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Derived from French, “rattrapante” is interchangeable with “split-seconds chronograph” and is one of the most complex complications to create in watchmaking. Designed to measure intervals of time that begin at the same time but end at different times, split-seconds chronographs are extremely intricate and highly expensive.

In the post-Geneva glow, one could make the observation: “Man, there were a lot of dive watches this year.” While creating more universally popular watch types can smack of an industry attempting to manifest solid sales figures in unpredictable times, Alpina’s updates to its Extreme line seem perfectly natural.

Over a span of just a few days, more than a thousand watches found new homes through auctions held by Phillips, Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and Antiquorum. Here are a few intriguing highlights that captivated me.