SIKORY

Dziś o pięknym zegarku z piękna historią.

Mayflower to statek który w 1957 wypłynął z Plymouth w Anglii do Plymouth w USA, w stanie Massachusetts. Na pokładzie miał cztery zegarki szwajcarskiej manufaktury Onsa, które były tam wnikliwie testowane. Wszystkie cztery egzemplarze pomyślnie przeszły testy.

Oto ślad historyczny:

A to potwierdzenie jego zasług:

Mój egzemplarz: 

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Longines Ref: 4994 Cal: 13ZN Super rzadki w stali

PatekPhilippe 2523 astonishing conditions guillochè dorè dial,sun and moon 24hours ring . This fantastic example will make part of Davide Parmegiani New “PatekPhilippe Legendary Watches” a special edition catalogue that He going to publish in the winter.’ !!! #patekphilippe #watches #watchesofinstagram #watchoftheday #patekmania #patekaholic #pateklover #vintage #vintagetoys #vintagepatek #toysforboys #vintagewatch

It is incredible how much charisma and personality can be found in a 35mm wristwatch. Introduced in 1941, the reference 1503 is a rare treasure within the Patek Philippe collection as it was produced for a short period (until the early 1950s), and only in stainless steel or stainless steel with gold tear drop lugs and crown. The present reference 1503, soon to be offered during The Geneva Watch Auction: TEN stands out in its own right with its very attractive two-tone dial. #GWA10

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Lot 821 of the

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Lot 24 of the

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@phillipswatches Since our original announcement of the discovery of the present 1930s Vacheron Constantin minute repeating wristwatch with day and retrograde date, featured as photo reference 3620 in “L’Univers de Vacheron Constantin Geneve” by Carole Lambelet and Lorette Coen, experts have been digging deep into their own archives to find more information about the watch. This week we received a visit from Dr. Helmut Crott, a Phillips Watches board member and one of the leading authorities on Patek Philippe and vintage watches in general. Dr. Crott shared with us a remarkable new discovery: found within his large collection of archives is a book on Stern dials clearly depicting original sketches of the two dials made for the Vacheron Constantin. The news confirms Vacheron Constantin’s own research that two dials and hand-sets were made for their client, one with Breguet numerals and pomme-style hands, and a second with luminous Arabic numerals and luminous hands – which is how the watch was discovered by Phillips. We would like to sincerely thank Dr. Crott Consulting for sharing his findings with Phillips and for helping us write the Epilogue to one of the most well-documented and beautiful stories. For more information on these watches and others included in our sale, please browse the full catalogue, now online. Link in bio.phillipswatches: Since our original announcement of the discovery of the present 1930s Vacheron Constantin minute repeating wristwatch with day and retrograde date, featured as photo reference 3620 in “L’Univers de Vacheron Constantin Geneve” by Carole Lambelet and Lorette Coen, experts have been digging deep into their own archives to find more information about the watch. This week we received a visit from Dr. Helmut Crott, a Phillips Watches board member and one of the leading authorities on Patek Philippe and vintage watches in general. Dr. Crott shared with us a remarkable new discovery: found within his large collection of archives is a book on Stern dials clearly depicting original sketches of the two dials made for the Vacheron Constantin. The news confirms Vacheron Constantin’s own research that two dials and hand-sets were made for their client, one with Breguet numerals and pomme-style hands, and a second with luminous Arabic numerals and luminous hands – which is how the watch was discovered by Phillips. We would like to sincerely thank Dr. Crott Consulting for sharing his findings with Phillips and for helping us write the Epilogue to one of the most well-documented and beautiful stories. For more information on these watches and others included in our sale, please browse the full catalogue, now online. Link in bio.

From Alessandro Ciani https://www.instagram.com/alexcianivintage/

Lot 189 of the #GWA9 - A landmark model, the Patek Philippe reference 1518 was the first perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch ever produced in series when it was introduced in 1941. According to research, only 281 examples were manufactured until the reference ceased production in 1954, a remarkably small output for such an extended period of time. Consigned to auction by the family of the original owner, an important Brazilian attorney and real-estate developer, the dial is fitted with a correspondingly rare feature – a Portuguese day and date window. Originally, the watch was fitted with a Patek Philippe gold bracelet; however, during its only service at Patek Philippe in Geneva during the 1960s, the bracelet went missing during its return trip to Brazil. Adding to its desirability, the present example is accompanied by its original certificate of origin and receipt, with the watch itself costing 3,465 Swiss Francs and the bracelet an additional 885 Swiss Francs. Accompanying correspondence between the manufacture and the original owner indicates the owner was staying at the Hotel Bellevue in Berne, Switzerland and visited the salon in Geneva on October 4th, 1954. Having remained carefully watched over and worn only by its original owner and retaining so much of its rarely ever seen original paperwork, this absolutely fresh-to-the-market reference 1518 is a horological treasure sure to be the star of any vintage watch collection.