Reading Time: 3 minutes Ferdinand Berthoud opened his Traité Des Montres À Longitudes[1], published in 1792, with a description of a vertical watch. Produced two years earlier, this newly developed timepiece was the first in a series featuring a vertically positioned dial. A portable timepiece, on sea and on land Around 1785, Ferdinand BerthoudContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dubai, 23 February 2022 – It is with great excitement – and anticipation – that Christie’s will for the first time ever at auction be presenting international collectors and admirers of Greubel Forsey, with two superb examples of the incredible GMT Sport, in titanium. The blue version is a limited edition ofContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutes Antiquorum founded in 1974, has been at the forefront of the success of the Royal Oak. Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak has a long history on the auction market and incredible Royal Oak went under the hammer at Antiquorum.In 1992, Antiquorum auctioned its first Royal Oak timepieces in Geneva at HotelContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutes Dubai, 9 February 2022 – Christie’s is delighted to announce its ‘Watches Online: The Dubai Edit’ Spring 2022 auction will be taking place from March 15th to 30th, 2022. A curated selection of more than 150 watches will be on view at Christie’s Dubai during the course of the online saleContinue Reading
Reading Time: < 1 minute Antiquorum is pleased to announce its next Monaco auction, gathering a total of 177 exceptional lots, taking place on Tuesday, January 18th, 2022, for the first time at the prestigious Yacht Club de Monaco. Starting the new year off with a bang, Antiquorum has assembled lots that will surely please any avid collectors,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 13 minutes Horology, the science of time measurement, was born from the observations of heavenly bodies and natural cycles. The mechanical instruments developed by horologists stem from these observations, reflecting an art that has continued to progress since the late Middle Ages. Founded in 1755, Vacheron Constantin developed a perfect mastery ofContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutes Watches at Christie’s US$ 205 million total sales achieved in 2021 (3,213 lots) Closing year on highest note ever, outperforming pre-pandemic levels. Auction results 2021: just over US$ 205m (2020: US$ 80m, 2019 US$ 130m). Global watch hub network from strength to strength with 7 live and 13 online salesContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Christie’s Fine Watchmaking: Important Timepieces and the Independent Collection TOTAL: $5,518,250 95% SOLD BY LOT | 143% HAMMER ABOVE LOW ESTIMATE CONTINUING THE MOMENTUM OF THE EXCEPTIONAL YEAR OF WATCHES GLOBAL PARTICIPATION FROM 34 COUNTRIES | 30% NEW REGISTRANTS Greubel Forsey, Invention Piece 3, Tourbillon 24-hour display with minutes, smallContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ikepod between 2008 and 2012 was owned by an art-loving finance tycoon and the collections have seen two collabs, one with the artist number 1 of the moment, Jeff Koons and the other with an artist who in 2012 was only appreciated by insiders or customers of Emmanuel Perrotin. WhenContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Time expressed at its most precious: the extraordinary engineering and fascinating craftsmanship of pocket watches A collection of timepieces that set the benchmark for horological mastery and continues to inspire contemporary watchmakers Watches Online: The Geneva Edit – An Important Private Collection An exceptional auction of quintessential watchmaking artistry andContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutes Christie’s Hong Kong’s Watches Department Retains Market Leadership in Asia for 3 Consecutive Years in Offering The Most Valuable Patek Philippe & Vintage Timepieces at Auction THE CATEGORY REALISED A HISTORIC COMBINED TOTAL OF HK$559 MILLION/ US$72 MILLION FOR THE YEAR IN ASIA Day & Evening Auctions on 27 November ACHIEVEDContinue Reading