In front of the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este during the 2022 Concorso: on the left, the “Best of Show” winner; on the right, a current production Bugatti.

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Reading Time: 3 minutes The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is considered one of the world’s most exclusive events for rare historic vehicles. The international automobile competition, held annually on Lake Como, will take place from 19th to 21st May this year. A. Lange & Söhne has been involved as a partner since 2012 andContinue Reading

H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Centre Seconds Smoked Salmon

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Reading Time: 5 minutes I could not have started in another way than with the video. I enjoy a saumon fumé from time to time, but this is something else, something special… The H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Centre Seconds Smoked Salmon has the most spectacular smoked dial I’ve seen and one of theContinue Reading

Arabian Marvel Watches Online: The Dubai Edit | 24 April – 4 May 2023

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Dubai, 17 April 2023 – From 24 April to 4 May, Christie’s Watches Online: The Dubai Edit celebrates springtime with a vintage marvel: the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Ref. 4100BA ‘Maktoum Dial’ (dial signed Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the current ruler of Dubai), dating from 1980 (Est: US$30,000-50,000).Continue Reading

Breguet Classique Quantième Perpétuel 7327

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Reading Time: 4 minutes In the 1780s, Abraham-Louis Breguet enjoyed great success with his so-called perpétuelle watches equipped with an à secousses (moving) oscillating weight enabling the calibre to react to the wearer’s body movements and thus automatically wind the mechanism as they walked. These watches often incorporated a calendar mechanism and it wasContinue Reading

Roger Smith, Pocket Watch Number Two Estimate in Excess of $ 1 million

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Reading Time: 6 minutes NEW YORK – Phillips in Association with Bacs and Russo are honored to announce the first public sale of Roger Smith’s Pocket Watch Number Two, an historically important timepiece that represents a landmark achievement in the industry and the cornerstone of the 21st-century English watchmaking renaissance. There has been noContinue Reading

The Asprey Bugatti Egg Collection

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Bugatti and Asprey announce a limited-edition collection of precious metal objet eggs. Designed by Asprey Studio, the Royale Edition of the new Asprey Bugatti Egg Collection brings together timeless creations of the Bugatti family with Asprey’s heritage and craftsmanship.Continue Reading

Legends of modern watchmaking: left, a Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711/111P-001 sporting a bezel set with 32 baguette-cut blue sapphires; right, a stunning and rare Rolex Daytona Ref. 6265.Legends of modern watchmaking: left, a Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711/111P-001 sporting a bezel set with 32 baguette-cut blue sapphires; right, a stunning and rare Rolex Daytona Ref. 6265.

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Legends of modern watchmakingWatches Online: The Dubai Edit | 24 April – 4 May 2023Total number of lots: 138Low estimate: US$ 9.412 million Dubai, 13 April 2023 – Christie’s Middle East opens its Spring 2023 auction season with an offering of contemporary and vintage timepieces carefully curated to capture the breadth of modern watchmakingContinue Reading