Now here is something special – Breguet celebrating 250 years with the new Classique Souscription 2025 (Ref. 2025BH/28/9W6). The words ‘souscription’ and ‘timepiece’ are indelibly linked within the history of Breguet the brand, and of Abraham-Louis himself. The ‘souscription’ single-hand… Read More ›
If you are reading this then it is likely that you know of Abraham-Louis Breguet’s pocket watch No. 160 Grande Complication aka the ‘Marie Antoinette’ and its place within the annals of watchmaking. From the watchmaker whose pocket watches made… Read More ›
The 14kt gold Waltham pocket watch recovered from the body of businessman John Jacob Astor, of the famed family and one of those who died on the Titanic in 1912, sold for £1.175 million (including premium and taxes) at an… Read More ›
If you have enough funds at your disposal your horological options end up including having something made just for you, today’s post is about one of those options. Meet the pièce unique Parrot Repeater Automaton Pocket Watch from one of… Read More ›
In 1924 Citizen launched its first pocket watch, a landmark which it is now marking with a new limited edition (100 pieces) 100th Anniversary Pocket Watch which, like its original namesake, is also hand-wound. This new pocket watch maintains the… Read More ›
We’ve covered the auctions of couple of timepieces with literary ownership before, and it’s time for another one, with familial provenance. A gold pocket watch dating from 1836 that was once owned by Charles Dickens is coming up for auction…. Read More ›
A pocket watch belonging to RMS Titanic postal clerk Oscar Scott Woody has sold for £98,000 at auction. Forever stopped at the time when it stopped working in the North Atlantic on 14 April 1912, the Ingersoll pocket watch was… Read More ›
Introduced by Hermès at Watches & Wonders 2021, the pièce unique Arceau Pocket Aaaaargh! pocket watch, featuring the T-Rex from the silk scarf of the same name designed by Alice Shirley, may have seemed slightly familiar. Familiar not just because… Read More ›
You may recall last year’s sale of a Breguet owned by King George III by Sotheby’s London for £1.6 million. It’s worth reading about the detailed article at the first Sotheby’s link, but it was originally bought by the monarch… Read More ›
Without much fanfare, the re-located Omega Museum has opened in a new building aptly called the Cité du Temps in Biel/ Bienne. The new building is situated between Omega’s historic buildings and the new Swatch Headquarters. Designed by architect Shigeru… Read More ›
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