My infatuation with the Green

Every time I have this watch on my wrist it makes me smile as well

Enough said.

Eric Clapton's Patek Philippe 2499 in Platinum to be sold at auction

Legendary guitarist Eric "Slowhand" Clapton is selling his Patek Philippe 2499 in Platinum.  There were only 2 platinum versions of the 2499 made.  One currently resides in the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva and the other is in the possession of  Mr Clapton.

Eric Clapton is a known watch collector who favours Pateks and Rolex and in the past sold a large collection of vintage Rolex for at auction to raise funds for his drug rehabilitation centre called Crossroads in Antigua.

A Rolex Daytona previously owned by Eric Clapton sold for $500,000 USD.  For me the main reason the watch reached that price was because of Mr Clapton owning the watch.  

The Patek is in a league of its own in this case.

Picture from http://blog.perpetuelle.com (C)

Picture from http://blog.perpetuelle.com (C)

As you can see from the pictures the estimate on this watch is very high.  With its rarity it should have no problem reaching the estimate and with the legendary Clapton owning the watch, it is a distinct possibly the price will rise even further.

Perfect Strap for Summer and countries with humid weather

What is the best strap for summer?

A Nato Strap!

A Nato strap is essentially a nylon strap that is threaded through the spring bars of your watch.  One advantage of a Nato strap is that if a springbar fails, the watch will not fall to the floor.

The best thing about the strap is that in the summer months, or for countries with humid weather it is a great looking strap and can easily be cleaned.

I just picked up a Olive Green Nato Strap for my Panerai and couldn't be happier!

Honour and Respect where have they gone?

In the world today there are many who would say the old way of doing things is gone in the modern world.  For me the old school way of doing things is always the best as it has lasted the test of time and without these values the right foundations could not have been laid.

Honour and Respect in my opinion seem to be a dying breed in today's society which is a sad thing.   They have been replaced with arrogance and snobbery which has corrupted many people into thinking they are better than most because their status and position.

Two quotes which I feel represent what people should not forget:

"It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles"
Niccolo Machiavelli

"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal"
Albert Pike

Check out this blog

This blog is written by world renowned collector Dr Bernard Cheong from Singapore.  His views are his own and I find them very truthful and honest without any bs mixed in.  Plus you get to see his unique collection of watches

Dr Bernard Cheong's Watch Blog

Sothebys Auction of Henry Graves Jr and Pete Fullerton Watches

Sothebys conducted the sale of the last remaining pieces from the collection of the legendary Patek Philippe collector Henry Graves Jr and his grandson Pete Fullerton yesterday.

The most interesting watch in the lot for was this Tonneau shaped minute repeating wristwatch featuring the Graves family coat of arms engraved on the back.

This watch sold for a final price including buyers premium of  US$2,994,500.

Hows it made

This is a video on how a Blancpain Tourbillon is put together.  Gives you an idea of how much work goes into something.