuer (1939)

ENGLISH (il testo italiano è sotto l'immagine)

"Chronographs and Timers". A few years after the release of the first two button chronographs by Breitling (1933) and Universal Genève (1934), single button chronographs were still popular among customers. 

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ITALIANO 

“Cronografi e contatori”. Alcuni anni dopo il lancio dei primi cronografi a due pulsanti da parte di Breitling (1933) e Universal Genève (1934), i monopulsante godevano ancora di ampia popolarità.

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New releases – Maurice Lacroix Master Grand Date Black

 

This new version of the model launched in 2021 features a 45 mm stainless steel case dressed in black DLC. The vertically brushed, black DLC dial plate discloses several movement components in motion. The two off-centre dials displays the hours and minutes, and seconds respectively. The self-winding, in-house Caliber ML331 includes a mechanism with two date discs delivering a large-format date indication.

 

 

Watches at auction

'Top of the Time' is the name of the upcoming Christie’s Hong Kong online sale (10-23 March). The catalog presents several contemporary complicated timepieces, including two Patek Philippes rarely seen at auction.

 

The 12-complication Ref. 6002G Sky Moon Tourbillon with blue champlevé and cloisonne enamel dial has an estimate of 28-45 mln HKD (3,300,000-5,400,000 EUR).

 

The platinum-cased  Grande Complication Ref. 5208P-001 is a chronograph, minute repeater and perpetual calendar with moon phase. Estimate: 5.5-9.9 mln HKD (660,000-1,200,000 EUR).

 

Modern classics - Cartier Diabolo

The brand new mini-documentary from the 10e10.ch YouTube Channel: the time-only, mechanical version of the model launched in 1992.

 

Classici moderni - Cartier Diabolo

Il nuovo mini-documentario dal Canale YouTube di 10e10.ch: la versione meccanica solo tempo del modello lanciato nel 1992.

 

New releases – Ralph Lauren Polo Vintage 67

 

This tribute to the brand’s passion for timepieces from the early 1920s and 1930s features a 40 mm case in aged stainless steel with an onion-shaped crown, and an opaline silver dial with black lacquer Arabic numerals. The boxed sapphire crystal is finished with an anti-reflective treatment. The manual-winding movement (Caliber LJP7380) has a 90-hour power reserve.