Chronometer limited edition Patek Philippe Advanced Research for several years now equipped with spiral balance Spiromax, made ​​from a material Silinvar. It does not require lubrication, does not react to temperature changes, is not affected by magnetic fields and corrosion. The use of a spiral balance ensures stability frequency vph and, ultimately, to improve the accuracy of the clock. Last year there was a spiral, for example, automatic Caliber 324 and a chronograph CH 28-520. But this company is small, she plans to transfer to silinvar all their new tools.

The birth site Oscillomax noted the presentation of a limited edition of 300 hours with the mechanisms of Caliber 240 Q Si. All three of these gauges are present and can be seen – through the sapphire cover automatic chronograph Ref. 5550P, who became the first receptacle for innovative site. Hours complicated perpetual calendar, power reserve of 70 hours.

It seems that the reputation of one of the most famous auction houses Christie’s may be seriously affected. It is a scandal that had broken out around the clock sold on June 16 Patek Philippe, allegedly belonging to an American businessman Howard Hughes. The identity of this man for many years is a genuine interest not only historians and media representatives, but also a simple public.

In an eccentric businessman frequent disagreements with the authorities and the guardians of the law. It is rumored that one of this kind of situations he had to seek help from the private detective, to pay whom for some reason he decided to watch Patek Philippe. These watch were sold for $254,500 at the last auction of Christie’s.

But soon after the sale information was put into question the authenticity enhancement. The fact that the personal secretary of Hughes in the 50th Paul Winn argues that his boss never wore watches. In response to a formal request from a blog Perpetuelle auction house has not provided any document confirming the relationship with Hughes hours, as representatives of the blog Hodinkee found that engraved on the buckle of the name brands make a mistake.

June 16 in New York will auction Christie’s, which will be presented exclusive watches in the number of 31 copies. Among them are those who deserve special mention: two models of Patek Philippe and one representative of the family Rolex.

The first model of Patek Philippe is notable because it belonged to Howard Robard Hughes – the same one aviator, who became widely known through the film by Martin Scorsese. Hughes, who had already suffered quite a serious maniyami, gave the watch to his private investigator as a reward for their work. This classic chronograph (Ref.1463) is estimated at $ 150,000 – $ 200,000.

Another model of Patek Philippe (Ref.5016) has a perpetual calendar, is the phase of the moon. This copy is made of platinum with a black dial is estimated at $ 350,000 – $ 500,000.

Rolex presented at the auction clock in 1952 King of Cowboys (Ref.6036) with triple calendar. Their is estimated – $ 40,000 – $ 60,000.

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