How to identify a Patek Philippe Nautilus from other luxury watches?
1. The bezel is a rounded irregular octagon.
2. The hour markings are never in numbers, but in streaks/dashes (-). Except, some Nautilus watches have numbers for 6 and 12!
You're all set!
How to create a standout luxury watch?
Use premium material, create a beautiful design and put some ceramic for an added layer of 'fancy'!
And you are done.
The @AudemarsPiguet team did so with the Royal Oak Concept green ceramic, it was a success!
Use the AP cheat sheet.
The Patek Philippe designers woke up and chose diamonds when they designed the 5719/10G.
This #watch model has 1343 diamonds on top of its white #gold body.
A sparkly sight to behold work by top celebs like @Drake, @KylieJenner and @PostMalone!
One watch, seven bidders and six minutes of bidding.
This was the result of the auction of Gerald Genta's custom Audemars Piguet Royal Oak.
This gilded stainless steel watch went on to auction for $2.13 million this year in May!
Not all watches are made equal.
The finest craftsmanship comes from the finest of the houses.
Here are three luxury watch brands amongst the sea of watchmakers that you should keep an eye out for.
3. @Richard_Mille: Richard Mille is like the new kid on the block whose potential is envied.
In a legacy market like luxury watches, a late entry is not easy.
And yet, Richard Mille has done just that.
Richard Mille Automatic Winding Extra Flat / White Gold / Diamonds RM 016:
3.1 This watch is a brilliant work of craftsmanship.
Here is the full story of the piece that was the most precise one in its time:
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A luxury watch is a status symbol that differs the best from the rest.
However, what propels a watch from being a simple timepiece to a piece of art?
Three important factors that make some watches stand out from the crowd:
Patek Phillipe 4948R from the Complications collection
3. The rarity: The price of a Bitcoin is so high because there are only 21 million in total.
Every commodity's price is set by its rarity.
A beautiful watch with 1000 copies is just not as exciting as one with just 10 pieces!
This 1900s Rolex model only ever had six pieces:
@Drake is frequently with his beloved Patek Philippe custom emerald watch.
Reportedly, only one such model of the watch exists in the whole world!
Here’s the story of this green beauty:
@Drake This watch was designed by the late Louis Vuitton artistic director!
By Virgil Abloh himself.
Drake is a big fan of the watch and has even got the watch immortalized with "Virgil got that Patek on my wrist goin' nuts."