Left: Patek Philippe Ref. 5073P-001. Center, from left to right - a glimpse of The Triazza Collection, Part I - Esmond Bradley Martin Ref. 605 HU cloisonné dial ‘North America’ from 1950; Geneva Observatory 1st Prize tourbillon; Patek Philippe Ref. 5004J-017; Patek Philippe Ref. 1415 Heures Universelles. Right: F.P. Journe 30-year anniversary tourbillon model, limited edition of 99 pieces.

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Reading Time: 6 minutesCHRISTIE’S HONG KONG IMPORTANT WATCHESFEATURES MANY A COLLECTOR’S DREAM:THE TRIAZZA COLLECTION, PART I Rarity, condition, beauty and provenance characterize this incredible Patek Philippe grouping IMPORTANT WATCHES FEATURING THE TRIAZZA COLLECTION, PART ILive Auction – Various Owners | 27 November 2022 | Over 200 lots Total low estimate: HK$ 114 millionContinue Reading

Christie’s Geneva, online: Spotlight on independent watchmakers

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Reading Time: 5 minutesThe online auction “Watches Online: The Geneva Edit” will offer a curated selection of remarkable and eye-catching timepieces. Open for bidding from 1 through 15 November, it will comprise esteemed pieces by Rolex, Cartier, Breguet, Vacheron Constantin, Zenith, and especially Audemars Piguet and Richard Mille. But most of all, collectors will be delighted to discoverContinue Reading

MB&F - 20 calibres in 17 years

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Reading Time: 7 minutesStarting the engines In the complex and beautiful world of fine watchmaking, releasing each new watch with a new movement is extremely rare. It is more than unusual, and it is way past the point where something could politely be described as eccentric. In the watch industry, creating a newContinue Reading

Rare handcrafts wonders at Christie’s Watches HK, Live & online

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Reading Time: 5 minutesChristie’s Hong Kong Watches Autumn Auctions IMPORTANT WATCHES FEATURING THE TRIAZZA COLLECTION PART ILive Sale – Various Owners | 27 November 2022 | 223 lots | Total low estimate: HK$ 120 million THE CHAMPION COLLECTION PART VI: ‘THE FINEST WATCHMAKING’Live Sale – Single Owner | 27 November 2022 | 82Continue Reading

Fltr: The Rolex ‘Jürg Marmet’ Ref. 6298 worn on the Swiss-Canadian Baffin Island Expedition of 1953, on the first ascent of Lhotse in May 1956, and on the second ever ascent of Mount Everest, reaching the summit on 23 May 1956. This historic Rolex was formerly the property of a descendant of Jürg Marmet, the first European on Everest, No. 3 on the official Everest summiteers’ list; The first example of the rarest Audemars Piguet ‘Royal Oak’ Ref. 5402SA; A superb example of the Cartier ‘Paris Crash’ 1991 series from the family of the original owner.

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Reading Time: 6 minutesThe recent Spring-Summer 2022 watch auction season confirmed the reputation of Christie’s Geneva as the prime selling venue for Rolex timepieces, when the Cosmograph Ref. 6269 ‘Jack of Diamonds’ sold for CHF1,614,000, and the Paul Newman Tropical Lemon Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6264 achieved CHF1,071,000. The auction totalled just under CHF24Continue Reading