Hands-On with delights from the May 2023 Auction at the Dorotheum Vienna!
´Collector´s View` on an eclectic selection of watches, from dress watches over calendars to icons, to be sold at the Dorotheum auction, 26 May 2023
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´Collector´s View` on an eclectic selection of watches, from dress watches over calendars to icons, to be sold at the Dorotheum auction, 26 May 2023
My first ‘New Watch Alert’ for 2023, the Ref. 420 Triple Rotor ‘Guilloché’, is what I consider ‘essentially Paul’: unique ‘in-house’ watchmaking with a twinkling eye
Only the Italians manage to blend elegance with brutalist elements in such an effortless style – the Bvlgari Diagono Scuba, a perfect summer watch
If you forget famous names and look around the corners of Trieste, you’ll find some authentic treasures such as ‘La Triestina’ – treasures that are under thread
The horological mechanics put ‘time – at your service!’ with a clever use of planetary gear systems, and finally overcome their dislike of silicon – meet the Urwerk UR-112 Aggregat
Shaped watches are always for those with the most eclectic tastes – the Vacheron Constantin Prestige 1972 sits at the apex of this genre, and this not only because of its asymmetric design…
True luxury might not cost a lot of money and might even come form unsuspected places (Indonesia here), but it requires taste, a bit of imagination, but the result is deeply satisfying – if you work with the right people!
After a few more or less limited re-editions, the lovely Zenith A86 resurfaces permanently as Chronomaster Original
In a trend to return to ‘reasonable’ sizes, the new IWC’s Big Pilot’s Watch 43 hits a perfect middle ground, but it may also be the real ‘PuristS’ Choice’…
‘Sustainability’ is a troubled keyword. In the watch industry, brands are adding ‘vegan’ straps. We had our hands on a charming option from Austria, the Hirsch WINE making use of real wine leaves. Is it a valid alternative yet?