Reading Time: 12 minutesLondon – To mark the 60th anniversary of the James Bond films, Christie’s and EON Productions will hold an official two-part charity sale, Sixty Years of James Bond, in September 2022, presenting a total of 60 lots. Attendance at the live auction on 28 September is by invitation only toContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesBucherer Certified Pre-Owned joins forces with Sotheby’s, the world’s premier destination for art and luxury, to sell its certified pre-owned watches on a global stage. Through Sotheby’s online marketplace, collectors worldwide now have access to one of the largest collections of preowned luxury watches, certified by the renowned watchmakers ofContinue Reading
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDubai – Hong Kong – Geneva – New York – Milan: 5 live and 5 online auctions – rare and exceptional watches, many fresh-to-market, to resonate with the global collecting community.Christie’s Watches is preparing a peerless line-up of auctions for the second half of 2022, carefully curated by watch loversContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn July 30th, leading high-end watchmaking brand Jacob & Co. donated a one-off timepiece to the yearly Luisaviaroma x Unicef charity gala. After a heated fight between buyers, the watch was auctioned off for 450 000 €, 50% above the retail price of its regular version.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesPhillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is pleased to announce three exceptional timepieces by the founding father of independent watchmaking, George Daniels, to be offered at the Geneva Watch Auction XVI on November 5-6. The unique Spring Case Tourbillon in yellow gold (estimate in excess of CHF 1 million),Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesAt the Concours of Elegance – taking place from 2 to 4 September 2022 in the royal ambience of Hampton Court Palace on the outskirts of London – the attention will again be focused on 60 spectacular and rare automobiles. Once again, the mechanical treasures of A. Lange & SöhneContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesNew York – Important Watches of Exceptional Provenance, Featuring The Kairos Collection Part III, presented across two evening sales on 8-9 June, totalled $21,743,070, setting a new record for the highest total ever for a watches auction at Christie’s New York. The auction was sold 97% by lot, 141% hammer aboveContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesPhillips Continues as the Global Market Leader for Watches, With its Inaugural Spring Sale in New York Realizing $30.3 Million, The Second Highest Total for a U.S. Watch Auction in History Concluding a “White Glove” 100% Sold Season at Phillips Watches with a Total of $127.2 Million With a RemarkableContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Hong Kong Watch Auction: XIV Realises HK$264 Million/ US$33.6 Million, Marking the Highest Ever Total for the Category Staged by Phillips Asia A Possibly Unique Patek Philippe Ref. 3974 in Yellow Gold Sells for HK$19.6M/ US$2.5M, Setting World Record for the Reference The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XIV – TOTAL:Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom 19th to 25th of May, The Design Museum London hosted the OAK Collection Exhibition – a unique show of 168 ‘best of the best’ vintage and contemporary museum-quality watches. I was one of the very lucky to witness the opening of this exhibition.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 11 minutesChristie’s New York presents record-breaking auction of exceptional watchesEstimated in excess of US$14 million, this sale marks a landmark moment for Christie’s New York Important Watches of Exceptional Provenance,Featuring “The Kairos Collection” Part III LIVE EVENING SALE | 8-9 JUNEEXHIBITION PREVIEW AT CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK | 3-8 JUNE After theContinue Reading