Christie’s presents 300 pocket watches

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Reading Time: 2 minutesTime 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

Christie’s Hong Kong

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Reading Time: 5 minutesChristie’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

Christie’s Fine Watchmaking

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Reading Time: 4 minutesCapping a stellar Autumn-Winter season, a spectacular watch offering for fans of audacious mechanics and iconic designs Where else but in New York: Christie’s Watches captures the spirit of independence and the mystique of icon status in watchmaking Christie’s Fine Watchmaking: Important Timepieces and the Independent Collection Online Auction |Continue Reading

Vacheron Constantin Retrograde

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Reading Time: 9 minutesSpecial displays, which are used in the construction of mechanical watch movements to uncouple the functions indicated on the dial from the going train, were of interest to watchmakers at a very early stage. These complications, which include jumping and retrograde displays, offer the possibility of new technical and aestheticContinue Reading

OMEGA Speedmaster

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe OMEGA Speedmaster CK2915-1 sold for CHF 3,115,500 far exceeding the estimated auction price of 80,000 to 120,000 Swiss Francs. The striking timepiece was among the first batch of OMEGA Speedmaster watches released in 1957 as part of the brand’s “Trilogy” of professional watches, which also included the Seamaster 300Continue Reading

Christie’s HK presents The Triazza collection

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Reading Time: 4 minutesHong Kong – Christie’s is proud to present The Triazza Collection – an unprecedented collection of five exceptional, rare, and important Patek Philippe timepieces manufactured from 1924 – 1987, astutely acquired by a prominent private Asian collector. The non-selling exhibition will offer watch lovers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to appreciate the exceptionally rare andContinue Reading

Christie’s Watch Events

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Reading Time: 6 minutesEngaging the Global Community Christie’s continues to expand its 360o proposition for watch lovers and collectors, new and seasoned, across generations and time zones. Dubai – Hong Kong – Geneva – Milan – New York 9 live and online auctions featuring rare and sought-after watches, including: The Rolex Deep Sea #1Continue Reading

Piguet & Capt. Amphora Form Watch

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Reading Time: 2 minutesHong Kong, 12 October 2021 – Two historical rarities will be offered in Christie’s Hong Kong Important Watches auction on 27 November: an extremely historically important Patek Philippe split-second chronograph Ref. 1436 in 18K yellow gold from 1946, ordered by and sold to Henry Graves Jr. (estimate: HK$11,500,000-23,500,000/ US$ 1,500,000-3,000,000), alongside an 18k gold and enamel, pearl-set musical, perfumeContinue Reading

Vacheron Constantin High Watchmaking: Chronographs and precision

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Reading Time: 9 minutesShort-time measurement provided by watches’ chronograph function is one of the most demanding horological complications to achieve because of the indispensable precision and reliability of these mechanisms. The chronograph first appeared in the early 19th century as a compteur de tierces, and was subsequently enriched with numerous innovations, notably includingContinue Reading