The bakelite bezel Rolex GMT is a true collector's item, and to find the 1955 version is an impossible feat, especially one with all the proper original features…Read more

Back in the 1950s Rolex made several complicated wristwatches of which included the reference 8171 moon phase. This particular version is made of stainless steel, but it was also made in yellow and rose gold. The Rolex moon phase reference 8171 is an automatic watch and features a triple date calendar…Read more

When I initially began to collect watches in 1988 I had a strong interest in Rolex sports models which includes Submariners, GMTs, Explorers and Daytona's. In the beginning of this market in the late 1980s collectors desired perfect dials with unchanged color…Read more

We are extremely happy here in Miami with the acquisition of Lebron James and must say he has excellent watch taste. On his big decision day on a nationally televised ESPN program, Lebron James was wearing an Audemars Piguet Offshore Limited Edition Volcano watch…Read more

A. Lange & Söhne, which is a German watch company, is one of my favorite watch brands due their strong design and incredible quality. Today I am featuring the original A. Lange & Söhne pilots watch from the 1940s made for the German Air force. The massive watch is 55 millimeters and was made this size to fit over the pilots suit.  There were other brands such as Laco and Stowe that made similar watches but the quality of the A. Lange & Söhne was the best…Read more

The Aqualung is a dive watch that was developed by Blancpain in the early 1950s and was one of the first serious dive watches ever produced. It is part of Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms dive watch line which also includes the bathyscaphe and air command chronograph…Read more

Last week we spoke about great patina, and now we are talking about new old stock. This is Omega's 14k Cosmic Moonphase, one of Omega's most complicated watches from the 1950s…Read more

In honor of FIFA's World Cup we are featuring Omega's most collectible Seamaster Chronograph Soccer Timer wristwatch…Read more

The Rolex Submariner reference 1680 with red writing was made approximately between 1967 and 1973…Read more

Since the 1940's Rolex has been making a series of round dress watches that do not get much attention but are quite rare and beautiful…Read more

This Omega Seamaster Chronograph was launched in 1973 and was Omega's first chronograph to be certified up to 120 meters…Read more

One of my favorite diving watches is the Jaeger-LeCoultre "Polaris" which was launched in the mid 1960's. The Polaris has always been a very collectible  watch due to its limited production run of approximately 1700 pieces…Read more

The Patek Philippe reference 2526 was introduced in the early 1950s and is considered it to be the most iconic time only wristwatch by many collectors…Read more

Since the 1950s several watch manufactures have produced a special series of "antimagnetic" watches designed for people who work around magnetic activity…Read more

The Heuer Solunar has been made since the 1940s but its design has changed over the years…Read more