This brings us to 2023, with the release of "Act I" of what Blancpain promises is a year-long celebration of the Fifty Fathoms. The general sentiment seems to be that it's a decent release but that Blancpain better have more up its diving suit sleeve for the rest of the year. So, I asked each of our Collectors Who Know Stuff what they want to see from Blancpain this year. Here's what they said: The simplest response is that there just wasn't enough time to add any additional Omega lots to the sales – the catalogs would have been long finalized by the time the hammer fell in Geneva – but it still felt like a disappointment. Across the hundreds and hundreds of lots that went up at Phillips, Christie's, and Sotheby's, less than 10 vintage Omegas were available. With cars, some of the best review outlets also publish 5-60, assuming that a normal human buyer won't destroy their car in an attempt to match the very abusive testing techniques employed for many car reviews. I don't know how I fell into having a closer connection with MB&F than with most other brands, but after getting to know the team – and Max – it's something I've appreciated. With someone like Max, you can talk about everything that isn't the watch and feel you know why they do what they do even better. My passion for watches is story-driven – though the product has to be good. This special new release has all of the above. Lightweight: Most notably, and most talked about, titanium is lighter than steel by about 40 percent. To take that Deepsea Challenge as an example: In titanium it weighs 251 grams – still a heavy watch (like, about the weight of a platinum 5711, which is an absolute barbell of a watch), but Rolex said that in steel it would've weighed closer to 350 grams. The hands are correct, as is the bezel, the crown is a super early Oyster crown, and man look at those pushers! The 6240 is all about the pushers, and here you have the hyper-rare and correct brass MK0, or millerighe pushers, in great shape.

The new Seamaster 300M for the Olympics, on a collector who "came correct," as the kids say. To eliminate one more hole in the case, Omega deleted its trademark helium release valve (no decompression is necessary for the sub pilot or his watch). There are also no strap bars at all. replica cartier ballon-de-cartier orologi The very earliest example of the 1675 is the so-called "OCC" dial, with text below GMT-Master reading "Officially Certified Chronometer." The OCC text is understood to reflect the use of the non-microstella 1535 caliber, though there have been some seen that actually do include the newer 1565 movement. Soon, with the formal introduction of the microstella-regulated 1565 caliber, we'll see a shift to the "Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" text. But first, results. Our lead pick from last edition, a Cartier "Reverso," did well over at Lyon & Turnbull, selling for £41,450. The Patek Philippe Solar Desk Clock ended up at $3,000, and our humble Rolex Oyster Perpetual found a new home for £1,950. Reminder, the Abercrombie & Fitch Seafarer, made by Heuer, will be auctioned off on Sunday at 11 AM ET — the current bid, at publication, is $40,000. According to the numbers, Mark 1 serials span from 2.08M to 2.80M, estimating production from 1969 to 1971, with possible batches grouped at 2.085M, 2.197M, and 2.200M. Examples could come to market and change this scholarship. Watches marketed with original owner provenance have been bolded as they hold a bit more weight in this evaluation.

With an updated bracelet and Rolex's Superlative Chronometer spec 3235 movement, the Deepsea remains the king of the ultra-deep divers. Unlike most minute repeaters, the hammer and gongs for the Chopard LUC Full Strike Minute Repeater are located on the dial side of the watch.