The cases are each crafted at the company's new casemaking workshop, overseen by the legendary specialist Jean-Pierre Hagmann (who formerly crafted cases for prestigious names such as Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin, and Patek Philippe), who was persuaded out of retirement by Rexhepi in 2019, and who now, at the age of 81, leads a small team at Akrivia that focuses on crafting cases by hand The KonTiki name comes from the fascinating expedition led by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl who was reportedly wearing an Eterna back in 1947. The name was used on many watches by Eterna, some of which were even military-issued divers. The present KonTiki is an often-forgotten model originally released in 1958, just a few years after the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms and the Rolex Submariner. Grand Seiko and King Seiko have their own unique identities in terms of qualities and designs and I do not believe they compete with each other. If it does, it may be a failure of our strategy in communication and product development. Luxus Replik Uhren Along the way, we'll talk with collector and Loupe This founder Eric Ku, Patek expert and Collectability proprietor John Reardon, and mega collector Jasem Al Zeraei, aka @Patekaholic. Mike Cottone wears a Breitling for Bentley watch and Jaguar cuff link. Can't ignore that manicure either. I’m talking unmade beds, dirty dishes, or your new collection of snacks accumulating on your coffee table. Why clean this stuff up when we can help you make it disappear?

They only have so many levers they can pull to achieve this. There's private clienteling, there's public relations, and there is, of course, the catalog. In addition to copy that hypes up a watch, the auction estimate itself can help draw eyeballs toward a given lot. A low estimate triggers that switch in all of our brains that makes us think we might get a deal. Mid-century ads for men’s watches were often aimed at housewives, imploring them to treat their heads of household to something that would reinforce that status, while the commercials and print ads I remember from the ’90s were mostly of impeccably dressed male models with both watches and women worn as accessories. Lot 119: Rolex 'Paul Newman' Daytona Ref. 6241 With 'John Player Special' Dial. Image, Phillips In short, these same qualities are what Lange instills in its watches perhaps better than any other modern "group brand." To me, Weber's passion, and the connection he sees between vintage watches and Lange illustrate everything that makes Lange Lange. It's managed to translate the long tradition of mechanical watchmaking into beautiful modern watches. I've seen so many young watch companies try to force the issue by attempting to make a watch that they think every watch enthusiast will like. They spend too much time on Instagram and the forums and believe it's crucial for every watch to conform to some ideal standard. The issue is that they're speaking to – quite frankly – a pretty small audience in the grand scheme of things.

Caliber: H-10  Functions: Hours, minutes, secondsDiameter: 25.60mmPower Reserve: 80-hoursWinding: AutomaticFrequency: 3HzJewels: 25Chronometer Certified: No Videography: David Aujero, Jonathan McWhorter, Jon Stuyvesant, & Daniel FarmerVideo Editing: Will HollowayPhotos: David Aujero & Jonathan McWhorter