Grieb & Benzinger created a rebirth of a masterpiece after 120 years—the $450,000 Blue Danube.
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Grieb & Benzinger created a rebirth of a masterpiece after 120 years—the $450,000 Blue Danube.
More than 400 parts have been restored to breathe new life into the timepiece of 11 hours, 3 quarter hours and 14 minutes and 2 split seconds chronograph hands. The unique masterpiece was refined by Jochen Benzinger and revived by Hermann Grieb.
Check out the video above to see the $450,000 Blue Danube in action.
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Seth Semilof co-founded Haute Living and, with business partner Kamal Hotchandani, launched Haute Time, the brands' luxury timepiece site, to educate buyers about the best watches in the world and to showcase the passion of collectors and the CEOs who lead the great maisons. His love of watches began early: a TAG Heuer at 13, an Omega at 16, and his first Rolex at 20. Through Haute Time he has been honored to visit the greatest watch manufactures in the world and meet the master watchmakers behind them. He has also personally featured private collections exclusive to Haute Time, taking readers inside the watch boxes of Kevin Hart, Carmelo Anthony, Tony Robbins and Swizz Beatz.