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🚨 Recent watch news you may have missed: 1. Roger Federer gifts custom Rolexes to Laver Cup team captains Björn Borg and John McEnroe. 2. Zlatan Ibrahimović takes on Complex NTWRK's Hot Ones wearing the AP Royal Oak "Cactus Jack". 3. Jacob & Co releases 3 limited edition Epic X watches in partnership with EPL Champions Manchester City Football Club. 4. Spotted front row at the Bottega Veneta show during Milan Fashion Week: A$AP Rocky wearing a vintage Piaget and Jacob Elordi in a Cartier. 5. Audemars Piguet's new forged carbon material makes its debut in Royal Oak Concept collection. 6. Cartier finally launches their Panthère de Cartier watch in large. 7. Bella Hadid is the face of Chopard's latest campaign for their Alpine Eagle watch. 8. Mcclaren wins big at the Formula 1 Singapore GP: Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both wear RM's on the podium. 9. Ludacris throws out the first pitch at Atlanta Braves' game, sporting a giant Rolex Sky-Dweller. 10. Bvlgari and 6 new independent brands will join Geneva's Watches and Wonders 2025. 11. Hublot partners with Sorai again to bring a 30-piece limited edition Spirit of Big Bang watch. 12. Pierce Brosnan is giving classic "007" in new KITH & Giorgio Armani, and also in a vintage Girard-Perregaux. 13. AP x Music 2024 and Horology Forum by Dubai Watch Week are both coming up in Hong Kong. We’re keeping you #InTheLoupe with the latest in watches! #wristcheck

📸 Highlights from our Shanghai get-together earlier this month – a fantastic night hosting some of our Wristcheck community, and getting to know some new faces! Thank you to our Shanghai #WristFam for an incredible turnout – we can't wait to see you again next time. To be the first to hear about our upcoming events, sign up here: https://bit.ly/3MWHTJ7. #wristcheck

Wristcheck x BREITLING | 📸 Last week, we hosted an evening with Breitling CEO Georges K. and our Wristcheck community at their Hong Kong flagship boutique – with guests trying on Breitling's latest collection, and learning firsthand about the brand from Mr. Kern and their fantastic team. As always, we're grateful for the incredible turnout and look forward to meeting more of you at future events. Interested in joining? Head to https://bit.ly/3XuCNJc to sign up so you’re the first to know about what we have coming up. 💙 #wristcheck #breitling

Meet the heavyweights. We take a look at the top 10 most expensive watches ever sold at auction, starting with #10 – the Patek Philippe Nautilus “Tiffany & Co.” ref. 5711/1A-018 which went for $6.5 million in 2021. 👀 Head to https://bit.ly/4eI8nKz to see which watch takes the crown for the priciest of them all. #wristcheck

💡New to the world of watches? The lingo used in the watch community may seem overwhelming at first, but we’ve got you covered. Here’s a quick guide to commonly-used watch slang so you can start talking like a pro: A is for: ATM Nope, not an automated teller machine. ATM, in the watch world, is a unit of pressure that indicates the water resistance of a watch. 10 ATM, for example, means a watch can withstand pressures equal to a depth of 100 meters. C is for: Cyclops Forget the X-Men or Greek legends, “Cyclops” is just a fancy term for a magnifier on a crystal over the date window on watches, like you’ll commonly see with Rolex models. D is for: Destro Meaning “right” in Italian, this describes a watch with a crown on the left side of its case – perfect for lefties or those who want to switch things up and wear it on their right wrist. F is for: Franken It’s in the name – Frankenstein. A watch made of parts sourced from various watches, not all of which are correct for the reference. It might consist of components that are authentic, but cobbled together from a variety of different references to create one “franken” watch. G is for: Grail The ultimate watch on a collector’s wishlist. A coveted, Holy Grail of timepieces. N is for: NSO Cartier’s “New Special Order”. An exclusive service for Cartier’s VIPs offering them the opportunity to create their own unique Cartier watches using design options from the brand’s catalog. S is for: Sleeper A hidden gem. A watch that, while overlooked by most, is highly valued by those “in the know” because of its superior mechanics, precious materials, or exclusivity, which will likely be all the rage once the masses catch on. Read our full guide to the ABC’s of watch slang here: https://bit.ly/3ThxMSX #wristcheck

This year's Geneva Watch Days's 5-day event has come and gone, bringing with it a fresh wave of releases. Here’s a look at what’s new: a duo “Passion Project” set from H. Moser & Cie. x Studio Underd0g, a grande sonnerie tourbillon from Bvlgari, a 1.65 mm thick prototype watch from Konstantin Chaykin Watch Manufacture that's gunning for the title of the world’s thinnest mechanical watch.. and much more. We’ve rounded up the latest releases from the brands so far. What do you think? Read more on this year's new releases via https://bit.ly/4dOsgzg. #wristcheck

🚨Watch news you may have missed this week: 1. CHANEL just dropped the Première Sound watch: a cross between a watch, necklace, and earphones. 2. Cristiano Ronaldo breaks the record for the fastest YouTube channel to reach 1M subscribers, wearing the Rolex Sky-Dweller. 3. Ed Sheeran reps the blue ceramic AP Royal Oak as he acquires a stake in his boyhood football club, Ipswich Town FC. 4. The new limited edition URWERK s.a. EMC SR-71 features titanium from the Blackbird SR-71’s Fuselage. 5. Streamer Kai Cenat was spotted in a Cartier Crash. 6. Jacob & Co releases the Epic X Tourbillon "FC Barcelona" to celebrate 125 years of the club. 7. George Clooney and Brad Pitt wear Omega and Patek in GQ Magazine’s latest feature. 8. Some full gold Rolexes are now selling below retail on the secondary watch market. 9. Geneva Watch Days and Watches and Wonders Shanghai are happening this week. We’re keeping you #InTheLoupe with the latest in watches! #wristcheck

Meet Vicky Cheng: the culinary genius behind Hong Kong’s Michelin-starred VEA and Wing — who's also a dedicated watch enthusiast. In his world, time is just as important as the ingredients he uses. "Dial In" and discover Vicky’s watch collection, his journey into watches, and more: https://bit.ly/471191C 💙 #FriendsOfWristcheck

We take a look back at some of the most iconic "firsts" in watchmaking history since the emergence of wristwatches in the early 20th century. 🏆 What firsts should we cover next? #wristcheck

🚨 We're back with another Real vs. Fake. Someone unknowingly tried to consign a counterfeit Rolex “Pepsi” GMT-Master II with us, but thanks to our rigorous authentication process, we caught one of the most convincing fakes we’ve seen yet. Head over to our YouTube channel now to watch our in-house watchmaker break down the key differences between a genuine ref. 126710BLRO and the fake – https://lnkd.in/gW6n2mqv