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It is said that JFK wore this watch every single day while taking his morning swim.We have featured two other watches owned by JFK; first a Replica Audemars Piguet watches President given to him by Marilyn Monroe, and second, the Omega he wore on the day he was innaugurated.Antiquorum's pre-auction estimate for this piece of American history is $150,000-$250,000, although we suspect it will go for well above that. Hodinkee in Antiquorum, JFK, JFK's Omega, Vintage Monday, February 9, 2009 at 10:37AM

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We always love Cartier replica watches seeing what Antiquorum has in store for us each auction.They are the best in the high-end auction game for a reason, they simply find the most interesting pieces.The approaching March auction looks to be no different.In what is surely to be one of the most contested pieces in the entire auction, Antiquorum has secured a one of a kind Nastrix from the 1960s that once belonged to the 35th President of the United States, John F.Kennedy.What makes this watch even more interesting is that it also belonged to Jackie Kennedy's second husband, Aristotle Onassis.In fact, the then Mrs.

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But we here at Hodinkee like to think of ourselves as above the frey, we see what is really going on.So when someone comes up to us a party (knowing we work for Hodinkee), and flashes his or her Rolex Daytona to us waiting for praise and replica Chopard watch acclaim.well they'll be waiting a long time.Yes it's true we do love so many of the rare Rolex Daytonas, but the average model (the watch that nobody can get but everybody has), is really nothing special, from an engineering standpoint.A watch that usurps the standard Daytona in terms of ridiculousness of price and demand, is the Daytona featuring an El Primero movement from Zenith.

El Primero Daytonas are some of the most hard to come by, most sought after Rolexes of the last 20 years (we found one here being offered for $16,000).So replica Concord watch we are here to tell you you can get the very same movement, in its original form, for about 17% of the price of the Daytona.and you'll get the instant respect of the Hodinkee team (and we know how much that means to you).We are talking about an original Zenith El Primero Chronograph from the 1960s.Here is a 1969 Zenith Chronograph featuring the El Primero movement.

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As people who love technology and love Rolex Datejusts replica watches, we have to admit we're pretty excited.We'll be sure to report back with more details as they are released at Basel World in the coming weeks.If you want to register to be one of the first to receive more information on this phone, click here to be taken to their official site.If you want to check out some very un-green products from Ulysse Nardin, click here.(via TimeZone) Hodinkee in Ulysse Nardin Friday, March 6, 2009 at 10:58AM

Vijay Mallya Being Swarmed By The PressYou've been hearing about it for weeks and now it's finally over.The much contested Zenith pocketwatch owned by Gandhi, accompanied by his iconic wire frame glasses, hand-made sandals, and dishes from which he ate his last meal, were sold today March 5th for a hammer price of $1.8million.This does not include the house fees associated with buying at Antiquorum.Their Rolex Sports Models replica watches standards are 20% of the first million, and then an additional 12% after that, bringing the final sale price for this lot to $2,096,00.00The winning bidder was Vijay Mallya, the owner of Kingfisher beer and airlines.

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