Auctions: Three Seriously Collectable Watches Are Coming To Auction For The First Time [Rolex Daytona ‘Le Mans’, Simon Brette Chronomètre Artisans, And A Konstantin Chaykin ThinKing]

About as low profile as a watch can get (in bodily type, that’s), the Konstantin Chaykin ThinKing is a prototype that holds the title of the world’s thinnest mechanical watch, with the unbiased Russian watchmaker besting manufacturing fashions from heavyweight manufacturers together with Bulgari, Piaget, and Richard Mille, vying for the king of the thins bragging rights. Unveiled at Geneva Watch Days final 12 months, the timepiece is simply 1.65 millimeters thick and, as James Stacey reported on the time, required the event of a particular strap made out of alligator leather-based and elastic inserts with titanium helps to assist soak up the shocks and strains to the ridiculously skinny watch.