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More information about the elusive Patek Philippe reference 2499 owned by Jon Lennon have emerged, including a photo of the watch. The photo confirms its provenance, the fact that it has a Tiffany & Co stamp, and shows an important inscription on the back. We also discuss a great article written by Alex Ciani regarding the state of the vintage watch market.

The New Yorker article about John Lennon’s 2499 can be found here.

Alex Ciani’s article about the plummeting vintage watch market and why it is a good thing can be found here.

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Today we take a look at some of the vintage watches that will be covered on our website this summer. The watches range in era, size, shape, case material, design, but all are incredibly interesting.

The Eterna Matic in Steel with a Blue Dial running on the caliber 12824 from the 70’s can be found here.

The Omega reference 166.0188 Day Date from 1979 can be found here.

The Longines reference 1053 in Yellow Gold from 1957 can be found here.

The Girard Perregaux reference 8194 Gyromatic in Steel from the 60’s can be found here.

The Omega reference 511.0474 Oversized Tank De Ville from 1974 can be found here.

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Following up on last weeks episode of the Podcast, this week we will cover some interesting lots from Christie’s New York watch auction, some limit edition watches, and a few vintage watches we will be covering on the channel in the coming weeks.

The limited edition Tudor Black Bay 58 Inter Milan edition can be found here.

The Dark Blue Skeleton Monaco from Tag Heuer In DLC Titanium can be found here.

The Rolex reference 228206 Day-Date with ice blue dial and Arabic numerals can be found here.

The Rolex reference 6062 in yellow gold can be found here.

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak reference 25594BA in 18K gold with porcelain dial can be found here.

The Vacheron Constantin 222 reference 44018 in 18k yellow gold with beautiful oxidized case and bracelet can be found here.

The Patek Philippe pocket watch reference 600 Homage of King Saud Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with rare pink gold case and ruby hour markers on an enamel dial can be found here.

The Girard Perregaux reference 6211 in steel can be found here.

The Longines reference 105-818 in yellow gold can be found here.

The Bulova reference 386-4 dive watch, nicknamed “Devil Diver” can be found here.

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Geneva auctions that took place last month were a great success and definitely boosted the feelings of vintage watch community. Most auction houses had successful events, although it is worth noting Christie’s had a bit of problem with their online bidding platform after the auction house appeared to be hit with a cyber attack. Today we are going to look towards the New York auctions from the major auction houses and pull out a few favourite lots.

Note: At the time of recording, Christie’s had not released their catalogue so we will cover them in a future episode.

The New York Watch Auction: X from Phillips can be found here.

Lot 27 - a Patek Philippe yellow gold openface minute repeating split seconds chronograph pocket watch can be found here.

Lot 29 - a Ulysse Nardin oversized split-seconds chronograph with enamel dial can be found here.

Lot 31 - a Patek Phillipe reference 1532 in pink gold can be found here.

Lot 39 - a Patek Philippe reference 1463 in yellow gold can be found here.

Lot 38 - a Rolex reference 6264 in yellow gold with Tiffany stamp can be found here.

Lot 105 - a Rolex reference 6102 in yellow gold with deep blue enamel dial can be found here.

Sotheby’s Important Watches can be found here.

Lot 37 - a Cartier France yellow gold, enamel octagonal open face pocket watch can be found here.

Lot 94 - a Patek Philippe reference 565 in steel with Breguet numerals can be found here.

Lot 98 - a Patek Philippe reference 10 with an oversized yellow gold curved case can be found here.

Lot 99 - a Vacheron Constantin reference 4083 pink gold chronograph with double hooded lugs, and bracelet can be found here.

Lot 102 - a Patek Philippe reference 1436 with pink gold case and pink dial, split seconds chronograph can be found here.

Lot 109 - a Rolex reference 16570 Explorer II in steel with Van Cleef and Arpels signed dial can be found here.

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In this weeks episode, we cover some of the new watch releases that were announced over the last few weeks. Some bring back old classics, others are reinventing themselves.

The new Bremont Terra Nova can be found here.

The two new Chronoscope Models In Moonshine Gold And Steel from Omega for the Paris 2024 Olympics can be found here.

The New Hand-Wound IWC Portugieser Tourbillon Day & Night can be found here.

The Streamliner Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton for the Miami F1 can be found here.

The TAG Heuer Formula 1 Kith can be found here.

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Today we look at the watch auctions happening in Geneva next month and discuss some of the lots that will be exciting to watch.

The Monaco Legend Auctions Exclusive Timepieces auction results can be found here.

The Patek Philippe Gondolo with exploded Arabic numerals can be found here.

The Rolex reference 6062 with incredible yellow gold case and toasted dial can be found here.

The Rolex reference 6241 Paul Newman “Lemon” dial can be found here.

The Patek Philippe pocket watch converted to wristwatch can be found here.

The Patek Philippe single button split second chronograph, former property of Sir Henry Segrave can be found here.

The Rolex reference 4113 split-second chronograph, property of John Goldberger can be found here.

The Patek Philippe square pocket watch in platinum with diamonds and emerald set case, special order in 1928 for King Alexander I of Yugoslavia can be found here.

The Rolex single-button fly-back chronograph reference 3346 can be found here.

The Vacheron Constantin grande complication pocket watch can be found here.

The Rolex Datejust in platinum retailed by Serpico y Laino reference 6304 can be found here.

The Phillips Geneva Watch Auction: XIX featuring the Guido Mondani Collection can be found here.

The Sotheby’s Important Watches auction can be found here.

The Christie’s Rare Watches Including the Property of Michael Schumacher can be found here.

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