Roger Smith’s Pocket Watch Number Two Achieves $4.9 Million

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Reading Time: 6 minutesRoger Smith’s Pocket Watch Number Two Achieves $4.9 Million, Breaking the World Record for Any British Timepiece Multiple World Records were Achieved for Models by Patek Philippe, Rolex, Zenith, Cartier, and Independent Makers, Including Halter Barnes New York, 10-11 June 2023: Sale Total: $26,358,555 / CHF23,803,871 / HKD206,621,766Lots Sold: 135Continue Reading

Rexhep Rexhepi, Ref. RRCC01, limited edition pink gold wristwatch. Circa 2022 HK$ 1,600,000 - 3,000,000/ US$ 205,000-385,000 HK$ 7,239,000 US$ 923,696

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Reading Time: 4 minutesLed by a Patek Philippe Wristwatch Once Belonging to the Last Emperor of the Qing Dynasty Selling for HK$49 Million/ US$6.2 Million  Remarkable Results Achieved for Independent Watchmaking, Led by the First Example of a Rexhep Rexhepi Chronomètre Contemporain RRCC01 Appeared at Auction, Selling for HK$7.2 Million/ US$923,696 and SettingContinue Reading

Auctioneer Emmanuelle Chan selling the top lot: The Patek Philippe Ref. 2523J ‘Dual Crown World Time’ for HK$66,625,000 / US$8,546,282

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Reading Time: 5 minutesLive Auction Total: HK$377,968,950 / US$48,483,740110% Hammer Above Low Estimate 11 Auction Records Achieved for References, led byThe Masterpiece Auction II From The Triazza CollectionPatek Philippe Ref. 2523J ‘Dual Crown World Time’Totalled: HK$66,625,000 / US$8,546,282 Outstanding Results for Esteemed Single-Owner Collections Important Watches – Featuring The Triazza Collection Part IISale Total: HK$184,625,750 /Continue Reading

Timepieces with stories to tell at Christie’s

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Reading Time: 4 minutesTimepieces with stories to tell at Christie’s New York Important WatchesLive Auction | 6 June 2023 | 86 lots | Low Estimate US$ 4.5 Million New York, 26 May 2023 – After the successful auctions of last year, Christie’s New York Spring/Summer season promises to maintain the momentum with an Online sale fromContinue Reading

The New York Watch Auction: EIGHT

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Reading Time: 10 minutesSale to Take Place on 10-11 June at 432 Park Avenue, Offering Extraordinary 20th and 21st Century Timepieces by Patek Philippe,  Rolex, F.P. Journe, Philippe Dufour, and Many Others Phillips to Host a Conversation with Roger Smith on 9 June, Along with a Screening of The Watchmaker’s Apprentice,  To Celebrate theContinue Reading

Aurel Bacs auctioneering lot 102 in the Geneva Watch Auction: XVII, selling for CHF 3.6 million

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Reading Time: 5 minutesPhillips in Association with Bacs & Russo achieves CHF 47,172,380 / $52,488,707 / €47,993,179 in The Geneva Watch Auction: XVII, more than doubling the pre-sale low estimate of CHF 20 million and continuing an over two-year streak of selling 100% of lots offered. Held over two days on 13 andContinue Reading

An outstanding multidisciplinary engineering accomplishment: the “Astronomia Flawless Diamond” is the embodiment of 21st century ultra-high-end watchmaking and a globally recognized symbol of Jacob & Co. watchmaking expertise.

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Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom 18 to 30 May, Christie’s Watches Online: The Geneva Edit will offer a selection of remarkable timepieces curated from a refined circle of ultra-exclusive timepieces at the nexus of high watchmaking and high jewellery. A vast number of lots from this sale will be exhibited at the new Christie’s Geneva Office between 22 and 26Continue Reading

Christie's achieves a superb close to CHF14 million for the F.P. Journe salE

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Reading Time: 4 minutesGeneva – The first ever dedicated auction for a living independent watchmaker, The Art of F.P. Journe, was 100% sold at Christie’s Geneva on May 12, realising CHF13,665,300 / US$15,314,702 or approximately CHF350,000 per watch. Clients from 20 countries across 4 continents participated in the sale. EMEA represented 52% of buying,Continue Reading

Rolex watches made for The Sultan of Oman at Christie’s

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Reading Time: 5 minutes  Geneva, 4 May 2023 – Following the success of Christie’s Geneva watch auctions in November 2022, which totalled CHF 55,548,348 and had sell-through rates of 100% and 99.11%, Christie’s is proud to present the Rare Watches auction, including a compelling selection of wristwatches from Rolex, Patek Philippe, F.P.Journe, Cartier and many more,Continue Reading