Sometimes, extraordinary watches have mixed histories. Others also come with a word of caution. In 2015, Christie's tried to sell one link of link the most phenomenal examples of a ref. 2497 but it was pulled from the sale due to a title dispute mere minutes before it was set to cross the rostrum. To complicate title matters, the watch formerly belonged to link the late Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie – certainly no easy estate to unravel.

Did you catch those few HODINKEE Pre-Owned watches we listed last week? We quietly updated our page with some watches that should look familiar. And by that, we mean similar examples that have crossed our desks in the past. If you've missed out on something we offered in a previous drop and since sold, sign up for the waitlist link and make a habit of checking in with our H Pre-Owned page.