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December 16, 2019

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Hemingway’s and Ritz’s Watches up for auction

Now we’ve had some pearler of celebrity watches on TheNews before but these are right up there. Two pocket watches, one owned by renown American Novelist Ernest Hemmingway and the other French Hotelier, Charles C. Ritz are up for auction at Christies. Both are manual and 18k Gold, Hemingway’s is a L. Leroy & Cie a split Seconds Chronograph...

International Timepieces

December 6, 2019

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Beyond Thunderdome watch

No we’re not talking about some movie memorabilia from the 1985 Australian post-apocalyptic action film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome we’re talking about this stunner from watch makers Eric Coudray and Kari Voutilainen. The two have combined to produce the Legacy Machine Thunderdome which has the world’s fastest triple-axis regulating mechanism with 3 axes revolving in record-breaking 8 seconds,...

International Timepieces

November 8, 2019

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The universe on your wrist…Jacob & Co.

Now if you ever wanted to be the centre of the universe this watch would definitely help. The huge Jacob & Co. Astronomia measuring in at 43.4mm is opulencece at its best. Encased in a rose gold case and powered by the exclusive Jacob & Co. manually-wound JCAM19 calibre operating at 28,800 vibrations per hour. Precious...

Jewellery Style Timepieces

October 22, 2019

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Moon Satellite Watch

The two big boys of Swiss watch making Urwerk x De Bethune are coming together to produce a one-off titanium stunner to help fight Duchenne muscular dystrophy for the biennial charity auction of unique timekeepers. We could go into all the specs, but why, just look at it! Bid here $160,000+

Causes International Timepieces

October 7, 2019

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Wonder what the time is in Sydney?

Now for all you jetsetters who want to look good while you travel this watch is for you. A nice take on a GMT, NOMOS have produced a 39.9mm diameter stylish yet very practical timepiece that allows you to tell the time all round the world. With the push of a button on your Zürich World Time Watch you’ll...

Australia Style Sydney Timepieces

July 25, 2019

408

Roger Dubuis Excalibur Knights of the Round Table IV

Roger Dubuis Excalibur Knights of the Round Table IV, with a name like that it better be impressive and from looking at it, it is! The limited edition head turner is powered by a self-winding calibre RD821, has a pink gold solid 45m case a dial of wedges of red 3D enamel with 18 carat pink gold blocks....

International Timepieces

May 27, 2019

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Solid gold Rolex Daytona gifted by Ayrton Senna

Not only was he one of the greatest F1 racers of all time, if not the best, but maybe one of the greatest gift givers. The late Ayrton Senna gave this 16528 solid gold Rolex to his mentor Angelo Parrilla who discovered him in 1978 when he was just 18. Senna later went on to win three time Formula...

Timepieces

May 8, 2019

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You could own Marlon Brando’s Rolex!

Now for any fan of The Godfather this is a must. This stainless steel Datejust Rolex was gifted to Brando after he won the Academy Award for best actor in his portrayal of Don Vito Corleone in this iconic movie in 1973, is now up for auction. It’s engraved with ‘Vito’s’ MB’ and comes with a handwritten letter of provenance...

Entertainment Style Timepieces

March 27, 2019

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Dive in style with Panerai

Wow, now this a beauty. We haven’t featured a Panerai watch on TheNews before, but what a great one to start off with the Submersible Bronzo. This watch could be easily be worn to the opera let alone diving. Now lets get into some specs it’s got a 47mm solid bronze case, natural leather band...

Design Style Timepieces

February 11, 2019

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CODE 11.59 by Audemars Piguet

Your probably thinking that’s not by Audemars Piguet, it doesn’t look like their trademark Royal Oak, but it is an AP. Probably there most ambitious endeavour ever by this giant of watchmakers with the release of their new family, CODE 11.59. Launched at this years salon international de la haute horlogerie, this 41mm round case...

Style Timepieces

February 3, 2019

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New Audemars Piguet House Hong Kong

Now what’s better than owning a Audemars Piguet watch? How about staying in a Audemars Piguet House. Yes that right they’ve just opened there first AP luxury house in Asia. Located in Hong Kong, the concept of the house was created around the idea of what environment founders Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet...

Architecture Design Style Timepieces

January 22, 2019

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Rolex: The Impossible Collection

So you thought that you everything about Rolex’s, well think again. The world most famous brand of wristwatch now has and equally exquisite limited edition book The Impossible Collection, published by Assouline ($1160 AUD), which will give you a deeper insight it this icon. Starting from its founder Hans Wilsdorf in 1905 and his mission to produce...

Culture Timepieces

January 13, 2019

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Beckham’s Golden Balls

Not only is David Beckham a great footballer, one of the sexiest men alive, married to a style icon Posh Spice but he also a avid watch collector. He’s a brand ambassador for Breitling and Bentley watches, but he also owns this beauty a Jacob & Co Global 3 watch, which is also a favourite brand of Victoria’s. This...

Fashion Style Timepieces

December 11, 2018

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Look ‘Smart’ and stylish at the same time, thanks LV

Louis Vuitton is the latest in the luxury brand market (such as TAG, Montblanc and Gucci to name a few) to enter the smartwatch market with their Tambour Horizon. This is their first connected timepiece, and it’s a beauty. The 42mm (12mm thick) stainless steel chasiss and colours that just pop, takes smatwatches to a new sophisticated...

Style Timepieces

September 3, 2018

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Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona, most expensive watch ever sold!

That’s right who would have thought that a roughly $300 Rolex Daytona bought by Newman’s wife Joanne Woodward in the late 1960’s would have fetched a cool $17.8 million (US) in late 2017. So here’s the back story, Paul Newman, actor, race car driver, IndyCar owner, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist etc. gave the watch to...

Culture Timepieces

September 1, 2018

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Stockinger Luxury Watch Winder Cabinets

So just you have just retired from you’re high flying executive job and they give you the obligatory Gold watch, well the last thing you want to do in retirement is wind your watch, you would rather be playing a round of golf, or sunning yourself on a beach in the Bahamas, sipping Pina Colada’s, well what you need is...

Style Timepieces

August 15, 2018

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Alpina Geneve Sailing Yachttimer Countdown

Swiss watchmaker Alpina Geneve Sailing Yachttimer Countdown fits perfectly, both on the wrist of the owner and in the world of yacht racing. The Sailing Yachttimer Countdown comes with a host of features that makes it ideal for anyone participating in a test of sailing skill over open water with the added bonus of making you...

Timepieces

October 24, 2017

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Kray Twins Auction!

Well, well, well, how did this get by us at TheNews, the 2015 official auction of Kray Twin’s memorabilia. Arguably the most feared gangsters of London if the not the world, in the sixties the late twins, Ronnie and Reggie Kray ruled London’s East End with fear and intimidation, and were lauded by many as heroes and also feared. Now this...

Culture Entertainment Timepieces

July 2, 2017

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Style never dies

Now for any man this watch will never go out of fashion the Steel Rolex Submariner. The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner is a line of sports watches designed for diving manufactured by Rolex, known for their resistance to water and corrosion. The first Submariner was introduced to the public in 1954 at the Basel Watch...

Fashion Timepieces