Update – 27 April, 2021 “For years VZ powered watches from Audemars Piguet eluded the mainstream spotlight, representing a tremendous value to a small subsect of passionate in-the-know collectors. However, a recent write up by Ben Clymer in volume 5 of the Hodinkee magazine as well as robust auction results smashing estimates have proven this […]
It’s no secret that we have a thing for vintage Audemars Piguet watches here at Stetz & Co., as anyone who follows our Instagram (@stetzcowatches) and Facebook accounts (www.facebook.com/stetzcowatches) will know. It’s also no secret that it was famed watch designer Gerald Genta that designed the Royal Oak among other iconic watches. Highly interesting yet […]
Today, Audemars Piguet and the Royal Oak are synonymous, the iconic line defining the brand arguably more than any single line of any other watchmaking house. Conceived by designer Gerald Genta in a single night in 1972, its octagonal bezel and counterintuitive screws are instantly recognizable. And while there’s no disputing the Royal Oaks’ status […]
Selections from the book “PATEK PHILIPPE; Les Maitres de l’ Horlogerie Genevoise” by Louis Matthey, printed in Geneva, Switzerland in the early 1950’s. Text in French with beautiful illustrations of dozens of wrist and pocket watch references including the famed reference 1518 chronograph, 1526 triple calendar, 1436 split second chrono and several others. Some pages […]
The development and commercialization of the SCUBA system in the 1930’s and subsequent rise in popularity of recreational diving brought to life a new breed of watch designed for the rigors of underwater exploration – the dive watch. Introduced in the late 1950’s, the Omega Seamaster 300 quickly carved out a place among dive watch […]
