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Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Reference 3151 | Crown Vintage Watches

Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Reference 3151

Where the 3151 Sits in Memovox History The Memovox story begins at the turn of the 1950s, when Jaeger-LeCoultre developed a wrist-worn mechanical alarm to rival the Vulcain Cricket. The...

Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Reference 3151

Where the 3151 Sits in Memovox History The Memovox story begins at the turn of the 1950s, when Jaeger-LeCoultre developed a wrist-worn mechanical alarm to rival the Vulcain Cricket. The...

Heuer Autavia Viceroy: Cigarettes, Racing, and the Chronograph that Defined an Era

Heuer Autavia Viceroy: Cigarettes, Racing, and ...

Introduction In the early 1970s, if you were a racing fan in the United States, you could walk into your local shop, buy a carton of Viceroy cigarettes, cut out...

Heuer Autavia Viceroy: Cigarettes, Racing, and ...

Introduction In the early 1970s, if you were a racing fan in the United States, you could walk into your local shop, buy a carton of Viceroy cigarettes, cut out...

The Early History of the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona | Crown Vintage Watches

The Early History of the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona

The Birth of the Rolex Cosmograph The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, now one of the most recognisable chronographs in watchmaking, had a modest start. In the early 1960s, Rolex sought to...

The Early History of the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona

The Birth of the Rolex Cosmograph The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, now one of the most recognisable chronographs in watchmaking, had a modest start. In the early 1960s, Rolex sought to...

James Cameron & Rolex: The Story Behind the Deepsea D-Blue | Crown Vintage Watches

James Cameron & Rolex: The Story Behind the Dee...

The Story Behind the Deepsea D-Blue James Cameron sits at the intersection of cinema and deep-ocean exploration, and that dual identity explains why his partnership with Rolex feels earned rather...

James Cameron & Rolex: The Story Behind the Dee...

The Story Behind the Deepsea D-Blue James Cameron sits at the intersection of cinema and deep-ocean exploration, and that dual identity explains why his partnership with Rolex feels earned rather...

The Charles Vermot Story

The Charles Vermot Story

The Man Who Saved the El Primero Swiss Watchmaking in the Mid-20th Century In the decades after the Second World War, Switzerland was the dominant force in global watchmaking. The...

The Charles Vermot Story

The Man Who Saved the El Primero Swiss Watchmaking in the Mid-20th Century In the decades after the Second World War, Switzerland was the dominant force in global watchmaking. The...

Steve McQueen, the Monaco & the 917K

Steve McQueen, the Monaco & the 917K

What Really Happened on the Set of Le Mans A Racing Film Built on Authenticity In mid-1970 Steve McQueen arrived at Circuit de la Sarthe with a brief so simple...

Steve McQueen, the Monaco & the 917K

What Really Happened on the Set of Le Mans A Racing Film Built on Authenticity In mid-1970 Steve McQueen arrived at Circuit de la Sarthe with a brief so simple...