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A fresh to the market find that will blow your mind: factory bling 222 'Jumbo' in white gold, from the family of the original owner. The story of the 222 goes back to the 1970s. At the time, the Swiss watch industry experienced important changes, among which the introduction of an entirely new category of watches: the stainless steel luxury sports watch with integrated bracelets. The Gerald Genta designed Audemars Piguet Royal Oak that was released in 1972 was the progenitor of them all. Patek and IWC followed in 1976 with the Nautilus and the Ingenieur SL, both designed by Genta as well. Vacheron Constantin followed suit in 1977 with the introduction of the ‘222’ to celebrate the company’s 222nd birthday. Unlike the earlier three brands, Vacheron Constantin did not turn to Gerald Genta but opted to enlist Jörg Hysek, an upcoming designer, to envision a new watch. Hysek employed the same basic design language found in Genta’s creations: an ultra-thin cushion shaped case with broad shoulders and an integrated flat-link bracelet with large geometric center links. The distinctive serrated screw-down bezel and stamped Maltese cross on the lower-right corner of the case, however, clearly set the design apart from its Genta-designed forebears. The 222 was produced for just seven years and came out in three sizes: this ‘Jumbo’ version -in 37 mm- being the most coveted. The production numbers were divided among steel, two-tone, yellow & white gold executions, totalling up to 700 pieces. Only a handful were crafted in the last mentioned material. The ones known carry sub reference 44518, which is a variety -with diamond set bezel -of the 44018. The case and bracelet remain strong with the gold hallmarks clearly visible. Besides the bezel, we can also find 11 brilliant cut diamonds on the satin-finished grey dial. According to the original papers, the carat weight totals up to 0.56, divided into 60 stones. Another interesting aspect of this dial, as opposed to the more common varieties with baton markers, it does not feature a minute track with hash marks. Furthermore, since there is no lume on the indices, the handset used is different and more elegant: faceted dauphine hands. The periphery of the dial has some slight imperfections and the surface has aged over time, resulting in minor blistering. The 222 is powered by the ultra-thin caliber 1121 automatic movement, itself based on Jaeger-LeCoultre’s legendary caliber 920 that can also be found in the original Nautilus and Royal Oak references. This historically important model surely experienced a surge of renewed interest due to the 2022 reboot. But only true connoisseurs will choose the real vintage one. But before people like Brad Pitt found out about this beauty, some 40 years ago a timepiece aficionado from Colombia ordered this special execution. This renowned gentleman acquired numerous uncommon examples from multiple brands, including Vacheron. After his daughter reached out to us to sell this specimen, we asked her about the backstory. She explained that her father travelled to Geneva on the 9th of September In 1982, to pick up his special order, for the agreed 10'000 Dollar. Vacheron Constantin honoured their word regarding the price, but mentioned to him that the project turned out to be costlier than they had expected. Over the years he proudly wore his beloved 222 and kept the box and all documents. We are very grateful to the family of the original owner, who trusted us with this once in a lifetime opportunity.

Vacheron Constantin 44518 'Jumbo 222'

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A unique specimen from the Parisienne house; Cartier and executed in white gold. The Cartier Cheich, known for its four brethren being designed to celebrate the victors of the famous and dangerous rally; The Paris Dakar Rally or 'The Dakar'. Inspired by the Tuareg men's headscarf which also happens to be the logo of the Dakar Rally itself. This difficult and challenging race used to start in Paris, France and would end in Dakar, Senegal. With Paris being the home to the most renowned jewellers in history, Jacques Diltoer (creative director of Cartier), decided to draw up this design. The CEO of this French company, Dominique Perrin, came up with the idea of the "Cartier-challenge". In the unlikely event that someone were to win it back-to-back, he or she was gifted one of these magnificent creations. This incredible feat was only accomplished once and thus there are mere four specimens total in existence: the one won by Rahier, the successor that was crafted in case someone would win consecutive races again, a smaller one with diamond setting for the ladies race and one for Thierry Sabine, the founder of Dakar. Sadly there has never been a second winner of the Cartier-challenge, which seized to exist after Rahier death after a helicopter crash, so the 2 remaining Cheichs reside in Cartiers archive. The one from Sabine is believed to be lost forever. However, there is a fifth one almost no-one knew about. This one. Created for, arguably, the most important collector of white metal Cartiers: Giorgio Seragnoli in 2010 as it also mentions on the case-back. He was lucky enough to be granted the opportunity to bring this stunning design back to live; yet in his personally preferred metal. Sadly mister Seragnoli could never collect the watch due to bankruptcy. However someone lucky got the opportunity to collect this dream creation.

Cartier Cheich

We’re very happy to offer you this Rolex Day-Date 18018 in 18k yellow gold. The watch dates back to 1986 but still remains in pristine shape. The number "1" stand for a pyramid shaped bezel, and in this specific execution it is neatly paired with brilliant-cut diamond markers with baguette-cut markers on the 6 and 9 o'clock. The dial itself is a beautiful 'Champagne' dial, just the way we like it. The tritium on the lume-plots is all intact and perfectly aged to a creamy hue, matching the handset. The strong case is carried by the no-nonsense 18k yellow gold 'President' bracelet. The 18018 isn't only much more rare than its 'simpler' brother, the 18038, it also offers the perfect balance between a distinguished timepiece and a flashy Rolex.

Rolex Day-Date 18018 'Pyramid'

During the 1970s and 1980s Rolex offered brightly colored lacquered dials, nicknamed ‘stella’ by Italian collectors, as an option for the Day-Date. This option wasn’t particularly popular. After all, you had to be a gentleman (or lady) of considerable means to be able to afford a Day-Date and it was unlikely that a person of that stature would rock a gold watch with such a loud, dare we say gaudy, dial. As a result, stella dial Day-Dates are very collectible nowadays. This ref. 18039 features a wonderful lime green stella dial in the uncommon white gold variant with factory set diamond indices. The watch comes in the classic Day-Date packaging: a 36 mm 18k white gold case with matching fluted bezel and an 18k white gold President bracelet. The 18039 houses Rolex’ caliber 3055 self-winding movement with a single-quickset function, allowing for the independent adjustment of the date disc. The watch is in great condition, with a sharp case and tight President bracelet. However, you should know that the lacquer on the dial displays some cracking.

Rolex Day-Date 18039 'Lime Green Stella'

"This wrist watch is for the man whose interests go beyond the horizon." That's what the Patek Philippe advertisement for this watch noted back in the day. By back in the day, we're referring to the early twentieth century. A period of globalisation, the world becoming more connected and the start of World War II. Patek Philippe felt the need to produce a watch that allowed the wearer to read the local time as well as the time in multiple other parts of the world. The Swiss watch brand didn't do it solely. They partnered with Louis Cottier, who invented this complication style. A rotating bezel with 24 cities engraved - later series even have 42 cities - and a 24-hour ring with applied sun and moon icons to indicate noon or midnight. All powered by the manual-winding caliber 12-120 HU (Heure Universelle). It is the first serially-produced World Time and has been in production for 17 years starting in 1937. This is quite long. However, bear in mind that only a handful were made each year. Resulting in a total number of 82 yellow gold, 32 rose gold and a single platinum example. So far, only the half has surfaced the market of which the biggest part is in poor condition. We are very proud to add this excellent example to our collection! It is carried out in 18k yellow gold. The three-piece case is strong. The tear drop shaped lugs are round and full and give this watch just a bunch of class and elegance. The ribbed bezel is in sharp condition and clearly displays the 24 enamelled city names in French. The diameter is only 31 mm, but the 1415 perfectly shows that less is more. It has the most common, yet very pleasing dial configuration; an ivory tone with applied baton markers and Roman quarters. Also, notice the characteristic hour hand with the large circle and the faceted minute hand perfectly matching the romantic icons of the sun and moon. This 1415 dates back to 1946 and was sold in 1949 according to the Extract from the Archives. It first popped up in 2013, when it was auctioned in New York. The stylish, Italian - that's a pleonasm - gentleman who bought it, paired it with its gorgeous yellow gold Gay Frères bracelet. As Patek Philippe stated in the same advertisement mentioned in the introduction: "In effect it is twenty-four watches in one – for around its face is a sliding rim that tell at a turn the time in the major cities of the world’s twenty-four time belts."

Patek Philippe World Time 1415

Rolex Day-Date 1804 from 1970 in white gold with factory set diamond dial and bezel. Most notable on this watch of course is the dial. This lacquered "pie-pan", referred to as "Stella-dial", has a truly unique colour. These uncommon dials are very sought-after by the seasoned collectors and this bright red to orange execution is extremely rare. By the looks of it you can already guess it was purchased by a special gentleman, almost 50 years ago. This is not an everyday watch and this reflects in the immaculate condition; strong case with thick lugs plus virtually stretch-free President bracelet.

Rolex Day-Date 1804 'Red Stella'

During the 1970s and 1980s Rolex offered brightly coloured lacquered dials, nicknamed ‘Stella’ by Italian collectors, as an option for the Day-Date. This option wasn’t particularly popular. After all, you had to be a gentleman (or lady) of considerable means to be able to afford a Day-Date and it was unlikely that a person of that stature would rock a gold watch with such a loud, dare we say gaudy, dial. As a result, Stella dial Day-Dates are very collectible nowadays. This 18049 features a wonderful Seafoam green dial. A Stella dial is an uncommon sight any day of the week, but this dial is outright since it’s made for a white-gold Day-Date (evidenced by the 18k white-gold Rolex coronet) and features factory-set diamond indices. The 18k white-gold case has a special reference number (18049), with the ‘9’ indicating that the watch is crafted from 18k white-gold and the ‘4’ signifying that the bezel is factory-set with diamonds.The 18049 houses Rolex’ caliber 3055 self-winding movement with a single-quickset function, allowing for the independent adjustment of the date disc. The watch is in great condition, with a sharp case and tight 18k white-gold President bracelet.

Rolex Day-Date 18049 'Seafoam Stella'

Nothing quite beats a 4-digit Day-Date in yellow gold. Let alone one with a red, cherry colored, Stella dial. During the 1970s and 1980s Rolex offered brightly colored lacquered dials, nicknamed ‘stella’ by Italian collectors, as an option for the Day-Date. This option wasn’t particularly popular. After all, you had to be a gentleman (or lady) of considerable means to be able to afford a Day-Date and it was unlikely that a person of that stature would rock a gold watch with such a loud, dare we say gaudy, dial. As a result, stella dial Day-Dates are very collectible nowadays. This red-colored dial on this ref. 1803 changes colors in every light and and is in perfect harmony with its 18k yellow gold applied indices. The watch comes in the classic Day-Date packaging: a 36 mm 18k yellow gold case with matching fluted bezel and an 18k yellow gold President bracelet. The watch houses Rolex’ caliber 1570 self-winding movement. The watch is in great condition, with a sharp case and tight President bracelet.

Rolex Day-Date 1803 'Cherry Stella'

For many years, Rolex has been using jasper - which is an opaque - as a stone dial option in their line-up. Although it mostly occurs in its dark green variety, this gemstone has many different colours. The less common one is the red variety like the one we have here. This watch is not only special because of the dial, but also because of its case. Stone dials were made for Day-Dates since this model has always been the 'President's watch', the most luxurious and prestigious model. The Datejust was just an entry level model so most people that wanted a stone dial opted for the Day-Date. To have a rare stone dial in a less conventional watch, makes this piece exceedingly rare.

Rolex Datejust 1601/8 'Red Jasper'

This reference 1803 is beautiful in every sense of the word. However, la crème de la crème are the claw marker indices. This Rolex Day-Date dates back to 1960 and is powered by calibre 1556. We are crazy about the four-digit Day-Date references and we particularly like them when they come as vintage as possible. The classic characteristics we love are the pie pan dial and the plexi crystal. This watch comes on an 18k yellow-gold President bracelet with a 'Big Logo' folding clasp. We know that you guys - just like us - are crazy about the concealed clasp. However, on the 4-digit Day-Date references we think that the classic folding clasp looks best.

Rolex Day-Date 1803 'Claw marker'

A very clean and sharp Rolex Day-Date reference 1803 from 1969. This watch has a 'no lume' dial, which means that - despite the T Swiss T signing below the 6-hour position - the dial and hands don't contain tritium. Back in the day, many Asian countries had import restriction regarding luminescent material (since it's slightly radioactive). This example was made for the Japanese market, as is evidenced by its bracelet which bears a 'Made in Japan' signature in the clasp. Because many countries had heavy import taxes on gold, Rolex often chose to produce the cases and movements in Switzerland but the bracelets locally.

Rolex Day-Date 1803 'No Lume Japan'

A very shiny Rolex Day-Date from 1991! This watch carries reference 18388, which means it has a factory-set diamond bezel and lugs. If that's not enough, the President bracelet is factory-set with diamonds on the centre links. To top it off, the black dial has a diamond index.

Rolex Day-Date 18388

The exceptionally rare reference 3800 Nautilus executions with factory diamond settings are among of the most mouth-watering pieces ever made by Patek Philippe Patek Philippe introduced the 3800 as the midsize brother of the original 3700 Nautilus, clocking in at a diameter of 37.5 mm. The 3800 wasn’t just a shrunken Nautilus, but introduced some important improvements vis-à-vis its big brother. For instance, the 3800 was the first Nautilus to feature an in-house automatic movement: the caliber 335 SC. Unlike the ‘Jumbo’ Nautilus, the 3800 also came with a central seconds hand (as indicated by the “SC”, which stands for seconde centrale). While this might seem like a minute (pun intended) detail, the sweeping seconds adds loads of dynamism to the original Nautilus’ rather static dial. The ref. 3800/003J is an uncommon sub-reference of the 3800 due to the exquisite diamond set bezel and dial. Moreover, this particular execution of the 3800/003J features a rare dial variant executed in cream-colored lacquer, which nicely complements the warm tone of the 18k yellow gold case and bracelet. The traditional baton markers on the dial are traded for factory-set brilliant cut diamonds, while two printed Greek sigmas (“σ swiss σ”) at the six o’clock position indicate that the hands and the chatons holding the diamonds are made of 18k gold. This stunning Nautilus dates back to 1996 and comes as a full set with the original box and papers.

Patek Philippe Nautilus 3800/3J 'Blanc Ceramique'

There’s one grand complication to rule them all, the perpetual calendar chronograph, and Patek Philippe is the king when it comes to making them. The reference 3970 was introduced in 1986 as the successor to the legendary and ultra-collectible reference 2499 perpetual calendar chronograph. This ref. 3970EP (E = étanche, which means waterproof in French; P = platinum) dates back to 1996. The watch features a 36 mm 950 platinum case with lovely pump pushers and a sapphire see-through case back through which the exquisitely hand finished manual-winding movement can be viewed. The beautiful opaline silver dial sports pointed stick indexes and matching pointed stick hands. Two apertures at the 12 o’clock position reveal the day and month mechanism. The dial features three sub-dials. The recessed sub-dial at the 9 o’clock position displays a running seconds as well as a 24-hour hand while the recessed sub-dial at the 3-hour position incorporates a 30-minute chronograph counter and a leap year indicator. Finally on the lower sub-dial we find a charming moon phase indicator, which is surrounded by a date complication. The watch comes on a black alligator leather strap with a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp and an Extract From The Archives. Next to that there is a platinum caseback that can be put on during service, which is included as well.

Patek Philippe Grand Complications 3970EP

The biggest and most innovative newcomer from a design point of view; The Octo Finissimo. This time executed with the Arabic dial which was made as a limited production for the UAE market. The watch dates back to 2022 and is in new condition.

Bvlgari Octo Finissimo 'Arabic'

From a collector's perspective we can definitely call this the Sultan of Daytona's. With only three pieces that have surfaced the market so far, this is one of the rarest Daytona's out there. Made in the year 1974 as a special order for his majesty the late Qaboos Bin Said Al Said, the Sultan of Oman, the dial bears his inscription. From the three known, one remains in one of the most prominent Rolex collections in the world, one got auctioned by Christies in 2013 (for a whopping $825,000) and this is the third one. The watch comes with the presentation box that bears the Oman national emblem.

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Vacheron Constantin 44518 'Jumbo 222'

Cartier Cheich

Rolex Day-Date 18018 'Pyramid'$27,000

Rolex Day-Date 18039 'Lime Green Stella'$85,000

Patek Philippe World Time 1415$190,000

Rolex Day-Date 1804 'Red Stella'$130,000

Rolex Day-Date 18049 'Seafoam Stella'$130,000

Rolex Day-Date 1803 'Cherry Stella'$70,000

Rolex Datejust 1601/8 'Red Jasper'$95,000

Rolex Day-Date 1803 'Claw marker'$19,000

Rolex Day-Date 1803 'No Lume Japan'$19,500

Rolex Day-Date 18388$50,000

Patek Philippe Nautilus 3800/3J 'Blanc Ceramique'$105,000

Patek Philippe Grand Complications 3970EP$155,000

Bvlgari Octo Finissimo 'Arabic'$23,000

Rolex Daytona 6263 'Qaboos'

Vacheron Constantin 44518 'Jumbo 222'

Cartier Cheich

Rolex Day-Date 18018 'Pyramid'$27,000

Rolex Day-Date 18039 'Lime Green Stella'$85,000

We find watchesno one else can find.Let us source yournext watch.

Highlighted watches

Vacheron Constantin 44518 'Jumbo 222'

Cartier Cheich

Rolex Day-Date 18018 'Pyramid'$27,000

Rolex Day-Date 18039 'Lime Green Stella'$85,000

Patek Philippe World Time 1415$190,000

Rolex Day-Date 1804 'Red Stella'$130,000

Rolex Day-Date 18049 'Seafoam Stella'$130,000

Rolex Day-Date 1803 'Cherry Stella'$70,000

Rolex Datejust 1601/8 'Red Jasper'$95,000

Rolex Day-Date 1803 'Claw marker'$19,000

Rolex Day-Date 1803 'No Lume Japan'$19,500

Rolex Day-Date 18388$50,000

Patek Philippe Nautilus 3800/3J 'Blanc Ceramique'$105,000

Patek Philippe Grand Complications 3970EP$155,000

Bvlgari Octo Finissimo 'Arabic'$23,000

Rolex Daytona 6263 'Qaboos'

Vacheron Constantin 44518 'Jumbo 222'

Cartier Cheich

Rolex Day-Date 18018 'Pyramid'$27,000

Rolex Day-Date 18039 'Lime Green Stella'$85,000

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