The Best Investment Watches of 2023

There’s no such thing as a sure investment, in watches as in life. The market could crash at any point and leave anyone playing the game bereft of Monopoly money. That said, there are a few timepieces that seem about as close to a sure thing as makes no difference, the kind of watches that every collector, expert and auctioneer will tell you will, almost certainly, go up in value.

Here then are the five Best AAA Replica Watches of 2023 so far that we expect to make seriously good investments. If you can get hold of them in the first place, anyway.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Green Ref. 5771/1A

The last hurrah of the world’s most sought-after Patek Philippe Replica Watches was always going to be a showstopper, but a steel Nautilus with a green dial? That’s the holiest of grail watches. If you were one of the lucky few that managed to get hold of one, you have incredible gains guaranteed. If not, it’s worth snapping up any one you see, even if you pay out the ear. When this starts coming to auction, expect jaw-dropping prices as standard.

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Extra-Thin “Jumbo” Green Ref. 15202PT.OO.1240PT.01

Another collectors’ darling draped in green, for my money the ultra-thin Jumbo suits its smoky emerald green a touch better than the olive of the Nautilus. That’s largely due to dropping the collection’s signature Grand Tapesserie in favour of a beautifully streamlined look and casing it in platinum. Otherwise, it’s the same as ever, meaning the ultimate Royal Oak Replica Watches For Sale, slim, sophisticated and on one of the best bracelets in the business.

Rolex Explorer 36mm Ref. 124273

Yes, there’s some controversy around this one. A lot of collectors haven’t taken to the new, smaller, bi-colour Rolex and while I’m personally more a fan of the steel-only version, division is what’s made many a reference famous. In fact, some of the most valuable vintage Rolex Replica Watches For Discount are ones that, at the time, just didn’t sell all that well. Could that be the case for this? Maybe. Either way, it’s a Rolex so it’s going to be worth a shot.

Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional Ref. 311.30.42.30.01.005

The much-needed revamp of the Speedy earlier in the year not only added some vintage touches to the formula – the kind an Omega First Copy Watches obsessive will fawn over. It’s by far the easiest to get hold of on this list, but opt for the original-appropriate Hesalite crystal version on its shiny new steel bracelet and you have a retro modern classic on your hands, heritage, horology and handsomeness all in one.

Exploring the Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref. 6007G

Cheap Patek Philippe Replica quintessential dress watch has become the archetype of slimline, elegant gold timepieces and for good reason. And yet for 2023 the prestige-soaked maison has opted to mix up the formula with a trio of new, sporty Patek Philippe Calatravas with the ref. 6007G.

Named after the Calatrava cross, the knightly symbol that you can these days see on Patek Philippe crowns and movements, it quickly became the foundation on which the brand’s ascendency was built. This first Patek Philippe Calatrava Replica was streamlined and elegant, with the kind of less-is-more sensibilities that guarantee a certain timelessness.

With a 31mm case size that was just 9mm thick, a snap-on back and flat polished bezel, the Calatrava Ref. 96 was streamlined to the point of minimalism. This might have been the early days of wristwatches, but they still had ergonomics in mind, with a tapered fit to the wrist.

The new trio of Patek Philippe Replica Watches For Sale basically form the precious metal version of that steel limited edition, with the same central dial pattern. But where the original opted for monochrome blue, colour is the name of the game here. They are quite possibly the sportiest pieces ever introduced to the collection.

The three models are exactly the same but defined by their bright highlights. The 6007G-001 uses sun yellow, the -010 a go-faster red and the -011 a gorgeous sky blue that’s thankfully not too close to Tiffany. That colour is echoed across the seconds hand, the triangular hour markers on the innermost ring of the dial and the funky, offset minute markers on the outer ring.

Otherwise, you’re looking at a 40mm white gold case, on the large side for a Newest Top Quality Patek Philippe Replica but within classical tolerances. Inside each is the calibre 26-330 S C, a newer generation movement, gorgeously finished and with a 35-hour power reserve. It has a date, something I’m sure many of us could do without on a dial like this, but otherwise a typically superb in-maison movement.

Patek Philippe have used colour in the past, but mainly for more exotic pieces and limited editions, but not core collection Patek Philippe Replica with 80% Discount. Between the use of colour, the carbon-adjacent guilloche and the distinctive dial with its various concentric circles, the new Ref. 6007G models are a world away from the original Ref. 96 that came to define Patek Philippe’s watchmaking.

The Ref. 96 was aimed squarely at the mainstream and the Patek Philippe Calatrava 6007G is trying to tackle a younger demographic of watch buyer, to tempt in the potential collectors that will commit atrocities for a Nautilus, but skim over the Patek Philippe Replica Watches For Discount collection as too old fashioned.

Is that a bad thing? There are likely some traditionalists out there that think so, but I’m not one of them. It’s probably tempting for a brand with the name recognition of Patek to rely on their own archetypes rather than try something new.

A Casual Calatrava, The Patek Philippe 6007G Watch

Despite the unprecedented success Patek Philippe Replica Store has seen, it still retains a uniquely classical position in the social hierarchy of brands. Even with the casualization of wealthy lifestyles that has been going on for decades, the brand image remains traditional.

The proliferation of rubber-mounted sports watches may have been the first sign, but it wasn’t until the Patek Philippe Calatrava  Replica Buy Now was touched that it truly occurred to me that not even Patek can resist the tides of social change. The Calatrava is the epitome of a classic dress watch, and in the form of the 6007G, it is anything but classic, but that might not be such a bad thing.

The 40mm-wide and 9.17mm-thick case breaks one of the traditional “rules” of watchmaking that suggests something along the lines of “the lug width should equal half the case width.” In the case of the new 6007G, the 22mm lug width leads the Best Quality Patek Philippe Replica to have a broad appearance on the wrist while still maintaining the svelte and manageable feeling you’d expect from a Calatrava.

The watches are fully polished except for the case wrench contact points on the caseback. The smooth sloping curves of the bezel and lugs lead the 6007G to look quite a bit smaller than the dimensions suggest in some lighting. A large coin edge pull-out winding crown flanks the case at 3 o’clock.

This is the only interruption in the smooth polished caseband that wraps around the exterior tip of each lug softening the edge. The pull-out crown and dual sapphire crystal case construction leaves this sporty-looking Perfect Patek Philippe Replica with a measly 30m of water resistance.

Beneath the aforementioned sapphire crystal is a dial where Patek Philippe uses an embossed dial pattern found on the 6007A from 2020 to create a carbon fiber weave motif in the center of the dial. That’s right, it is not a hand guilloche dial, it is simply stamped.

This repeating weave texture creates shadows and reflections adding depth to the dial. The Cheap Patek Philippe Replica woven center is surrounded by interchanging sectors of texture and color to enhance legibility. A white rail track-style minute graduation with colored accent hour markers is thickly painted on a snailed concentric circle sector around the carbon fiber interior design. This results in a roulette-like frame that resides within a polished groove in the dial.

The hour hand terminates at the same point firmly retaining the hour reference points at the center of the dial. This also allows for adequate negative space and applied white gold numerals in the next circularly brushed sector of the dial. The Copy Patek Philippe Watches applied numerals and hands are filled with luminous material.The outer periphery of the dial contains a racing-style minute track that features colored highlights that interchange each second for accurate timekeeping. These indicators also highlight a new feature of the Calibre 26-330 S C — the LIGA-formed seconds wheel.

It is a high-tech process that creates long fine-toothed gears through an additive molding process instead of cutting the teeth of the gears individually or stamping them from a plate of material like a cookie cutter. Here is a short video that helps visualize this process. The real benefit of a long fine-tooth seconds wheel is the smooth and nearly whiplash-free movement of the second’s hand. Despite the standard operative frequency of 4Hz, the result is a smoother and more satisfying sweep of the second hand. The Patek Philippe First Copy Watches Caliber 26-330 S C boasts are standard 35-45 hours of power reserve.

The other notable update to the movement is a hacking second function. Some may find it surprising that this wasn’t already a standard feature in the 21st century, but Patek Philippe only made this a requirement recently. Patek’s patented Spiromax balance spring proudly beats away tucked between the côtes de Geneve striped plates and bridges. Topping it off is 21k gold winding rotor that spins freely with Patek Philippe’s logo engraved at its center and can be viewed through the sapphire exhibition caseback.

Each of the new Swiss Top Patek Philippe Calatrava 6007Gs Replica comes mounted on a black calfskin strap embossed is a carbon fiber weave to match the central dial texture and features color-matched stitching. While the strap is of excellent build quality as one would expect, I found it really cheapened the look of the entire package.Even taking into account that this Calatrava 6007G is very likely the least formal in the model’s long history it seemed like a last-minute cheap addition to push the sporty design a step further.