I think most of these funds will be spent within the next year in order to get results on the ground. It would have to be one of the top dogs – Rolex, maybe Seiko. Rolex probably takes it for me. PGA's Ricky Fowler wearing a white gold Rolex Day-Date while seated next to Justin Thomas. The magic of this Royal Oak comes down to its very juicy Grande Tapisserie dial. The shade of fleshy coral pink reminded me of all the pink hues I find myself spiritually tied to: the pink print of the Financial Times, pink Skittles, Dior Lip oil in 001 pink, and Selina Kyle's pink apartment in Batman Returns. This means, however, that in a world time watch with a repeater, you can't alter the position of the hour snail to reflect a change in time zone. The 5513R gets around this by having the hour snail driven by the time zone wheel of the world time complication. What would he like to do now, go to dinner, maybe drinks?" The bidding was re-ignited, as he knew it would be, and it climbed all the way up to $15.5 million. It was now between To's client (the original $10 million bidder) and Monbaron's. After what felt like eternity, Bacs began to wind it down: "IT IS HISTORY NOW, FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND!"

Given the small bump in price over a standard Pelagos, I'd expect the movement to offer a considerable appeal to those trying to pick between a 500m model and the Ultra. Richard Mille feels most at home to me when it's tied to motorsport. It is also a brand that should (and often does) lean into the "loud" nature that makes it what it is, whether people like it or not. For example, I randomly bumped into someone wearing the last Le Mans Classic release shortly after it came out, and it was one of those watches that surprised me and made me smile to see in person. Sometimes, it's just cool to see rare and bold things. replik Audemars Piguet uhren They have very different histories, icons. That's why sometimes I don't like to talk about brands, the word sounds like marketing for these names that are centuries old. So it's very separate. With the recent launch of Patek Philippe's first-ever grande et petite sonnerie, the ref 6301P, we thought it might be fun to take a look (and listen) back to a day when we got to hear every current minute repeater made by the brand. As I often like to do, I want to give a bit of history to what I consider a highly anticipated and significant moment in the watch world. If you want to get to the watches – and trust me, you'll want to see the watches – you can skip ahead in the story. No harm, no foul. But for everyone else, here's a bit of backstory.

The other is the announcement of a watch called the Santos Dumont Rewind. A punchy name for sure with a vibrant red color and an absolutely undeniably fun mechanism (and display) for such a dressy watch. Let's begin there. The only choice seems to be OEM straps since the quick change system is a proprietary one, but if someone were sufficiently determined undoubtedly they could make a strap or straps compatible with the Overseas case. What man has made, man can copy, and often does so with the greatest enthusiasm.