A very fine condition pre-owned Patek Philippe Calatrava Reference 3998/1J in 18K yellow gold. This timepiece was originally sold at Tiffany’s and is signed Tiffany on the dial. The price is $18,500.00. A very good value!

A very fine condition pre-owned Rolex Explorer ll. Model reference 16570A in stainless steel. Price $4,575.00

A very fine condition pre-owned Rolex GMT ll. Model reference 16710 F series. Price $5,200.00.

Harold Freeman Jewelers offers new and pre-owned Swiss watches. Serving Clearwater, St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida since 1947.

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Harold Freeman Jewelers

Authorized Patek Philippe & Rolex dealers

100 Indian Rocks Road North

Belleair Bluffs, Florida 33770

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Harold Freeman Jewelers is Clearwater’s only Authorized Rolex Dealer!

Infact, Harold Freeman Jewelers is Pinellas county’s only authorized Rolex dealer. Centrally located in Belleair Bluffs just minutes from downtown Clearwater. Come visit our store where you can see a vast selection of men’s and ladies Rolex watches. Submariners, Daytona’s and Explorers are just a few of the Rolex sport watches we have in stock and ready for you to try on. Our friendly, helpful sales staff is ready to assist you in finding that perfect Rolex watch. We also have a nice selection of pre-owned Rolex watches to choose from. For more information please click here.

Harold Freeman Jewelers – Clearwater Florida’s Offical Rolex Dealer

100 Indian Rocks Road North – Belleair Bluffs, Florida 33770

Store Phone 727-586-2577

Web Address:  www.haroldfreemanjewelers.com

Harold Freeman Jewelers – Tampa Bay’s authorized Rolex & Patek Philippe watch dealer.

Tampa Bay’s Authorized Rolex Dealer – Harold Freeman Jewelers

In business since 1947, Harold Freeman Jewelers has built a reputation as Tampa Bay’s premier luxury Swiss watch store. Customers from Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Tampa and as far away as Orlando and Naples have relied on Harold Freeman to offer the world’s finest Swiss watch brands. Harold Freeman Jewelers is an Authorized Dealer for Patek Philippe, Breitling and Rolex watches. We can offer our clients a variety of models from the iconic sport watch Submariner to the Patek Philippe Calatrava with an Officer’s style case. Please stop by our store and choose from a vast selection of the world’s finest timepieces for both men and women. For more information knowledgeable sales staff is ready to answer any questions and assist you with a purchase of a fine Swiss watch.

Harold Freeman Jewelers – Authorized Rolex Dealers – 100 Indian Rocks Road North – Belleair Bluffs, FL. 33770

The Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5940J

Next to the Calatrava silhouette and the unique Nautilus profile, the cushion shape ranks among the case styles that Patek Philippe has elevated to an iconic status. It was only natural to endow this classic 1920s form with an ultra-thin perpetual calendar.  Patek Philippe launched the world’s first wristwatch with a perpetual calendar in 1925. The result is the new Ref. 5940, which presents this highly useful complication in an elegant cushion-shaped case measuring 44.6 x 37 mm. With its fluid lines inspired by the Art Deco movement, the Patek Philippe Ref. 5940J case style is a Patek Philippe design classic of timeless beauty that has remained strikingly contemporary spanning the decades.

Equally legendary: the 2.53 mm slim caliber 240 movement with its 22K gold minirotor integrated in the plate. The perpetual calendar adds only 1.35 mm in height, so all 275 parts are accommodated in a caliber that is a scant 3.88 mm thick. Nonetheless, the watch has an amazing rate accuracy of -3/+2 seconds per day. This is a exceptional result for a mechanical timepiece. The  Patek Philippe Ref. 5940 displays the time and the calendar indications on a grained, creamy white dial with superb legibility. With its impressive mechanical movement and historically significant case design, it has all the assets needed to become a future favorite in the community of collectors.

TECHNICAL DATA

Ultra-thin mechanical self-winding movement

Caliber 240 Q
Perpetual calendar
Day, date, month, leap year and 24h indication by hands
Moon phases
Grained cream-colored dial with gold applied numerals
Strap: alligator with square scales, hand-stitched, matt chocolate brown
Prong buckle
Interchangeable full back and sapphire-crystal case back
Water resistant to 30 m
Yellow gold
Case dimensions: 37 x 44.6 mm

If you’d like to know more about this fine Patek Philippe timepiece , please contact us 866-240-7366 or drop by our shop. One of our knowledgeable sales staff will be happy to assist you. Harold Freeman Jewelers is an Authorized Patek Philippe dealer.

Harold Freeman is an authorized dealer for many of the finest Swiss watch brands. Visit us at www.haroldfreemanjewelers.com or give us a call toll free at 866-240-7366 and ask to speak to one of our knowledgeable sales staff.

Baselworld 2012: The new Rolex Yacht-master Ref. 116622 is now available in a more contemporary case size of 40mm. The Rolex Yachtmaster  comes with a mechanical self-winding movement. It has a oyster bracelet.  Featured above in stainless steel with a platinum bezel, the Yacht-master showcases a striking “sun burst blue” dial. The Rolex Yacht-master Ref. 116622 is also available in a platinum colored dial.

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A WATCH MEETS THE CHALLENGE OF THE DEEP
Fifty-two years ago Rolex made watchmaking history when it joined the bathyscaphe Trieste, crewed by Swiss oceanographer Jacques Piccard and U.S. Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh, as the Swiss-designed bathyscaphe descended to the then deepest-known point in the ocean.

On March 26th of this year, the iconic watch house of Rolex teamed up with James Cameron to visit the earth’s deepest and perhaps most alien realm, the Mariana Trench and this time to a depth 35,756 feet under water. It will be remembered in history as the Deepsea Challenge project.

The Rolex Deepsea Challenge wrist watch was mounted onto the robotic arm  of Cameron’s Deepsea Challenger submersible. The Deepsea Challenge watch has the same in-house made Rolex Caliber 3135 automatic COSC Chronometer movement as the Rolex Submariner Deepsea watch originally introduced in 2008, it is larger in most all ways and was especially created by Rolex for this project.

What was Mr. Cameron wearing on his wrist? Why a regular Rolex Deepsea watch of course!

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Patek Philippe timepieces and the movements inside them have always been revered by watch aficionados the world over.  Now the world’s finest watch maker has created an even higher standard of excellence. It is called the Patek Philippe Seal.

To qualify for the Patek Philippe Seal, a movement must fulfill many strict requirements with respect to its technical assets and its finishing. Compliance with this criterion results in masterpieces that are admired by knowledgeable connoisseurs for their outstanding functionality, long-term reliability, superior rate accuracy and peerless beauty.

Currently, 19 basic calibers and over 50 different types of movements are featured in the Patek Philippe current collection and produced in small series. This is a guarantee of exceptional value, which combined with unequaled quality, explains the great success of Patek Philippe among collectors. With a significant majority of mechanical movements, Patek Philippe is the undisputed leader of traditional fine watchmaking.

Around 200 highly qualified watchmakers work on assembling components by hand. Pre-assembly, assembly, fitting the balance springs, adjustments, and complications are entrusted to specialists endowed with an immeasurable wealth of “know-how”.

It takes 3 to 5 years of research to develop a new model depending on the complications and could even require up to 9 years for exceptional pieces like the Caliber 89, Patek Philippe’s most complicated portable timepiece.

If you would like to know more about Patek Philippe watches then please visit our shop and ask to speak to one of our knowledgeable sales staff. They will be pleased to answer any questions you have regarding these exceptional timepieces.

Harold Freeman Jewelers is an Authorized Dealer of Patek Philippe watches located on the west coast of Florida.

The Patek Philippe Ref. 5235 Annual Calendar Regulator clearly affirms the manufacture’s philosophy according to which the paramount purpose of a watch is to keep the time as accurately and reliably as possible. The dial with the unusual arrangement – large sweep minute hand combined with subsidiary hours at 12 o’clock and subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock – pays tribute to the prominent free-standing precision pendulum clocks that for more than 200 years kept the precise time in watchmaking workshops and observatories until they were finally superseded by quartz- and radio-controlled reference instruments. When adjusting their timepieces, watchmakers needed an unobstructed view of the seconds hand, which is why the hour display was moved to an off-center location where it would not sweep over and thus partially cover the seconds dial for several hours in the course of a day. One of the finest examples of this type of freestanding precision clocks is the Patek Philippe & Co. regulator built at the beginning of the last century. For many years it has been keeping the time unperturbed – second by second – in the office of Philippe Stern, the company’s honorary president.

To configure the face of a regulator clock with three separate displays for the hours, minutes, and seconds in a wristwatch format was a totally new venture in the Patek Philippe cosmos, not just from a design point of view. The plan was to set the stage for further innovations based on this novel layout. The legendary caliber 240 would have been the ideal choice for the assignment which called for a very thin self-winding movement, but most unconventionally, its subsidiary seconds dial is positioned at 5 instead of 6 o’clock. Launched in 1977 and featuring a 22K gold mini-rotor recessed in the main plate, the 240 movement is only 2.53 mm high; it still ranks among the thinnest self-winding calibers on the market and thus provided valuable inspiration for the new development. With the assets of its dependable predecessor and several trailblazing innovations, Patek Philippe’s new self-winding caliber 31-260 REG QA has everything it takes to define a new benchmark. Squarely centered between the middle of the movement and its outermost circumference, the size of the seconds subdial at 6 o’clock was maximized for optimum legibility – another homage to Patek Philippe’s philosophy as regards the equilibrium of timekeeping indications.

Innovation No. 1: The oscillator in Silinvar®
For the first time in the history of Patek Philippe, a movement was designed from the very beginning to accommodate oscillator components crafted from Silinvar®, a high-tech material derived from silicon. One of them is the Spiromax® balance spring that is flat yet breathes absolutely concentrically thanks to its exclusive and patented geometry with the Patek Philippe terminal curve. It controls the division of time by the Pulsomax® escapement whose Silinvar® lever and escape wheel also feature totally new geometries developed by Patek Philippe and for which patent applications have been filed. The enhanced isochronism delivered by the Spiromax® hairspring and the improved energy efficiency provided by the Pulsomax® escapement contribute significantly to higher rate accuracy and long-term dependability. Additionally, Silinvar® components are totally anti-magnetic, remarkably shock-resistant, non-corroding, and require no lubrication.

Innovation No. 2: A new going train – tooth by tooth
But Patek Philippe’s engineers wanted more than a new oscillator. They totally revamped the going train, the wheels and pinions between the mainspring barrel and the escape wheel. The shapes of the wheel teeth and the leaves of the pinions were analyzed in-depth, recalculated, and individually redesigned for the center wheel, the third wheel, and the fourth wheel with their respective pinions. These new profiles improve the meshing of wheel teeth and pinion leaves, reduce friction, increase the tolerance range for varying axis distances, and boost the efficiency of energy transmission from the spring barrel to the escape wheel. The result is a perceptible improvement of energy conversion efficiency with a concurrent reduction of wear.

Innovation No. 3: an unusual frequency of 3.2 hertz
The innovative efficiency-boosting and isochronism-improving technologies of the new regulator caliber 31-260 REG QA entail further positive consequences. While the classic self-winding caliber 240 beats at a rate of 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour, the frequency of the new movement was increased by nearly 10% to 23,040 vph, equivalent to 3.2 Hz, and at the same time, its power reserve was increased. In turn, a higher frequency makes it possible to more easily adjust the rate accuracy to – 3/+2 seconds per 24 hours as stipulated by the Patek Philippe Seal. Concurrently, thanks to the greater energy efficiency of the going train and escapement, it was possible to reduce the tension of the mainspring and thus the shear forces to which the wheels are exposed. This diminishes friction between the fine wheel pivots and the bearing jewels, further enhancing longevity and reliability. These two aspects are crucial for compliance with the Patek Philippe Seal and essential prerequisites for a watch that will be cherished by family members across generations.

Innovation No. 4: an extra-long mainspring for power to spare
Thanks to the energy efficiency of the caliber, it proved possible to choose a softer but also longer mainspring. So despite its increased frequency and the deployant of only one mainspring barrel, the new caliber 31-260 REG QA has a power reserve of up to 60 hours as opposed to a maximum of 48 hours for the caliber 240. The extended length of the mainspring has another advantage: its torque curve stays much flatter as it relaxes, so the amplitude of the balance and thus its rate remain stable most of the time between the fully wound and the fully unwound states. The result: greater rate accuracy for a longer period of time. And the option to set the watch aside for an entire weekend without having to readjust the time and the calendar on Monday morning.

Further significant innovations

Patek Philippe introduced further innovations to maximize the life and long-term reliability of the new Annual Calendar Regulator. Like all self-winding Patek Philippe movements, the caliber 31-260 REG QA can also be manually wound. However, the manual winding mechanism is always automatically uncoupled as long as the self-winding mode is active. This increases its winding power and reduces wear. In addition, the crown wheel of the manual winding mechanism was upgraded with a new toothing mechanism that reduces wear, improves efficiency, and optimizes the suppleness of the winding process. Moreover, the 22K gold mini-rotor recessed in the plate is 0.3 mm thicker than the one in the caliber 240 movement, which increases its mass and winding power. Decorated with Geneva circular graining, it is also a miniature masterpiece from the aesthetic point of view.
In comparison with the meanwhile 34-year-old caliber 240, the new caliber 31-260 REG QA beats at a 10% higher frequency and has 25% higher power reserve, which adds up to an efficiency increase of about 30%. This performance emphasizes the ample potential of mechanical watches and in times of global energy debates serves as a role model because it proves that even in traditional disciplines such as classical mechanics, substantial efficiency gains are still realistic.
Self-winding Annual Calendar with aperture displays
The new Ref. 5235 Annual Calendar Regulator measures time with an accuracy of seconds, but it also correctly displays larger intervals of time. The new basic caliber incorporates an Annual Calendar mechanism that has been one of the manufacture’s bestsellers since it had its debut 15 years ago. This useful complication that displays the day, month, and date in three large apertures automatically recognizes 30-day and 31-day months and only needs to be corrected once a year: on March 1. On account of this calendar cadrature, the caliber designation is 31-260 REG QA; the movement consists of 320 parts (basic caliber 181, Annual Calendar 139), measures 5.08 mm in height (basic caliber 2.60 mm, Annual Calendar 2.48 mm), and has a diameter of 33 mm (basic caliber 31.74 mm, Annual Calendar 33.00 mm). The dimensions are ideal for a  wristwatch conceived to be timelessly elegant.
New regulator face with a classic Calatrava personality
Despite the unusual regulator layout of the dial, the new Patek Philippe wristwatch is as fetchingly graceful as all the timepieces crafted in the workshops in Geneva. Its case features the classic Calatrava silhouette that has defined the quintessential round wristwatch for nearly 70 years. Thanks to the ultra-thin movement, its height is a mere 11 mm, astonishing for a self-winding watch with an Annual Calendar. With a diameter of 40.5 mm, it is endearingly poised and tastefully contemporary. The classic three-part case ensemble with the bezel, the band, and the back in 18K white gold is a prime example of the Bauhaus philosophy expressed by the adage “form follows function.” The bezel is gently chamfered and the caseband is decorated with straight graining – a perfect match with the satin-finished dial. The slightly sloped lugs extend the bezel’s chamfer, optimizing the contour of the watch for a snug fit on the wrist. It is worn on a precious hand-stitched night-blue alligator strap with square scales. The classic 18K white-gold prong buckle that secures the strap is engraved with the Patek Philippe signature. The display back of the case allows the owner to admire the movement with its exclusive components and lavish decorations: the new oscillator assembly with the Pulsomax® escapement and the Spiromax® balance spring as well as the mini-rotor decorated with Geneva circular graining, the Geneva striping on the beveled bridges, and the gold-filled engravings.

The sapphire-crystal glass protects the inimitable face of the new Patek Philippe Ref. 5235 with its characteristic sweep minute hand, the subsidiary hours dial at 12 o’clock, and the amply dimensioned subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock. The large aperture displays of the Annual Calendar are arranged on a circle that is concentric with the bezel: the day of the week at 10 o’clock, the month at 2 o’clock, and the date at 6 o’clock. Engraved in the dial, the PATEK PHILIPPE GENEVE signature is aligned with the horizontal axis at 3 o’clock. Depending on the angle of the incident light, it changes in contrast from deep black to a silvery gray that seems to be just a gentle shadow on the textured dial. Blue transfer-printed numerals, markers, and scales always assure excellent legibility of the time. The railway track minute scale as well as the subsidiary dials for the hours and seconds have a brighter silvery gray background that stands out against the darker silvery gray central portion of the dial with the short blue 5-minute markers. Crisp Arabic numerals, blued-steel baton-style hands and blue calendar indications on white backgrounds underscore the cool technical elegance of this 2011 wristwatch that salutes the ultra-precise freestanding regulator clocks of old. The two-tone silvery gray dial features a vertical satin finish, and the two subsidiary dials scintillate with circular graining.
The new Patek Philippe Ref. 5235 Annual Calendar Regulator is yet another manifestation of how consummately the Geneva workshops master the amalgamation of avant-garde aesthetics with timeless elegance. The innovative personality of this watch is based on much more than appearances: it is derived from a mechanical heart that sets new standards in horology. Absolutely Patek Philippe- like.

If you would like to know more about Patek Philippe timepieces, please stop by our shop or give us a call at 866-240-7366. One of our knowledgeable staff will be happy to assist you.

Harold Freeman Jewelers is an Authorized Dealer of Patek Philippe watches.