Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Patek Philippe

“Yi Ki-bung” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 746102, case No. 692785, Ref. 2484. Made in 1956, sold on March 2nd, 1956. Sold by Patek Philippe’s South Korean agent and gifted to Yi Ki-bung, Vice president of South Korea. Very fine, extremely rare, and historically important, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with diamond-set dial and platinum brick link bracelet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped and curved lugs. D. Matte silver set with 9 round and 3 baguette diamond indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. White gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 10-200, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, "swan-neck" micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 32 mm. Thickness 7 mm.

Military russian watch

I do not know a lot about this watch. It is a military watch given to submarine officer. I have bought it in Vietnam for 10 dollars. It works very well.

If someone knows anything about it, feel free to contact.
If you to buy one, I can try to help.

Oris - Big Crown

Reference: 01 584 7550 4061-07 5 14 53
Case: Multi-piece stainless steel case
Dial: Silver guilloche dial
Strap/Bracelet: Black leather strap, stainless steel buckle
Size: 28.50 mm, 1.122 inches
Interhorn Width: 14 mm
Movement: Automatic winding pointer date. Developed by Oris.
For full specs see Movement.
Top Glass: Plexi, domed
Case Back: Stainless steel, screwed, see-through mineral glass
Operating Devices: Stainless steel crown
Luminous Material: Indices and hands Superluminova C3
Water Resistance: 5 bar (50 m, 165 ft)
Number: Oris 584, base ETA 2688/2671
Dimensions: Ø 19.40 mm, 8 3/4‘”
Functions: Centre hands for hours, minutes and seconds, date by centre hand, instantaneous date, date corrector, fine timing device
Winding: Automatic winding, bi-directionally rotating red rotor
Power-Reserve: 38 h
Vibrations: 28’800 A/h, 4 Hz
Jewels: 17

Tag Heuer - Carrera Twin-Time

The TAG Heuer Twin-Time Automatic watch is an excellent timepiece for travellers. Elegant and tough, this stainless steel wristwatch presents classic styling which dates back to the Heuer Carrera watch from the 1960's, while offering the wearer a highly functional display for a second time zone. The TAG Heuer Carrera is powered by the automatic-winding Calibre 7 movement, which has a power reserve of approximately 42 hours, and an easily adjustable date display.

MeisterSinger Nº 01, 43 mm

Dial/hands: AM301 – White silver/black
AM302 – Black/white
AM303 – Ivory/black
AM304 – Black/red gold
Functions: Single-handed watch
Movements: ETA2801-2 manually wound
Dimensions: Diameter 43 mm, height 12.5 mm, weight 65 g
Casing: Stainless steel with glass base secured by screws, waterproof to 3 bars pressure
Versions: Silver, ivory and black coloured dials plus black with red gold decals

Ulysse Nardin - Le Locle















Marine Chronometer 1846

Officially certified chronometer movement . Power reserve indicator. Oversized seconds-hand. Screw down security crown.
Ref. Nr.
263-22-3/GR
Diameter
38 mm
Case
Stainless steel case
Dial
Silverized dial
Movement
UN-26
Power-reserve
Approx. 42 hours
Winding
Self-winding
Water-resistant
200 meters
Crystal
Sapphire crystal
Strap
Exclusive rubber strap with titanium elements and clasp
Buckle type
Folding clasp

J'ai quoi pour 500€ ?

Toutes les montres dans ce post sont à 500€ ou moins, boitier acier inox, verre saphir, automatique ou manuel mais pas à quartz (car une montre à quartz c'est pas une montre), un fond transparent la plupart du temps, empierrage 17 rubis min.

Stowa - Antea 390



Stowa - Antea 365


Mido - Baroncelli Chrono



Mido - Baroncelli II


J.B. Gioacchino - Nightflight

Epos - Sophistiquée (Ref 3377)

Mechanical hand-wound skeleton movement Unitas 6498, engraved. Single-hand watch. Stainless steel case with sapphire crystal and screwed see through back. Water resistant to 50 m. Visible skeleton movement through the open guilloché decorated dial. Screwed-on leather strap.
Case dimension:
Thickness: 11 mm
Diameter: 41 mm

MIDO - All Dial GMT

Mido’s movements are based on very strict quality criteria.
- Adjusted in 3 positions for high precision.
- High quality Nivaflex NO springs for long term accuracy.
- A decorated oscillation weight.
- Incabloc for shock-resistance.
Most models are endowed with a transparent caseback in order to see the beauty of the movement.
Mido’s collection also offers a series of Chronometers. A chronometer is a high precision automatic movement tested in several positions and at different temperatures by the COSC (Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres).