Desirable artifacts sometimes come with uncomfortable truthsOn May 18, 2018, a Rolex Daytona chronograph Reference 6263 known as the Red Sultan sold at auction by Phillips for more than 1.2...
Read moreKoen Simon is a 26-year-old watch collector from The Netherlands. A regular reader of Quill & Pad, he is a fan of high-end watchmaking. He recently sent me this story...
Read moreThe first design focuses on the index, with no numbers for distraction. The oversized hour markers are further distinguished by luminous markers, single dots at 3, 6 and 9 and...
Read moreIf there is one thing I like, it is a well-designed diamond-set watch. And while there are quite a few around, there aren’t many as good as the Corum Classical...
Read moreI think you know what that attempt was: the Royal Oak. Leveraging upcoming young watch designer Gérald Genta, Audemars Piguet didn’t just reinvent the watch, it reinvented the entire industry....
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