Reading Time: 6 minutesNEW YORK — 14 JUNE 2026 — Closing out a record-breaking season of watch auctions at Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo, The New York Watch Auction: XIV achieved $75.8 million, more-than-doubling the sale’s high estimate and shattering the record total for a watch auction in the US, anContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesJason Momoa – actor, filmmaker and craftsman – has commissioned a one-off Bentley Blower Jnr as a Hedley Studios client and is due to take delivery this summer. Momoa visited the Bicester atelier to meet the team, experience the Bentley Blower Jnr and other Hedley Studios creations, and begin shapingContinue Reading
Reading Time: 11 minutesTen years ago, in a corner of the 2015 SalonQP event in London, a watch called Quai des Bergues announced the rebirth of a name that had disappeared more than 150 years earlier: Czapek & Cie. By the end of the following year, the watch from an unknown startup hadContinue Reading
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEberhard & Co. announces the completion of the restoration of the eagle statue that crowns the building housing both the Maison’s headquarters and its museum dedicated to its historical heritage, known as the Maison de l’Aigle, the mansion commissioned by Georges-Lucien Eberhard at the beginning of the 20th century.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesGeneva, 11 May 2026 – The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) is delighted to announce that entries are now officially open for its 26th edition. As of today, watch brands from around the world are invited to submit their creations via the dedicated digital platform until 19 June 2026.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesJust two months from now, you could be part of a unique experience. The Mec-Art Association offers a unique training programme – a four-week intensive course open to all, set in the heartland of mechanical art: in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland, the historic cradle of Mécanique d’Art.Nine participants will be mentored throughoutContinue Reading
Reading Time: 10 minutesHHDR Group launches today, born of a bold and unprecedented conviction formed in 2024: that only by bringing seasoned specialists together with talent from outside the industry — from entrepreneurship, finance, consulting, and design — can the fresh, complementary perspectives be generated that watchmaking needs to keep reinventing itself.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesPhillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is delighted to announce the offering of a historically important and equally rare Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 First Series in pink gold, set to lead The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XXII on 30-31 May. This landmark sale marks the very first time aContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Bugatti W16 Mistral represents the pinnacle of open-top hypercar performance, marking the final chapter of the marque’s legendary W16 era. Through Bugatti’s Sur Mesure program, the roadster surpasses a feat of engineering and becomes a true piece of craftsmanship and a singular work of art. The W16 Mistral ‘Caroline’Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 9 & 10 May, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo will host its first live watch auction of 2026, the Geneva Watch Auction: XXIII. The sale will present more than 200 exceptional timepieces spanning over three centuries of watchmaking, including a remarkable selection of prototype wristwatches.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 7 minutesIn the history of timekeeping, few pursuits have proven as enduring, or as consequential, as the quest for precision. Long before wristwatches became objects of daily wear, the ability to measure time accurately was a scientific and geopolitical necessity, shaping navigation, astronomy, and ultimately the balance of power at sea.Continue Reading