Until Saturday, November 9, 2019, the most expensive watch ever sold was the Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication, which was sold at auction on November 11, 2014. The price at the time was about $23.5 million, but that record has… Continue Reading
If you have experienced the 1980s as a youngster, then you may remember that this was the decade when The Digital Age really struck through and reached the general public. The first Space Shuttle was launched, the personal computer gradually… Continue Reading
Perhaps the question “Antique Pocket Watches – Outdated or Not?” really should have been reworded to just “Pocket Watches – Outdated or Not?” since antique curiosities will always be of interest to collectors, museums, auction houses, antiquarians and so on.… Continue Reading
Rolex has never produced a wristwatch called ‘President‘, ‘Presidential’, ‘Rolex President’ or ‘El Presidente‘, yet watch fans keep using these names, especially about the Day-Date, but also other Rolex models. So what is a Rolex President actually, what is the… Continue Reading
Dear child has many names and DST is no exception. Whether DST is still as ‘dear a child’ as it used to be when first introduced, is another question though. DST is an abbreviation and stands for Daylight Saving Time… Continue Reading
Jens Olsen’s World Clock is claimed to be the most precise mechanical clock in the world only outdone by atomic clocks. But who was Jens Olsen and what was the driving force behind this modest Dane’s ambition and persistence that,… Continue Reading
