$1 million is a major benchmark in the world of haute horology, limited to very few pieces and the occasional auction highlight. For its upcoming Important Replica Breitling watches sale at the Four Seasons in Geneva next month Christie’s is going one better: a rare $2.5 million Patek Philippe chronograph that’s something of a holy grail for collectors and cognoscenti. The 18K gold perpetual calendar chronograph with moon phases and a tonneau-shaped case manufactured in 1943 bears the celebrated one-off reference 1527.Among Patek Kremlinologists 1527 has come to be known as the “large size, one-off perpetual calendar chronograph”. Such a banal description doesn’t quite do it justice, the famed auction house notes. In truth it is a “highly important masterpiece and historically most interesting forerunner of future generations of complicated Patek Philippe Replica Breitling watches.” The seller’s name has not been revealed though Chrisite’s notes the piece comes from one of the world’s most significant private collections of complicated Pateks, part of which the auction house sold last fall.
Have you heard bout this hot new broad from Boston? She doesn’t weigh much but packs a lot of attitude and some serious muscle. Get your minds out of the gutter – we’re talking about the new SL-C Superlite Coupe from Rapier Automotive. For the past five years the Boston-based company has been perfecting its mid-engined supercar and is finally ready to start taking orders for delivery later this year. The SL-C is completely handbuilt, customizable, and fairly reasonable at €133,000 and up given the attention to detail.Of course, being an American thoroughbred the Rapier gets its powerplants from the good ol’ boys at Chevrolet. Engine options include includes a 6.2 liter LS3 V8 kicking out 480 hp, a 7.0 liter LS7 V8 with 505 hp and a top-of-the-line supercharged 6.2 liter LS9 V8 with 638 hp identical to the one in the new Corvette ZR1. With help from a six-speed Ricardo manual transmission, the SL-C can sprint from 0 – 100 km/h in under 3.0 seconds and is capable of Replica Breitling watches a top speed of 355 km/h. Go USA!
