The so-called "Mystery Clocks" are some of the most iconic timekeepers Cartier has ever made. For 2018, it looks like the maison will be drawing on them for inspiration, creating at least a few wristwatches inspired by the 1912 original. The first, the Rotonde de Cartier Mysterious Day & Night, combines this with another complication that Cartier first used that year, the day/night indicator from the Comet Clock.
In case you somehow missed it, 2019 has been a very big year for watch anniversaries, and one of the absolute biggest has been the 50th anniversary of the Heuer Monaco. What started out as a square-shaped chronograph developed with architects and other creative types in mind went on to become strongly associated with '70s motorsport and is, to this day, probably the most famous watch ever to appear in film thanks to Steve McQueen and the 1971 racing classic Le Mans.
There is something extremely tricky about being a Swiss watch brand and using very progressive, close to experimental technology in the wristwatches that you actually sell to the public. Even when extensively tested, the technology can malfunction in the client’s watch, and even when fixed, reputations often remain damaged.
What are Rolex Tiffany dials? In short, they’re simply regular Rolex dials that have been stamped with the Tiffany & Co. name, writes Bob’s Watches founder and CEO Paul Altieri.
However, that short explanation hardly does justice to the significance of these co-branded dials within the vintage Rolex collecting crowd.
While Rolex now maintains an incredibly tight level of control over its products, co-branding was once fairly common – a practice that really took hold in the sixties and continued for over three decades.
Italy’s Mille Miglia classic car race roars back to life this month with a 1,600km tour through the stunning sights of San Marino, Rome, Siena and Florence.
