Christie’s presents 300 pocket watches

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Time 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 Fine Watchmaking

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Capping 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

ONLY WATCH 2021 RAISES CHF 30 MILLION

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Reading Time: 5 minutes ONLY WATCH 2021 RAISES CHF 30 MILLION (EUR 28.5milion, USD 32.1million) FOR RESEARCH ON DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE OF 850 WATCH ENTHUSIASTS. 25 COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING. 53 ONE-OFF CREATIONS BY 54 OF THE WORLD’S LEADING WATCH BRANDS SET THE PULSE OF THE GLOBAL WATCH COLLECTOR COMMUNITY RACING – TO BENEFITContinue Reading

OMEGA Speedmaster

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Reading Time: < 1 minute The 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 Watch Events

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Reading Time: 6 minutes Engaging 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 minutes Hong 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

Christie’s, The Marvel(ous) Sale

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Reading Time: 6 minutes Christie’s, The Marvel(ous) Sale: one of the most posted, talked and written about watches when it debuted in April 2021 – offered at auction for the first time, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept ‘Marvel Black Panther’ Flying Tourbillon.  The sale also channels the spirit of Gerald Genta through the Royal Oaks, Nautilus, and a Minute Repeater amongContinue Reading