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After being very successful in the United States for quite some years, the IBG 2012 will be held for the first time in Germany. Germany’s most renowned watch journalist, Gisbert L. Brunner, will present to you the SIHH and BaselWorld novelties of 2012.

The SIHH is only accessible for journalists and those working in the watch industry and most of the watches in BaselWorld are in displays behind windows for non-press and industry people. IBG is the watch event that enables you to see and touch the watches yourself, talking to the brand representatives and enjoy the presentations and interviews that are being given by the IBG organization.

This event is hosted on four different locations and dates in Germany, see the time table below:

Monday, 11.6.2012 Hamburg: Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Start: 18:00
Tuesday, 12.6.2012 Düsseldorf: Steigenberger Parkhotel Start: 18:00
Thursday, 14.6.2012 Munich: Hotel Bayerischer Hof Start: 18:00
Friday, 15.6.2012 Frankfurt: Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof Start: 18:00

This year, the following brands will be present during the IBG event 2012: Breitling (Munich), Carl F. Bucherer, Chronoswiss, Corum, Hublot, Jaeger-LeCoultre (Hamburg), Montblanc, Panerai (Munich) and Zenith. All brands will have representatives who are there to demonstrate their new watches and answering your questions.

After the welcome drinks, finger-food and meeting the other participants (collectors, enthusiasts and watch brands), there will be a three course dinner. Between the courses, Gisbert L. Brunner will give a presentation about the SIHH and BaselWorld novelties. Before and the dinner, there is plenty of time to explore the watches yourself.

You can register for these dates now, using a form (click here) on the WatchTime website. IBG charges a 150 EU for the whole event, including all drinks and the three course dinner in the most exclusive hotels in Germany.

Note that the entire event will be hosted in the German language.

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There are boutiques that you can’t wait to leave (ie., most of them) – the types of boutiques that are cramped and cluttered with nothing but rows of watches and uninspired  “brand extension” accessories – you know, like cufflinks, tie bars, and pens.  The new IWC boutique in NYC is anything but this.

In fact, IWC’s first Manhattan-based store is enormous – over 3,000 square feet, with massive vaulted ceilings and the most inviting entrance way you could ask for.  In fact, when you walk in the door, it looks like you’ve entered someone’s home (someone’s really nice, nautical-theme home) – this is the home of the Portuguese collection.  Amidst the watches lining the walls, you will also see new IWC navigational equipment, books, and accessories.   By the way, the couches you see above? Yup, they’re made from real sails off of championship sailboats.

Click through for a detailed look at the incredible (and now officially open!) IWC boutique on Madison Avenue (at the corner of 54th street) in NYC, where each collection gets its own “environment” and dedicated lifestyle accessories.  This is a totally new type of watch store for NYC and you’ll want to see these pictures.

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Earlier today, we showed you the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Limited Edition that will use a hand-made strap from world reknowned polo boot makers Casa Fagliano.  In this special edition of HODINKEE Field Notes, we’ll take you inside the workshop of these true artisans to show you just how this family of Argentine men (with Sicilian roots!) have come to be known the world over by not only championship riders, but celebrities, presidents, and more than a few kings.  This is a study in how things used to be done, and after viewing the Faglianos at work, we can say how things should be done.

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The greatest watch collector of the 20th century, if not of all time, was Henry Graves Jr..  His rivalry with James Packard is, according to some experts, what saved Patek Philippe from bankruptcy – thereby making possible many of the developments we take for granted within the watch industry as a whole.

It was Graves’ supercomplication watch that sold for $ 11,002,500 in a December 1999 Sotheby’s auction – still the highest amount paid for any watch – and it is the Graves gang that remains the first family of watch collecting.  The Henry Graves collection, built mostly before the second world war, was passed on to Mr. Graves daughter, who in turn passed it on to her son, Mr. Reginald “Pete” Fullerton.  Pete, like his grandfather, was a perfectionist, and demanded that all the cases and dials not be touched in any way during services, and he requested completely original straps and buckles for all his watches.  Mr. Fullerton is not really a known entity in the watch collecting world, as he rarely sold any of his collection at all and almost never spoke of it publicly.  Mr. Fullerton loved these watches, and wound them daily, until the day the he died in March of this year.  With his passing, Mr. Fullerton, the heir to the Graves watch collection and an impressive collector in his own right, asked that Sotheby’s handle the sale of his prized watches.

The Official Henry Graves Jr. “SOTC” photograph – eight out of the ten wristwatches shown will be sold this June.On June 14th of this year, Sotheby’s NYC will present the largest assembling of Graves watches on offer in history, with over 50 pieces for sale to public, thirteen of which belonged to Mr. Graves himself, while the others belonged to his grandson, Pete Fullerton.

We got an early look at the incredible collection yesterday in NY.  Click through to see some of our favorites.

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2nd video of Act 1 : A quest for freedom. Monaco V4 engineering video.

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The death of the great George Daniels was a tragic loss for the watch industry.  He was, according to many, the greatest living watchmaker.  Now that Mr. Daniels has been laid to rest comes the matter of his estate.  We’ve already told you that his incredible, $ 12.4 million car collection will be coming up for sale shortly via Bonhams.

Now, it seems his home and workshop on the Isle of Man is on the market, and for £2.25 million.  The Georgian mansion is set within four acres of landscaped gardens, two semi-detached cottages, a workshop, and various outbuildings and several interlinked garages. 

So, now that we know where his cars and home are going to be sold, that leaves just one (very) important personal possession left – his watch collection…

Click through for more images from the George Daniels estate.

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The Sunday before SIHH kicked off, we paid a visit to the just opened M.A.D. Gallery, a new concept store owned and curated by MB&F.  The shop is unlike any other in the world, and if you make to Geneva, it would be a mistake not to visit.

Inside the gallery you will find a host of things that, while not produced by MB&F, are very much in the same vein as their machines, both horological and legacy.  Here are three of our favorite pieces from our visit, three pieces that don’t tell time.

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John Reardon really knows his Patek Philippe.  In addition to heading up Sotheby’s New York watch department, authoring a book or two on Patek, and moonlighting as a HODINKEE contributor, Reardon actually spent a few years within the hallowed halls of The Henri Stern Agency in New York, otherwise known as Patek Philippe USA.

In this special video put together by Sotheby’s, John takes us inside Patek’s Geneva musuem.  This is absolutely worth your 5:57. 

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www.aandewatches.com Removing the back of a Rolex, Examining the movement and markings. Compare Original Rolex to a Copy. Serial numbers and model mumbers of Rolex.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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THEN TELL ME WHY YOU COMPLAIN THAT WRESTLING IS FAKE?!?!
It is entertainment like all the shows you watch

Answer by Anna N
Hahahaha It is a woman thing to believe wrestling is fake but we love our soaps……

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