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Bob's WatchesOver the last few years, auction prices for classic Rolex references have spiraled out of orbit into the realm of super-rich fiction. And with every unique or ultra-rare model that breaks the previous record, the bar is raised for those that follow. It’s a fascinating time to be a Rolex collector, and nigh impossible to predict what the future holds. But, for now, we’ve put together a list of the most expensive Rolex watches ever sold. Bob's Watches Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona ($17.8 Million) When Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona resurfaced in 2016 after a three-decade absence, it’s fair to say the…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine The latest desk clock to emerge from the collaboration of designers and technicians at MB&F and L’Epée 1839 looks like a polished eyeball. But when opened, the timepiece, an inventive 6.7-inch round desk clock called the Orb, takes the shape of either a blooming flower or a shiny beetle spreading its wings. The new MB&F x L’Epee Orb, an eight-day desk clock.The wings, or elytra, which is the technical word for a beetle’s protective wing covers, can be closed or opened. However, they are posed, the wings frame and support a new, exposed hour-striking clockwork based on a similar…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Chronoswiss deftly adds a guilloché spiraling leaf pattern to one of its best sellers, creating the eye-catching Open Gear ReSec Jungle. The new Chronoswiss Open Gear ReSec Jungle.The 44mm watch, with the familiar Chronoswiss multi-layer regulator dial, knurled bezel, and onion crown, features a separate hour hand and a prominent central minute hand. Named for its premier function (ReSec stands for Retrograde Seconds), the watch’s jumping seconds hand along the lower half of the dial operates in a half-circle, leaping from the thirty seconds position back to start its arc to complete counting each minute. For…

From JustLuxe content partner iW Magazine Patek Philippe underscores its reputation as the source for the finest minute repeaters with a new model, the Ref. 5750 Advanced Research Minute Repeater, an extra-loud chiming wristwatch that utilizes a new sound amplification system. Patek Philippe will make fifteen 40mm platinum-cased Ref. 5750 Advanced Research Minute Repeater watches.The Geneva watchmaker says its new watch delivers dulcet time-telling tones that can be heard up to 180 feet away from the wearer’s wrist. Patek Philippe’s new system, dubbed ‘Fortissimo ff,” consists of a sound lever, or metallic ‘blade,’ that oscillates a sapphire crystal wafer located on the back of…