Monopusher Chronograph

In two weeks, Christie's will sell this remarkable single-button or ‘monopusher’ chronograph with a platinum ‘ Coussin Tortue ’ (turtle cushion) shaped case . It is one of the first three chronograph wristwatches produced by Audemars Piguet in the 1930s a

This wonderful cushion-shaped Patek Philippe single button (monopusher) chronograph will be auctioned on April 24 , 2026 , at Sotheby's “Important Watches” auction in Hong Kong . credit: @benoit.watches & Sotheby's I therefore decided to take this opportu

43 mm steel case, 58 pieces for the Club Minerva, whit gold bezel, and an original way to display time on 24 hours, although not easy to read since you only have one hand for the hours and the minutes. And this movement is always a feast to admire. Credit

I think it looks good as is and hope you are only restoring the movement and not the dial and hands as I think all that wear and patina helps tell the story of its history. But at the end of the day it is your watch so you can do what suits you best but a

This watch is an homage to the WWII B-Uhr pilot watches. I have several original examples of the WWII watches and stumbled upon this one. I thought it would be neat to add this modern interpretation to the military genre of my collection. It has definitel

In his comment to my thread dedicated to the Patek Philippe/Somazzi partnership , our dear Gordon aka GLau asked me how many retailers were able to have their signature on some Patek Philippe watches . Here's my answer : A / I have identified 58 retailers

And for those among us who like a sportier aesthetic and complication, here is the 1/10th of a Second Monopusher Chronograph , ref. 5470P-001 . The platinum case measures 41 x 13.68 mm Blue varnished dial with applied white gold Breguet numerals (I think

A pure classic, this perpetual calendar. 38, 5 mm case, issued in 1998, along with the Monopusher Chronograph. Best, Nicolas