Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo

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Reading Time: 4 minutesGENEVA – 11 May 2025 – Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo achieved a remarkable total of CHF 43.4 million at The Geneva Watch Auction: XXI, underscoring strong market confidence and reaffirming its global leadership position. A tightly curated sale, combined with sustained global demand, drove exceptional results –Continue Reading

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Reading Time: 7 minutesThe New York Watch Auction: XI, hosted by Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo, realized $30.3 million, selling 100% by lot and 100% by value. The sale marks four consecutive years of 100%-sold “white glove” sales for the category at Phillips New York – an industry first. Collectors fromContinue Reading

Christie’s Important Watches

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Reading Time: 5 minutesBuilding on the remarkable success of Christie’s June Important Watches auction, which realized a total of US$13,250,000 with every lot sold, the eagerly awaited December sale is poised to again captivate collectors and aficionados alike. Carefully assembled by a global team of watch experts, the New York auction will feature 104Continue Reading

Breguet No. 3218

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Reading Time: 3 minutesGeneva — Among the treasures to be presented at the upcoming Rare Watches auction in Geneva in November, Christie’s will offer an exceptionally rare and historically important timepiece: Breguet No. 3218. This tonneau-shaped perpetual calendar wristwatch with retrograde date and moon phases, produced in 1935, was sold to the celebratedContinue Reading

TOKI: Watch Auction

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Reading Time: 12 minutesHONG KONG/ TOKYO – 25 September 2024 – Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is delighted to unveil further highlights from TOKI: Watch Auction (TOKI is a noun meaning ‘time’ in Japanese), the first ever thematic sale dedicated to the Japanese watch collecting world. This auction will take place on 22 November atContinue Reading

TOKI

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Reading Time: 3 minutesPhillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is delighted to announce “TOKI（刻）” (a noun meaning ‘time’ in Japanese), the first ever thematic auction dedicated to the Japanese watch collecting world. Taking place in Hong Kong this November, the sale will be held at Phillips’ Asia headquarters in the West Kowloon Cultural District alongsideContinue Reading

F.P.Journe Titalyt

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Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 2 March in Miami, Phillips and F.P.Journe offered for sale a one-of-a-kind élégante 48 mm Titalyt®, which sold after 10 minutes of spirited bidding for a staggering $420,000, setting a new record for a non-diamond-set quartz watch and any élégante. 100% of the final sale price will benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation,Continue Reading

The Collection Of Sir Elton John: Goodbye Peachtree Road

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Reading Time: 5 minutesNEW YORK – This February, Christie’s will present the iconic property from music legend Elton John’s former Atlanta home in a series of landmark sales at Christie’s Rockefeller Center – The Collection Of Sir Elton John: Goodbye Peachtree Road. Beginning with an evening sale on Wednesday, February 21, the series willContinue Reading