Reading Time: 3 minutesGENEVA – 16 September 2025 – Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo will present an unprecedented “triptych” of Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 Perpetual Calendar Chronographs at the Decade One (2015-2025) thematic auction, which celebrates the department’s tenth anniversary and takes place 8–9 November 2025 at the Hotel President in Geneva.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesPhillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is proud to announce the sale of one of the most legendary and important wristwatches ever made: a stainless-steel Patek Philippe reference 1518. Introduced in 1941, the reference 1518 was the world’s first perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch model.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Saturday, 6 September 2025, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo will host a live charity auction at Geneva Watch Days to benefit the Pierre Amstutz Fund, a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting apprentices at the Geneva School of Watchmaking. Now in its third consecutive year, the charity auctionContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesNEW YORK – 8 JUNE 2025 – A triumphant conclusion to Phillips’ spring season of watch sales, The New York Watch Auction: XII achieved $25 million, selling 100% by lot and 100% by value. The auction marks four and a half years — nine consecutive auctions — of 100%-sold “white glove”Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesAuction Highlight: A unique prototype watch jointly created by four watchmaking masters – Robert Greubel, Stephen Forsey, Philippe Dufour, and Michel Boulanger, estimated at HKD 8 millionContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesNEW YORK – Christie’s is proud to present Important Watches Featuring Stories in Time: A Collection of Exceptional Watches, a live auction to be held on 9 June in New York City. Continuing Christie’s longstanding leadership in showcasing Independent Watchmakers, the sale will offer timepieces of exceptional rarity and appeal — spanning iconic vintageContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesJaeger-LeCoultre is delighted to present the fourth capsule collection of The Collectibles, a meticulously curated selection of 10 rare and sought-after timepieces created by the Manufacture during the ‘golden age’ of 20th-century watchmaking (1920s–1970s). To be introduced in June, the fourth capsule collection pays tribute to the ground-breaking Duoplan movement,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesHONG KONG – 25 MAY 2025 – Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo achieved a total of over HK$212 million/ US$27 million for The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XX, surpassing the pre-sale high estimate of HK$181,063,000/ US$23,121,745 and marking a 30% year-on-year increase. The auction, held from 23-25 May, attractedContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesPhillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is proud to present an exceptional, unique, and museum-quality nephrite clock by Cartier in the 1920s, exemplifying the brand’s artistic brilliance of the Art Deco. It will be offered in the Evening Session of The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XX on 23 May.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesPhillips is honored to announce the sale of a historic Rolex Cosmograph “Big Red” Daytona Ref. 6265, which was a cherished part of French Formula One Champion Jean-Pierre Jabouille’s personal collection for nearly fifty years. Upon Jabouille’s complete triumph at the French Grand Prix of 1979, the auto manufacturer Renault gifted himContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesPiguet auction house in Geneva is proud to announce the sale of a previously unseen treasure of Russian Imperial craftsmanship: a desk clock in gold, enamel, silver, and pearls, signed by Fabergé and created in 1907 by master goldsmith Henrik Wigström, the renowned craftsman of the illustrious House. Beyond itsContinue Reading